Recent Radio Group gone silent

Were any of them talking Polish or Eastern European language by any chance ? there is a lad working in one of the buildings I work in and he and a group of his friends were using tree rock and what I gather was the owner of that repeater ( not certain ) asked them not to speak polish which I thought was pretty bad form, he recorded some of the conversations and they weren't too nice. The same repeater owner was moaning about the repeater not getting much use.

I can ask him for the recordings, from what I remember, he wouldn't give his call sign but to me sounded like the repeater owner.

I use Blue DV and the DVMEGA GLobetrotter which allows me to use the various digi modes really easily and without a codeplug. The sound quality off of Blue DV is really good both TX and RX compared to HT.

In the car I use Openspot 3 and Anytone 878 and I had to program the code plug to use all the special features tat allows me to use DMR, D_Star and Fusion all with just the Anytone 878.

The Windows Blue DV software is just amazing and if one isn't too much bothered about not having a HT then the Blue DV and DVMEGA DVStick 30 can be got a lot cheaper with no messing about with codeplugs.

I love HF of course my favourite mode but sometimes Digi modes are handy where HF or HT in a car for instance is not and of course many cars today have no metal panels to stick a mag mount and no ground as a result so Digi is probably the only way to get on air + as long as there is internet you can transmit.

I can also use Blue DV on my Android Phone and connect via the Globetrotter at home so I don't need to have a dongle plugged in.

Not a digital radio anyway so God knows where they went :-)

You never know.

I recently got two hand held CB radios and will not go back to PMR446 any time soon, sound quality is much better and the range is also much better and you can add any antenna you want to hand held CB and you're not handicapped by pathetic 0.5w power limit on CB like PMR-466.

I have an Imax 2000 on the roof and have talked to lads on the Continent on the President Randy III.

I just can't understand why CB isn't in shops like PMR466 since CB is legal and it's not as easily effected by trees and buildings.

True, except I'm not giving phones to my small kids, it's easier to have instant contact with them than having to dial a number all the time + it's a lot easier for them to press a PTT button and have instant communication.

They're obviously selling PMR radios or they wouldn't be in the shops, my point that anyone who wants to communicate via 2 way radio should consider CB as a much better alternative when it comes to range and voice clarity. If they were in the shops I've no doubt People would buy them.

+ the phone signal where I live is atrocious.

I'm talking about places that are selling PMR446, they, in my opinion of course, should sell CB handhelds too because the range is a lot better to massively better with longer whip especially a proper base antenna, now not saying many people are looking for this type of setup.

Sure those seeking apps will use a phone but I'm talking about those who buy PMR446 radios and use them for a specific purpose.

You don't need any understanding to use the likes of the President Randy III, you charge it up with it's Lithium battery, no need to buy NiMh or Alkaline cells, power it on, select the channel and press to talk couldn't be easier. All Hand Held CBs are the same, the only understanding you need is if you're going to add a different antenna but this is not likely if we're talking PMR446 type buyers.

Again, I'm not talking about people buying CB to replace mobile phone, I'm talking about those who buy pmr446 not people looking to replace the mobile. CB is a very viable alternative to PMR446, I didn't say alternative to the phone, ( which is still just a 2 way radio ) and it would be good if shops who sell PMR446 included CB hand held in their stock.

There are People buying PMR 446, I said CB suits those who use PMR 446 and probably more so due to the range and antenna options, nothing more and nothing less. They don't have to pay 200 Euro for a President Randy III.