Best, yet cheapest remote mount radio?

hfdemt4095

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Jul 1, 2014
492
Holliston ma
i know there's talk out there about the cheap Chinese brand radios, but are they actually that bad as some people tent to argue?

I'm looking for a mobile radio, preferably something small and even more preferable if it had a remote mount head, needs to be able to transmit on the 471mhz+ side of the spectrum.

Thanks for any help
 

C17LVFD

Member
May 21, 2010
1,537
Harrisburg, PA
If you go with a trusted manufacturer such as Motorola, Kenwood, Vertex you can generally expect solid performing radios even in the used market.

If your life will depend on your radio, definitely do not skimp to save a dollar or two.

There are a ton of good used Motorola MCS2000's, Astro Spectras, M1225's and CDM1250's out there in your band range.

I just picked up a remote mount mcs2000 in VHF for 50.00...

Good luck,
Seth
 
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