Posted: 8/20/2014 6:00:47 PM EDT
| What handheld radios does the US Military use? Just curious because I see documentary and they all use different ones. |
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for what use..... there's quite a few For infantry for what echelon of infantry for what use in infantry still lots of questions before I can get an answer Individuals have different radios than squads than platoons and companies than battalions and up.... what are YOU trying to do - I could also answer it that way. |
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Talking about radios. What is the best radio to own? sit down before you start reading much like your first question - what do you want to do, who do you want to talk to, how far and where and how much work do you want to put into learning how to do it |
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As a zoomie, working MOC/CP I have days that I want to shoot my radio stack. Motorola sucks donkey balls. I swear on the weekends I tell half the pilots sitting on the ground to call on their cell...lol A zoomie that calls himself a zoomie... making me suspicious. I'm gonna keep my eye on you... |
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The only one we had - not exactly "hand held";
http://www.cryptomuseum.com/radio/sincgars/ (We only had the Prick during OSUT.) |
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As the guys are telling you as only GD can, is that it is not a on-line answer. Ham is possible but the restriction on encryption (it's forbidden fro HAM's) makes them somewhat unsuitable for tactical comms. That tos is not always the case as there are some techniques that can obfuscate your signals, but they are not typically easy to set up for the novice. I have had my general ticket for some time, and am still researching as time permits, the best balance for general and tactical or emergency use. I would tell the HAM guys here what you want to accomplish and let them guide you. Some good advice to be had on a lot of subjects here.
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Talking about radios. What is the best radio to own? Here you go OP, it'll run you about $400 and you'll need a Technician class HAM radio ticket. |
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