Lets talk Radios again... Pioneer takeover!

[JTW]

I have tried to understand this, and all I see is blah blah blah... I need an easy to use cb. That is a good one.. For a good price. Help!!!!!!!!!

Order this... you’ll need an antenna and antenna cable once you figure out where you want to mount it and how. Amazon has the suggested cable and antenna under frequently bought together..

https://www.amazon.com/TYT-TH-8600-Transceiver-Waterproof-Amateur/dp/B07F3WXL2V/?tag=sxsweb24-20

 

[William]

Hell I didn’t really know what a cb was until today! So the radios all y’all use aren’t even cbs... A guy in the overland group I just joined said they use cb or ham radio on the trail... WTF... Another type of radio! Frs, gprs... blah blah blah... my mind is gonna blow... So I need it for my xterra. Just a plain cb radio... I think

 

[Russ989]

What about all of the FCC nonsense? If we are just using a cheaper CB or handheld unit, do we need to worry about individual licenses? It’s been years ago but we used to have cb’s in our trucks and never even thought about it.

 

[ohanacreek]

Hell I didn’t really know what a cb was until today! So the radios all y’all use aren’t even cbs... A guy in the overland group I just joined said they use cb or ham radio on the trail... WTF... Another type of radio! Frs, gprs... blah blah blah... my mind is gonna blow... So I need it for my xterra. Just a plain cb radio... I think

Ham will transmit further.

What about all of the FCC nonsense? If we are just using a cheaper CB or handheld unit, do we need to worry about individual licenses? It’s been years ago but we used to have cb’s in our trucks and never even thought about it.

Use it sparingly not to carry on a day long conversation and only the most massive of douche bags will care. If you’re going to talk on it all day go ahead and get a license.

 

[JTW]

Just buy the damn radio I posted and you’ll be fine!

 

[Russ989]

Just buy the damn radio I posted and you’ll be fine!

You can’t tell me what to do, you’re not my Dad!!! Lol

 

[Dp5hunter]

You can’t tell me what to do, you’re not my Dad!!! Lol

And he's from Kentucky. Watch it he may play a banjo to

 

[ohanacreek]

And he's from Kentucky. Watch it he may play a banjo to

A banjo playing merman.... what nightmares are made of...

 

[Tigermark]

A banjo playing merman.... what nightmares are made of...

Damn, that would be a fascinating reality TV show!

 

[Plumber32]

Just buy the damn radio I posted and you’ll be fine!

Yep it's a beauty Clark! I think I was talking to Amelia Earhart last night on it! Its money well spent for sure.

 

[Plumber32]

 

[JTW]

Yep it's a beauty Clark! I think I was talking to Amelia Earhart last night on it! Its money well spent for sure.

For $165 it’s awesome!! I like the wired radio 10 to 1 over the handheld!

 

[Ragnar406]

Just want to call out that these are the new edition radios that lock out the FRS and GMRS Freq - meaning they will not transmit on those freq. - unless you unlock them... see the circled instructions below - I do not know if you have to do this every time the radio is turned on or if one time works going forward

See previous post for FRS frequency’s

 

[JTW]

Just want to call out that these are the new edition radios that lock out the FRS and GMRS Freq - meaning they will not transmit on those freq. - unless you unlock them... see the circled instructions below - I do not know if you have to do this every time the radio is turned on or if one time works going forward

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See previous post for FRS frequency’s

Why would they lock them out? Wouldn’t it make more sense to allow those rather than have people transmitting outside of them?

 

[Ragnar406]

Why would they lock them out? Wouldn’t it make more sense to allow those rather than have people transmitting outside of them?

Let me say - I could spend the time typing the reason and all the background and you would say “that’s dumb” or “that’s Bull s***” so I’ll save us both time lol but let say it comes down to gov regulations that were put in place for reasons that are not obvious without a deeper dive into electronics.

 

[Landman]

Just want to call out that these are the new edition radios that lock out the FRS and GMRS Freq - meaning they will not transmit on those freq. - unless you unlock them... see the circled instructions below - I do not know if you have to do this every time the radio is turned on or if one time works going forward

View attachment 118995

See previous post for FRS frequency’s

I wonder if that’s just done via firmware... as in, if you had an older model and updated the firmware, would it require the same unlock? If so, then maybe an older firmware would remove the lock...?

 

[Ragnar406]

I wonder if that’s just done via firmware... as in, if you had an older model and updated the firmware, would it require the same unlock? If so, then maybe an older firmware would remove the lock...?

It could be firmware- that might be an option since you can unlock by pushing 2 buttons.

 

[JTW]

Let me say - I could spend the time typing the reason and all the background and you would say “that’s dumb” or “that’s Bull s***” so I’ll save us both time lol but let say it comes down to gov regulations that were put in place for reasons that are not obvious without a deeper dive into electronics.

So what exactly do you mean...

 

[Plumber32]

And he's from Kentucky. Watch it he may play a banjo to

Hes the best!

 

[Mudder]

Have the Tyt Th 8600 mounted in SxS and two Baofeng hand helds, in fact the wife has one handheld during her neighborhood walks that I monitor with the second handheld for safety.