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Icom IC-F4029SDR

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  • 18-06-2009 7:07pm
    #1
    towel401
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    How much do these suck? I can't find any reviews


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    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Because they are not worth reviewing.

    Practically no-one does Digital PMR

    Digital PMR is inferior to an Analogue Lidl PMR446.

    It's an attempt by Icom to sell an upmarket PMR446.

    If you have a pair probably hardly anyone could listen in (though it's not encrypted, just unlikely someone else has one), but expect about 1/2 to 1/4 range of Analogue mode in real life.

    Are they even legal here as Comreg only specifies the analogue channels and Ofcom gave special permission in UK?
    http://www.uhfcb.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9&start=0

    I suppose useful for a bouncer or Shop security, but a licensed VHF or UHF handset would be 1/2 that price. I can think of better things to spend 400 Euro on.


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    towel401
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    kthx

    i had loads of pmr radios. but got rid of them all
    and **** it am i sorry now

    there was some really small ones sold by oregon scientific a while back but i cant find em anywhere now :(


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    watty
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    Watch out for lidl. Theirs work as well as any, about 29 Euro a pair and last time had charging holsters.

    Very compact. The vox works well too. I keep a pair and a sett of spare batteries in my emergency bag.


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    PauloMN
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 10,869 Mod ✭✭✭✭PauloMN


    I can't believe the price of those radios... over stg£200??? :eek:

    Definitely not worth it imo.


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    towel401
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    ok i finally found a review http://www.radiohobby.nl/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=933

    he says the range is a bit shorter for digital mode alright

    and they are using AMBE which I can only assume sounds like talking on an Iridium phone

    who are these nutters who approved an evil, proprietary codec like AMBE for digital PMR? I can't find out anything about the standard or the air interface or anything other than the list of digital channels and possibly that they are using 2-slot TDMA

    if a pair was going very cheap on ebay i'd still buy them. but tis all buy it now


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