Thread: commercial uhf or not..

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Whilst we are on the topic of commercial radios. Anyone have experience with the Phillips PRM80?

I currently own 3 PRM80's and have been using and programming them for quite a while. They came in lots of different bands so its important to get one includes UHF CB in the band if want to use it for UHF CB. I like to monitor emergency services and find the 450 -520 (UW Band) is the most versatile in this regard).

They're a great radio and these days dont cost any more than a basic 5w GME (often a lot less) yet the construction and features are so much better than the 'CB' radios even though they were built about 15 years ago. They are still in use by many companies and councils, although emergency services have phased them out with perhaps the exception of rural fire brigades who keep everything for much longer than everyone else.

I'm an advocate of the extra power when needed, primarily when using repeaters. Often it makes the difference between being able to access a repeater or not. I agree its not necessary for convoy type use.

Originally Posted by mark2

I currently own 3 PRM80's and have been using and programming them for quite a while. They came in lots of different bands so its important to get one includes UHF CB in the band if want to use it for UHF CB. I like to monitor emergency services and find the 450 -520 (UW Band) is the most versatile in this regard).

They're a great radio and these days dont cost any more than a basic 5w GME (often a lot less) yet the construction and features are so much better than the 'CB' radios even though they were built about 15 years ago. They are still in use by many companies and councils, although emergency services have phased them out with perhaps the exception of rural fire brigades who keep everything for much longer than everyone else.

I'm an advocate of the extra power when needed, primarily when using repeaters. Often it makes the difference between being able to access a repeater or not. I agree its not necessary for convoy type use.

Hi from NZ!
These radios show up here from time to time, is there a specific model you can tell will cover the bands you use yours for?
Thanks

Oliver

This link: PRM80 mods & information: PRM 80, PRM8030, PRM8010, PRM8020, PRM8025, PRM8040, PRM8041, PRP80, 8010, 8020, 8025, 8030, 8040, 8041 Philips Simoco Radio mod should help.


I prefer the UW band versions (450 - 520 Mhz) as it works for UHF CB and emergency services frequencies (programmed for recieve only)