Private CB Channel?

Two-way business radio. MOTOROLA and other dealers local to you.

CB is private citizens only. No business, per se.

Now, with 40-channels having a group on just one can work. But it isnt Private, and using it for business purposes all day isn’t right.

Two way is FAR better.

 

If there's not a body of water around you, I'd use marine grade radios. Good range and water proof.

 

MURS and FMRS.

Cb is nice for Highway also.

I’d test a couple of CBs over your intended range.

And look into whether a scanner (UNIDEN BCT15) can pick up your “opponents”.

Really, I’d start by investigating commercial two-way. Expense against benefit. Then go from there.

 

What problem are you trying to overcome?

It is impossible to guard against anyone listening in on a radio frequency, because scanners can pick up any frequency that you might use. Only equipment that allows the signals to be transmitted and received in some sort of encrypted format would prevent intrusion. Some law enforcement agencies use that technology, but it's expensive and, I believe, illegal for civilians to use.

 

Depending on the area you are in, you can contract for a trucked channel at I think $300 per unit per month. So 10 units, $3000 a month.

 

Depends on the type of encryption. It isn't cheap regardless and not really worth using. You can get rugged phones and what not and just use ventrillo or other online voice programs a lot easier, unless you have no cellular signal at all.

 

I dont know much about radios, but why not try handheld VHF and squat on some frequency used a thousand miles away? I'm not sure what range to expect from a 5w handheld, but 5 miles doesn't seem too crazy. They are cheap enough to experiment with. Sure, not private, but a helluva lot more than CB since they are not widely used down there (from what I've heard)