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Re: Two Way Radios For Hunting Question Sitka deer #16558621 10/24/21
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 9,743 Likes: 15 JeffA Campfire Outfitter
JeffA Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 9,743 Likes: 15	Same in Montana, illegal to use for hunting but not illegal to have in your daypak for emergency use. Read some pretty funny stories over the years where F&G has monitored hunters using them while plotting and planing illegal hunting activities. "got a another deer down over here, we need one of those extra tags".

Re: Two Way Radios For Hunting Question AZmark #16558679 10/24/21
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,200 Likes: 1 M MarkWV Campfire Tracker
MarkWV Campfire Tracker M Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,200 Likes: 1	I’ve read some funny stories too. Interesting how you can be on a Coast Guard channel in WV with no issues.

Re: Two Way Radios For Hunting Question AZmark #16558691 10/24/21
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,200 Likes: 1 M MarkWV Campfire Tracker
MarkWV Campfire Tracker M Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,200 Likes: 1	My brother and I talk at noon most of the time. If I hear a shot and I think its him, I’m on it, if it wasn’t him he never responds. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Why should they be allowed to use them and us not?

Re: Two Way Radios For Hunting Question AZmark #16558809 10/24/21
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 5,175 Middle Georgia T TrueGrit Campfire Tracker
TrueGrit Campfire Tracker T Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 5,175 Middle Georgia	Just because it's law doesn't mean it's right. The sheep need to follow orders and have their papers ready for slaughter. Life is good live it while you can.

Re: Two Way Radios For Hunting Question AZmark #16558823 10/24/21
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,200 Likes: 1 M MarkWV Campfire Tracker
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Re: Two Way Radios For Hunting Question TrueGrit #16558866 10/24/21
Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 2,404 Likes: 1 EasternAZ AZmark OP Campfire Regular
OP AZmark Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 2,404 Likes: 1 EasternAZ	Originally Posted by TrueGrit We use these bear hunting in VA and they work great. Better than a marine handheld VHF. My son bought a couple of these BaoFeng UV-82HP. We tried them side-by-side with my old Motorola Talkabouts and they were a little better but not by much. However the Baofengs are a lot more versatile with both UHF, VHF, and emergency channels. I was surprised that the marine band setting didnt work as well as other bands, I'm thinking its because the marine band is UHF. Life (and forums) is like a box of animal crackers----There's a Jackass in every box

Re: Two Way Radios For Hunting Question AZmark #16558878 10/24/21
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 14,488 North Texas RiverRider Campfire Outfitter
RiverRider Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 14,488 North Texas	I have a lot of experience in radio since the 80s, and the conclusion I reached long ago is that receiver quality is by far the most important aspect of two-way communications. Some of the trunk-mounted GE two-way systems had "UHS," or "ultra-high sensitivity" front ends that made significant differences in performance. Transmit power is the wrong focus. Receiver sensitivity is where it's at. Don't be the darkness. America will perish while those who should be standing guard are satisfying their lusts.

Re: Two Way Radios For Hunting Question AZmark #16558942 10/24/21
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,253 Likes: 16 T_Inman Campfire Ranger
T_Inman Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 20,253 Likes: 16	Though not exactly a two way radio system, texting via InReach and the EarthMate App is pretty reliable too.

Re: Two Way Radios For Hunting Question AZmark #16559009 10/24/21
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,019 Relocated Valley Trash, AK L LoadClear Campfire Regular
LoadClear Campfire Regular L Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,019 Relocated Valley Trash, AK	Originally Posted by AZmark Originally Posted by TrueGrit We use these bear hunting in VA and they work great. Better than a marine handheld VHF. My son bought a couple of these BaoFeng UV-82HP. We tried them side-by-side with my old Motorola Talkabouts and they were a little better but not by much. However the Baofengs are a lot more versatile with both UHF, VHF, and emergency channels. I was surprised that the marine band setting didnt work as well as other bands, I'm thinking its because the marine band is UHF. No it isn’t Intellectual honesty is the most important character trait in human beings.

Re: Two Way Radios For Hunting Question AZmark #16559109 10/24/21
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,905 Likes: 1 Deer Park, Tx R Reloder28 Campfire Ranger
Reloder28 Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,905 Likes: 1 Deer Park, Tx	We still use our Icom radios which are rated at 5 watts but actually output 8 watts. They work great. Bought them in 98. "I never thought I'd live to see the day that a U.S. president would raise an army to invade his own country." Robert E. Lee

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Re: Two Way Radios For Hunting Question AZmark #16559124 10/24/21
Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 10,145 Likes: 4 Kentucky Hills R reivertom Campfire Outfitter
reivertom Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 10,145 Likes: 4 Kentucky Hills	We have used them, but where we hunt, the hills make them useless in many cases. You have to walk to a ridge top or over the ridge to talk to your buddy, IF he's where you think it is. If everybody is up high in the hill, then no problem. I'd hate to depend on them to save my neck in Eastern KY. We can only get cell phone service up on 2 ridges in certain spots. I usually have to drive a few miles to call home at night. Last edited by reivertom; 10/24/21.

Re: Two Way Radios For Hunting Question reivertom #16559148 10/24/21
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,200 Likes: 1 M MarkWV Campfire Tracker
MarkWV Campfire Tracker M Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,200 Likes: 1	Originally Posted by reivertom We have used them, but where we hunt, the hills make them useless in many cases. You have to walk to a ridge top or over the ridge to talk to your buddy, IF he's where you think it is. If everybody is up high in the hill, then no problem. I'd hate to depend on them to save my neck in Eastern KY. We can only get cell phone service up on 2 ridges in certain spots. I usually have to drive a few miles to call home at night. Use to be that way for us, back before the early 2000’s. Now we have no issues. The Standard Horizon HX370’s have worked for us. I’m sure they are outdated these days but we use them with no issues. Last edited by MarkWV; 10/24/21.

Re: Two Way Radios For Hunting Question T_Inman #16559202 10/24/21
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BluMtn Campfire Regular B Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,071	Originally Posted by T_Inman Marine Band. They're not just for boats. Thats the ticket right there. They are a lowband Freq. and will bend over the hills plus have enough power to be used for several miles and the big bonus is very little traffic if any at all. Just heard from a friend. Writing from the gateway to the great BluMtns in southeastern Washington. Just remember, "You are the trailer park and I am the tornado". Beth Dutton, Yellowstone.

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