Hand Held 477 MHz UHF Radio's

Peter r

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« on: March 21, 2011, 04,00:52 PM »

These are the Radio's to get for the 2012 HCR 477 MHz UHF
I have a couple and so do other Members, and they work well.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2-UHF-Walkie-Talkie-2-way-Programmable-radio-2-headset-/120600785403?pt=AU_Electronics_Radio_Equipment&hash=item1c145df1fb


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chrism

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Re: Hand Held 477 MHz UHF Radio's

« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2011, 10,53:43 PM »

You can buy the same one from hong kong direct for $54.40.

http://cgi.ebay.com/FDC-FD-450A-UHF410-480MHz-Radio-Earpiece-/110659678918?pt=2_Way_Radios_FRS&hash=item19c3d4b2c6#ht_4061wt_1076


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Ian Robinson

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Re: Hand Held 477 MHz UHF Radio's

« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2011, 06,47:51 AM »

If you look closely those radios are different models. The one Peter has listed is a 150a, the one Chris has listed is a 450a. Only the 150a model says it is programmable for narrow band which will be needed (desirable) when the new standards are adopted in Australia this year.


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Peter r

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Re: Hand Held 477 MHz UHF Radio's

« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2011, 08,58:22 AM »

The radio's i have are FD-450A UHF 400-480 Mhz. You can adjust the Frequency Steps. (5k/6.25k/10k/12.5k/25k)at the moment Aus Regs are 25k steps and will soon go to 12.5k.
The FD-150A is VHF 136-174 Mhz.

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Halving channel spacing from 25 kHz to 12.5 kHz (excluding Telemetry)
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Doubling repeater channels from 8 to 16
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