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Originally Posted by jatx
Per this thread, I am looking for a handheld VHF radio to add to my emergency supplies. I know absolutely nothing about radios.
What features should I look for? Are there any specific models you'd recommend?
Thanks very much.
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Check Ebay for Bendix/King Radios. Also known as a PRC-127. User face programmable VHF (and UHF) radios.
http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/ind...e&id=multi_use
You can program it to the MURS freq's for local use.
Good compatible mobile VHF radios for vehicles and base are relm/regency/wilson mobiles on ebay. They are also user programmable.
I've used these radios for years in SAR and police work. Good bang for the buck, and the major advantage is they are easily programmable. Lots of Amateur radios today are very complicated to program and require you to take it to a shop where they program it from cables connected to a 'puter.