Subj : Re: packet radio
To   : All
From : dotslash
Date : Sat Aug 27 2022 10:13 am

On 27/08/2022 11:49, Vk3jed wrote:
> 
> Also a good "sacrificial radio" - if you accidentally kill it hacking or
> dropping it in water, etc, you haven't lost too much money. :)


Absolutely right, and it's also the radio that will most likely make it 
into a Hollywood block-buster! :-D Next time you see a dramatic action 
scene that involves "walkie-talkies" in some form, more often than not 
you'll see a UV-5R in some form (Ham or GMRS, probably the GMRS version).

73,
Jan (M7HNK)

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