I'd like to apologize in advance if this is in the wrong section...if this fits another section better, mods feel free to move it
So I'm looking at purchasing some portable radios for my live production company (and ones I work with) but I'm also thinking about getting some and getting into renting radios for events locally. Right now one of my friends that I work with picked up a cheap set of Motorola RDU2020's which, considering how cheap they are, sound terrible, and of course are completely inaudible during a live performance. What I'd like to get is some radios that can be used on MURS channels for the moment, but later down the road, register a couple frequencies for them to rent out and use the full 5 watts, and possibly one day use a repeater with them for large shows. I know analog isn't exactly the best in a high noise environment, which is why I've been looking at DMR radios (MotoTRBO specifically) and have talked to a dealer that can get me some killer deals on some radios. So my main questions are...
1. What would be a reasonable price for radio rentals, if I did go down that route?
2. What steps would I need to take to register a frequency for rentals, or even possibly rent out a repeater with it?
3. Would DMR work great in high noise environments (utilizing remote mics/surveillance mics of course) or would there be another (cheap) digital mode that would work better?
I plan on ordering a couple of MotoTRBO radios in the coming weeks to test it out..I'll post back with the results, as the radio I will be getting is a cheaper version of the Motorola XPR's (more designed for amateur radio use, and are actually highly endorsed by amateur radio users) but if I do get into rental I will more than likely get the XPR's instead.
So I'm looking at purchasing some portable radios for my live production company (and ones I work with) but I'm also thinking about getting some and getting into renting radios for events locally. Right now one of my friends that I work with picked up a cheap set of Motorola RDU2020's which, considering how cheap they are, sound terrible, and of course are completely inaudible during a live performance. What I'd like to get is some radios that can be used on MURS channels for the moment, but later down the road, register a couple frequencies for them to rent out and use the full 5 watts, and possibly one day use a repeater with them for large shows. I know analog isn't exactly the best in a high noise environment, which is why I've been looking at DMR radios (MotoTRBO specifically) and have talked to a dealer that can get me some killer deals on some radios. So my main questions are...
1. What would be a reasonable price for radio rentals, if I did go down that route?
2. What steps would I need to take to register a frequency for rentals, or even possibly rent out a repeater with it?
3. Would DMR work great in high noise environments (utilizing remote mics/surveillance mics of course) or would there be another (cheap) digital mode that would work better?
I plan on ordering a couple of MotoTRBO radios in the coming weeks to test it out..I'll post back with the results, as the radio I will be getting is a cheaper version of the Motorola XPR's (more designed for amateur radio use, and are actually highly endorsed by amateur radio users) but if I do get into rental I will more than likely get the XPR's instead.
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