What have done towards your prep?

[NorthernRaider]

Nup didnt work, never mind Thanks for trying TBH the more effort I put into the issue of two way radios the more dispondant I get, There just no simple easy way to get a decent system set up in the UK.

I got our system set up in no time. Car based CB radio and 3 UV-5Rs all with the same image programmed.

Job done.

You have more luck and patience than me TBH I bought a UV5RC then got AL to strip out all the crap leaving it as a PMR 446 only unit, then I find there are dozens of different ancillary antenna for them but cannot find a consensus on which is the best, huge variation in opinions on multiple forums, then I read of counterfeit antennas being sold that look identical but do damage to your hand set. Then I find the only place I can get dry cell battery adaptors for the UV5 have to come from Hong Kong, but cannot work out simply and conveniently if they fit the model I have. I dont flourish in that sort of confusion its not condusive to simple basic prepping.

I just want a simple out the box radio that does what I want it to do, the nearest I got was the UV5RC and the Intek Mt5050 but the intek is very expensive and the antenna cannot be simply swapped out , and as I wrote about above the UV5RC is just a nightmare to set up a simple complete system ( Reprogramming or even programming, sourcing battery adaptors, finding better antenna etc etc).

I'll just keep looking there are so many new radios coming out I'll get what I want eventually, BTW I hope your CB set up is more succesful than my efforts all i got was music being blasted out on multiple channels, some tossers swearing continiously and a limited range.

BTW when are you going to start stocking radios ?