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[afrexplorer1]

hello im in a fire explorer post that is need ing som good but not to expensiv
2 way raidos so if you can help me out leave me a mesige

[tbonetrexler]

Do a search, this has been discussed before.

[Resq1scnd2none]

Why do Explorers need radios? If you need something, just buy the low freq. ones you can buy at most electronics stores.

[nmfire]

Like! OMG OMG OMG!

[afrexplorer1]

well we need raidos for wen we do serches thay want up talking on the raido and if we are working a event they can keep in contact. ill do a serch for the low freq raidos that have a good range thanks.

[backsteprescue123]

Do a search, this has been discussed before.

The last time this was discussed it got pretty exciting.......espically for myself.

[THEFIRENUT]

Some guidance

You might want to include buying a hand gun just in case you come across the "perp" that abducted that child you are searching for!!!!

Well....................NOT!!!!!!!

[TheChicagoKid]

Hey hey, now, he didnt say he wants to track down people, as a former explorer, i know radios can be a very vital tool. I'd recommend the Motorola Talk A Bouts, about a 2 mile range and they wont get mixed up with the VHF and repeater stuff the department carries. If you guys want to be extra bad ***, they sell shoulder mics (the little black boxes that are two way, speaker and mic) you can plug into them. Either way, dont go all out, because you wont really use them enough to warrant a 250$ handset. and if i know one thing about radios and emergency personel...they are usually gonna get junked pretty quickly.

[tbonetrexler]

If you guys want to be extra bad ***, they sell shoulder mics (the little black boxes that are two way, speaker and mic) you can plug into them.

Dont encourage them. We aren't here to look "badass" we are here to get the job done.




If you want to talk abot being badass and all that bullsh*t go here: http://forums.firehouse.com/showthread.php?t=83197
He thinks his truck is badass, so you and him should get along just fine.

[nmfire]

If I ever find out this kid is the one searching for me while I'm lost, I will intentionally get more lost so he can't find me. I'll eat bugs for another day. In the long run, I think I'd be safer.

[afrexplorer1]

Hay thinks for the info on the 2 ways ill tell the gyes what kind to get and see if the head cheif agrees thanks alot.

[BPFire1618]

My police explorer post uses Talk-a-bouts... and I hate them with the passion of a thousand white hot suns. They have 2-mile range, if you're all standing on flat plains with no buildings, hills, or thick woods... If your department HAS an operating frequency it does not use often (IE: An old low band channel, fire police channel, etc) perhaps your department's leadership would allow you to use that in a land-search situation. Of course not EVERY explorer needs one. One per team or, if you are doing a line-search, just the commander. But really, talk-a-bouts are the devil... In an emergency like a land-search, a portable will work wonders. But for regular community events, a Talk-a-bout should do good enough.

[afrexplorer1]

My police explorer post uses Talk-a-bouts... and I hate them with the passion of a thousand white hot suns. They have 2-mile range, if you're all standing on flat plains with no buildings, hills, or thick woods... If your department HAS an operating frequency it does not use often (IE: An old low band channel, fire police channel, etc) perhaps your department's leadership would allow you to use that in a land-search situation. Of course not EVERY explorer needs one. One per team or, if you are doing a line-search, just the commander. But really, talk-a-bouts are the devil... In an emergency like a land-search, a portable will work wonders. But for regular community events, a Talk-a-bout should do good enough.

>Thanks about that because we have alot of hills and montains around hir
Iny way afr just got new radios iny ways maybe thell let us use them