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Bootyhunter

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Took a chance on an ebay lot of Motorola Dtr 650's(4) and a Dtr 410. They arrived and all needed batteries and antenna and battery door covers which I knew they would need. They were listed "for parts or not working" and the listing said the didnt know if they worked or not. I already had 5 Dtr 650's and I tried them all with a battery and antenna and all 5 work flawlessly! I got this lot for the price of one complete Dtr so I am happy. Now I will get some batteries, battery doors and antennas and program them up and have doubled my fleet of Dtr's. These things work as well as any 4w or 5w radio in the Vhf or Uhf bands where I have tried them and they are very secure. I have one more coming I found for cheap, also listed for parts so if it works great if not I can scavenge the antenna and battery door from it for one of the others. So I will have either 10 or 11 functional Dtr's. Gonna try to find a bank charger for a reasonable price, $146 is the lowest I have seen so far.
 
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I brought a few DLR1020 units on a backpacking/fishing trip in the Sierra Nevada backcountry last month. I was extremely impressed with the range we got in the dense forest. Charged them off solar once or twice but probably never needed to. The 900 MHz FHSS products really pull their weight.

Enjoy your new addition!
 
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W6VVM said:
I brought a few DLR1020 units on a backpacking/fishing trip in the Sierra Nevada backcountry last month. I was extremely impressed with the range we got in the dense forest. Charged them off solar once or twice but probably never needed to. The 900 MHz FHSS products really pull their weight.

Enjoy your new addition!
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Yeah they work as well or better than analog vhf/uhf 5 watt radios from what I have seen. With crystal clear audio to boot and no guessing if you are in range or not. Great radios!
 
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