Radio help
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desertwheeler
Extra Crispy
I have a icom v8000 that I use in my truck and rzr. I want to get a in car radio/intercom tho.
kennyo15
Paramount Motorsports / Black Rhino - UTVUndergrou
I originally started out with a ham, with the tweak done. After my kids started racing I learned a lot more about radios.
There are a lot of good brands, and dealers out there like PCI, Rugged and RacerX to get your radios from.
What I found made the biggest differance was how they are installed (wiring), using the proper antenna (ground plane or non ground plane) and having it trimmed for the frequencies you plan on using.
Just my opinion and 2 cents.
There are a lot of good brands, and dealers out there like PCI, Rugged and RacerX to get your radios from.
What I found made the biggest differance was how they are installed (wiring), using the proper antenna (ground plane or non ground plane) and having it trimmed for the frequencies you plan on using.
Just my opinion and 2 cents.
TREE68
too tall for the rzr
Nice to know. I got my antenna and mount from rugged. If i get my title 22 first responcer cert and volunteer with rescue 3 i will buy a radio from rugged. I had pci in my desert chase days. If i just play ride in the utv i might grab the icom ham from my buddy and mod/unlock it. And take the ham class/test. I dont wanna be limited with the ham though. Any ideas help. Thanx again
crazywatson
#13 - UTVUnderground Approved
When I first got a rugged radio I calculated the antenna length it should be cut to. When I measured the antenna they sold me it was already cut to the exact same length. I know this doesn't help but I thought it was cool.
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Yep! 39" is perfect for what we do
You can with the right equipment tune yer setup more precisely but for the average bear 39" works great
Candie
Member
Yep! 39" is perfect for what we do
Now you guys are just bragging!
PCI Race Radios
Official UTVUnderground Sponsor
There is a difference in the ham/amateur band radio vs the commercial band radios that we sell. The first difference is that the amateur radios are designed to be running in the 14X.XXX frequency range, they are usually modified to get into the channels that we use for off road in the 15X.XXX, however this is highly frowned upon by the FCC and is illegal.
Next, the commercial band radios that we sell have much better quality receiver and more filters for clearer and cleaner communications. If you look at the insides of both radios you can see that there are more electronics and filters in the commercial band radios.
With that said, we have both handheld radios and mobile radios that are legal and easy to use in the off road frequencies. Our ICOM handheld is $240 and is a great addition to a mobile radio setup. Keep in mind the handheld radio is only 5 watts while the mobile radios are 50 watts.
Handheld:
http://www.pciraceradios.com/ProductDetail.jsp?LISTID=8988852129523205121
Mobile radio:
http://www.pciraceradios.com/ProductDetail.jsp?LISTID=4184933584391276545
If you have any questions please feel free to give us a call and we can help you out as well.
Alon
RuggedRadios
Official UTVUnderground Communications Sponsor
Call the guys at rugged and they will get you squared away. Good prices and always willing to help out. Not to mention they hardly shed a tear on a midnight run up Chocolate thunder at midnight during last year KOH week!
Thanks for the kind words guys!
Winston, thanks for the order last week, glad you liked everything. Like PCI, we stay away from HAM radios due to FCC regulations. However, our 5-watt HX370 handheld radio is a 40 channel handheld. Like its 50-watt big brothers, it comes preprogrammed with 40 off-road race channels, and can be custom programmed with any channel you would like, so long as it is between 134-174 MHZ.
Let us know if you have any other questions.
