Radios for long distance

[Old WoodChip]

I been using three (not all in one hand) Motorola GP300 UHF for the last 5 years, pretty good coverage but went for some cheap Chinese short antenna which drooped the usable distance down to 1/4 mile in rough ground. Standard antenna it works fine so went back to them. Battery lasts all day & more but charge them every time just in case.

Licence has come down I think it was last year and now around £50 for 3 years I think, without digging paper work out im not 100% sure.

We tired the licence free radios which are good for short distance and you end up with kids or mountain bikers chatting away, you dont get that crap with a licensed radio, I looked into it before I got mine and VHF should have the edge in woodland but went for UHF because it was a good deal and not sorry, very pleased with the GP300 they really are bomb proof.

Spares are easy to get, look on ebay there are hundreds so should be ok for years to come, there are new models out now but they are like saws...... not always the best move to get the latest model.

they look like this Motorola gp300 uhf | eBay

 

They will work where a phone dont, but have to have someone to talk to