Who's running vhf?

If I have a choice I would never run a cb with an escort again. I have a small group of pilots I use consistently and we all have vhf radios. We us the MURS band and have run into very little issues of interference and we try our best to change frequencies if we hear others.

I have been very pleased with the Kenwood TM-281A. I also picked up a couple of handheld radios that work great for ground navigation and to give to our police escorts.

 

less then 200 with an antenna and antenna mount. Keep in mind it is illegal to use these radios with out the proper fcc licensing.

 

You left out about $15.00 to take the technician exam.

But yeah, if you want clear communication, you’d like 2M. Even the simplex frequencies will be clear. .....And common courtesy extended by ham operators is unrivaled.

What was Donald Fagan’s (Steely Dan) famous lyric ?

No static at all———
F——- M——-

KK4LOZ

 

Barely use cb in Western Canada. All vhf, I had california pilots offer good money if I went back. Even my handheld has probably a 5 mile radius

 

Not to mention the entertainment value when you are out of area. Years ago LAD1 was a concrete companys freq in Waterloo On and i think Darkwood was Ottawa ambulances. I still have a TAD80 set, just dont have it in the truck.

 

can't use lad 4 around Denver as it's an airport channel. Lad 2 or 1 is secondary EMS around Calgary

 

VHF only, never used a cb radio in my life.