First off, neither of the devices that I have linked to are authorized for FRS/GMRS use in the United States. However, IF THEY WERE, would that interest you? Or, do you ALWAYS prefer your radio separate from your smartphone?
Personally, I honestly have mixed feelings about it. Both my wife and I are FCC licensed amateur radio operators, so my understanding is that we could use either of these devices on the 70 cm amateur radio band.
For some of the activities that we enjoy, we do get "off the grid" where there is no cellular service. Back in the day, we were Nextel subscribers. When Nextel offered some devices that had off-network simplex, Direct Talk, it was a huge benefit.
I think the real, underlying reason that these interest me so much is that my wife is something of a minimalist and perhaps I am, too. I don't typically carry a separate camera, for example, because my smartphone can take photographs.
For those that have experience with UHF simplex, is going from 2 watts to 5 watts going to make a huge difference in actual coverage? I realize that there ate LOTS of factors that affect this. The antenna being used, urban vs. rural, topography, etc.
And, as it turns out, we are not currently Apple iPhone users. Everyone in my immediate family is using an Android device. If I were to get something like this for my wife and I, I would need to get two Apple iPhones AND the Radioddity case or two of the Ulefone ARMOR WT smartphones.
I suppose the other choices would be get one, for my wife, and I could carry two separate devices. I am in no particular hurry, so I do have time to read the forthcoming reviews on these devices before I purchase.
Does anybody here have any experience with either Radioddity or Ulefone devices? What sort of quality are either one of those brands?
It would be a MUCH easier decision for me IF Radioddity offered these for Android smartphones. That would make it so much simpler. Neither of us would likely use it on our smartphone until we planned on going somewhere that we knew ahead of time is not likely to have coverage.
UPDATE: Despite the title on their website showing it as 5 watts, the FAQs state that it is actually 1.9 watts. Additionally, it is Carrier Squelch only, NO PL/DPL. The power level I could live with, but no PL/DPL is a "deal breaker" for me. It is time to look a bit further into the Ulefone ARMOR 3WT. I think 2 watts DMR on 70 cm might work out okay for us.
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Personally, I honestly have mixed feelings about it. Both my wife and I are FCC licensed amateur radio operators, so my understanding is that we could use either of these devices on the 70 cm amateur radio band.
For some of the activities that we enjoy, we do get "off the grid" where there is no cellular service. Back in the day, we were Nextel subscribers. When Nextel offered some devices that had off-network simplex, Direct Talk, it was a huge benefit.
I think the real, underlying reason that these interest me so much is that my wife is something of a minimalist and perhaps I am, too. I don't typically carry a separate camera, for example, because my smartphone can take photographs.
For those that have experience with UHF simplex, is going from 2 watts to 5 watts going to make a huge difference in actual coverage? I realize that there ate LOTS of factors that affect this. The antenna being used, urban vs. rural, topography, etc.
And, as it turns out, we are not currently Apple iPhone users. Everyone in my immediate family is using an Android device. If I were to get something like this for my wife and I, I would need to get two Apple iPhones AND the Radioddity case or two of the Ulefone ARMOR WT smartphones.
I suppose the other choices would be get one, for my wife, and I could carry two separate devices. I am in no particular hurry, so I do have time to read the forthcoming reviews on these devices before I purchase.
Does anybody here have any experience with either Radioddity or Ulefone devices? What sort of quality are either one of those brands?
It would be a MUCH easier decision for me IF Radioddity offered these for Android smartphones. That would make it so much simpler. Neither of us would likely use it on our smartphone until we planned on going somewhere that we knew ahead of time is not likely to have coverage.
UPDATE: Despite the title on their website showing it as 5 watts, the FAQs state that it is actually 1.9 watts. Additionally, it is Carrier Squelch only, NO PL/DPL. The power level I could live with, but no PL/DPL is a "deal breaker" for me. It is time to look a bit further into the Ulefone ARMOR 3WT. I think 2 watts DMR on 70 cm might work out okay for us.
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