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I wonder if any one can help i have a set of baofeng 888s radios i have just managed to reprogramme them to the licence free pmr channels but i read some where these are not allowed to be used on the pmr 446 channels i have progarmmed them to the 16 channels

Also have heard some one calling them selves wylie cyote shouting for road runner on channel 1 or frequency 446.00625 ctcs97.4 near kirkintilloch chatter was on about follwoing some one down the high street and you head him off and we can capture him
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Technically the 888s are not permitted for use on the PMR446 system in the UK, even if you screw the power down to half a watt.

But it's between you and your conscience as the chances of being collared are quite slim.
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is this becasue the power is too high on them?
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Yes - but other things too - they should have an integral antenna - the idea being people cannot then take off the rubber one and connect a better and higher one. Just not what that band is designated for. Short range - radio to radio, no license.
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well thats the big magmount and whip ordered for the car for use with these radios
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You naughty man !! Let me know how you get on with your range tests always interesting to hear ?! What antenna did you go for ?
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Looks big in the photo, but will be a dinky little thing when it shows up in an envelope. It will get rid of the faraday cage effect of a handie in a car, but won't perform any better than if you lent out of the window using the standard rubber duck.
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Have to say 100% agrea to the above just was to polite to say so myself !!
see how you get on and if its not as good as you are looking for I am sure some off the guys will advise you what to go for that works well on 70cms and would suit 446mhz !!
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What sort of external mag mount ariel works well with 446mhz
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bigpeter666 wrote:What sort of external mag mount ariel works well with 446mhz
Most of the maniacs serious 446 people who use off the shelf stuff will start with 70cms antennas.
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