Handheld 2 way radio

If it's a Analog Conventional you can get a Cheap Chinese Radio.

Like a Baofeng.

 

Yeah even if it is analog (just to throw in which many trunked radios are or were), then there is an issue with if this is in hilly country, it most likely would use a repeater and a handheld is useless on many accounts.

The best solution would be to talk to the company and see what they are using or see what frequencies are being use. For the amount of money you will end up spending on a handheld, it may be a lot cheaper and easier to get a cheap surplus moto radio that can be setup for you.

 

A Baofeng dual band handheld will cost less than $50.


I actually have a Kenwood TK280 VHF Radio with me in the Truck.
Many of these older Moto/Kenwood VHF Radios can be had for relatively little $ as well, since a lot of cities are switching to newer systems.
Most will require to be connected to a Computer to program though. Could be a deal breaker for him.
As far as being setup for him. I wouldn't get a Radio that I can't program myself.

I would look at a Cheap Chinese Radio some are even dual band.

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my cb kept falling out of the designated space with factory installed hook ups.

I took it out and purchased a used 40 channel midland, works ok for my needs.

 

Except he's not looking for a CB.
Need to add another 130 extra MHz above the CB Frequencies more for UHF.

 

buy one for your self and one for each concerned

 

NM, what kind of distance are you looking at covering, 1/2, 1, 2, 5 miles away?

 

he does not need that much distance, a mile or two at the most would work. What he is doing is alerting any trucks coming the other way where he is at and which direction. We have them in our trucks when we have to go pick up logging equipment. We just call out "Empty lowboy inbound "name of road" mile marker 3" and so on for every mile. The log trucks do the same thing coming the opposite direction.

first thing you are going to have to do is find out what frequency they are running. We have a channel for that, that is labeled GYPO on our radios. I don't know what the frequency is but all the log trucks in the area run that one. Even with a hand held we can get 2-4 miles in the woods, farther with a mounted radio.

Nobody here runs any of the cheap knock off radios, if you want one that will last I would say get the original. A Motorola. Handhelds for the motorola HT1250LS+ range from 175 to 350 on Ebay. There is a reason that police and fire use motorola radios.