@ LS - Agreed mate , I would not want to drop that 857 anywhere around there , I've seen other versions of that radio with an alternative brand on it , I'm sure I have, and theyre still not cheap.
As for the pressel , yeah - it looks very similar to the ones they were bringing out for the new 320 sets when I was leaving.
@ Paul.
Understood mate. As you know my last foray into CB was when I could still fit into 28 waist jeans , any help/info on the best current bang for buck mobile CB is much appreciated .
@ LS.
I know I can rig up a manpack type harness for one of those new small modern CB rigs , power shouldnt be too much of an issue , if it can be incorporated into a decent backpack then its practically a portable unit anyway...
...but tbh if I can tweak the intek PMR basestation to kick out 4 or 5 watts then this would be my primary comms setup, as the range should extend to a more usable extent...5W must have a greater increase in range over 500mw , even with some attenuation factors like natural obstacles it should be a lot better surely ?
As for handhelds - I still think the way to go - for me at least - is PMR446 and the baofeng UV 5R or its various clones.
As a matter of interest I found this on one of the radio enthusiast sites - Transmission 1.
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