I have a similar application.
It will take two radios on 453.850, one on a PL of 127.3 and one on a PL of 100.0.
I am already working on the two different antennas I will need.
This is in a fairly intermod heavy urban area, so I am thinking UHF business band radios.
Not so much.Again, the Icom IC-R5 would be perfect!
Can't really say what is best for your situation without knowing a LOT more information. What band? What type of system? How far away is it, and how strong does it come in? Are there co-channel users on the same frequency? Do you need PL? Mobile, portable, or base?
Not so much.
Is there anything in a mobile form factor?
Can't really say what is best for your situation without knowing a LOT more information. What band? What type of system? How far away is it, and how strong does it come in? Are there co-channel users on the same frequency? Do you need PL? Mobile, portable, or base?
Allow me to elaborate:
In the VHF high band I am looking to monitor a voice paging channel, all of the pages, not just certain tone-outs. no PL, and I am looking for a portable radio. Signal strength and distance are not an issue.
Regency used to make a radio called an RCD-1, single channel, crystal controlled, you had to but it for the band you wanted to listen to, low, high, or UHF band. It was the size of a Minitor and loud audio. Look around the net, you may snag one.
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Bernstrach or something like that?I use to have one of these little gems back in the 80's. There was a retailer in Norfolk, Nebraska that would set it up for you. I had mine set up for 39.90, our local PD frequency. For such a little radio, that thing played for hours and hours on a 9v battery. And yes, the speaker put out quite a punch!
I gave mine away. Stupid thing now that I look back. I've done a google search but have turned up zilch. The business that I bought it from was bought out by "RXD" out of Kansas. Their web site shows that they are only selling crystals, now.
If anyone runs across one of those radios, please post a link. I'd love to have one, again.