Reaper
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Post by Reaper on Jan 11, 2015 22:25:42 GMT -5
I've always had issues with my old setups, and i am in the market for a new one. If you guys have any recommendations or tips please let me know. I have a Motorola one pin walkie talkie. Can i get a headset with a push to talk for this?
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Post by Gunny87 on Jan 11, 2015 23:07:54 GMT -5
Get yourself a Baofeng UV-5R. It's cheap, it's programmable. It works. www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-UV-5R-Dual-Band-136-174-400-480/dp/B0097252UKI've always had issues with my old setups, and i am in the market for a new one. If you guys have any recommendations or tips please let me know. I have a Motorola one pin walkie talkie. Can i get a headset with a push to talk for this?Yes, you will want to look into a z-tactical ptt motorola 1-pin PTT. They sell them in multiple variants as well. But you get what you pay for. I went through at least 2, maybe three of the Chinese PTTs over the years and went through at least one or two Bowman style headsets and finally had enough. |
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Post by Coldwave on Jan 12, 2015 9:53:29 GMT -5
I heard Baofengs were kenwood two pins?
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Post by Legionnaire on Jan 12, 2015 10:09:12 GMT -5
I heard Baofengs were kenwood two pins? That is correct. |
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Post by Coldwave on Jan 12, 2015 10:25:53 GMT -5
That's my bad, I misread the context of Reapers quote.
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Post by Gimpalong on Jan 12, 2015 10:42:52 GMT -5
Hey Reaper,
A bunch of us have had those bowman style headsets in the past. My recommendation is to skip it and buy a hand mic. The hand mic functions as its own PTT, it isn't jammed right up against your ear (super loud) and they're not uncomfortable to wear. Those bowman clones are also fairly expensive in comparison to a hand mic ($40+ versus $15ish).
You may also want to consider simply upgrading to Baofeng. A lot of us have made the switch in the last couple of years. The advantages that the Baofeng have over bubblepack Motorola type radios is really too long to get into here and there are better sources of information on this, but they are very inexpensive and perform significantly better than the Motorola offerings. The accessories (batteries, antennas, etc) are also very, very cheap.
I think I paid $80 for my Motorola and then split the two radio bubblepack with my buddy. So overall I paid $40 for my Motorola, $40ish for a Bowman headset and $20ish for the PTT. So roughly $100-$120. I paid $40 for a Baofeng UVR and $12 for a hand mic and $10 for an ear-bud line that goes into the mic. So a rough total of $60-$70 and the Baofeng performs much better and has significantly better range.
It's also a hell of a lot more complicated since it has many different mods, channels, power outputs and can do all sorts of whiz-bang stuff. So there's that to bear in mind.
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Post by ctres on Jan 12, 2015 11:45:49 GMT -5
The baofeng is a good radio and you can set it up with a speaker mic and earpiece for less than $50 since the price of the radio has now dropped to only $30 on amazon. My main recommendation would just be to take it apart and rip off the switches for the fm radio and the led flashlight. They are right on the side and can easily be bumped in game. If you will be only running a mic/headset you may also want to consider doing the same thing to the ptt button.
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Post by Fear Roback on Jan 12, 2015 14:06:36 GMT -5
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Reaper
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Post by Reaper on Jan 12, 2015 18:36:05 GMT -5
Alright thanks guys!
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Post by Squirrel on Jan 13, 2015 6:53:52 GMT -5
The baofeng is a good radio and you can set it up with a speaker mic and earpiece for less than $50 since the price of the radio has now dropped to only $30 on amazon. My main recommendation would just be to take it apart and rip off the switches for the fm radio and the led flashlight. They are right on the side and can easily be bumped in game. If you will be only running a mic/headset you may also want to consider doing the same thing to the ptt button. You do realize you can disable that stuff using CHIRP right? No point in taking it apart. |
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Post by Impulse on Jan 13, 2015 11:35:12 GMT -5
I've definitely gotten more use of the FM function on my Baofeng than the actual transceiver... even at airsoft events. Maybe that's just me, but I wouldn't recommend disabling it anyway, it's a good way to check your volume and functionality of any earpieces.
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Post by Coldwave on Jan 15, 2015 10:01:26 GMT -5
Plus marshy blasts classic rock at games which is rad as hell
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