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davido
03-02-2009, 06:24 PM
Anyone know crap about how to shop these things? We definitely need to find something good. We used some Motorola devices this weekend, but evidently the in-car unit was a $2500 unit. :eek:

Not interested in that level. We need about 3 - 4 radios. The car definitely needs to have a push to talk and in-helmet headset. The "pit boss" (or whatever it's called) needs to have a hands free mount, maybe headset.

I'm not sure if simple crap like this will work:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270337498810

Or do I have to have something at this level:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250377098207

uglyota
03-02-2009, 06:32 PM
CBs baby! Channel 12

Seth
03-02-2009, 07:48 PM
those radios were the tits, I was wondering the same thing. Ask chris also, he might even hear about used sets.

davido
03-02-2009, 08:00 PM
CBs aren't private enough. You don't want people junking up your channel.

Since they had theirs stolen, I'm sure he's looking again. I don't need "Porsche" level ones necessarily. I looked at what Rami was using (Kenwoods) and they sounded fine.

The problem is that I know NOTHING about this kind of stuff and there seems to be a HUGE variation in the equipment. What distinguishes good from crap?

texasxj
03-02-2009, 09:19 PM
We got some new Kenwood radios instead of Nextel at work now. The radios were about $300 a piece though. I think Skyline Comm. hosts the service. I cant stand them but you do have your own "channel".

Doug Krebs
03-02-2009, 09:43 PM
We got some new Kenwood radios instead of Nextel at work now. The radios were about $300 a piece though. I think Skyline Comm. hosts the service. I cant stand them but you do have your own "channel".

If it's skyline, I bet you're using a repeater service of some kind.

Get a $14 ham radio license and then a 70 dollar 2M walkie talkie. They have push to talk, etc...

robertf03
03-02-2009, 09:45 PM
if its really a radio no one hosts anything except maybe a repeater. i'd look into frs. I seem to remember it having lots of subchannels

Graystroke
03-02-2009, 10:42 PM
we were loaned some through this place. I think all it was was some kind of handheld linked to a talk button on the wheel.
I think you need at least two headsets for the non-drivers. one spotter and one for the crew on the wall so they can be sure to be ready. we had a couple of handhelds one in the pit and one up top. the guy up top was standing next to the spotter and relayed info back and forth. w/ three you could eliminate all this.
http://www.sampsonracing.com/sampson_racing_new/home_f.htm

davido
03-03-2009, 12:08 AM
Did you guys have Midland or Vertex radios Grayson?

http://www.sampsonracing.com/sampson_racing_new/rr_systems.htm

Graystroke
03-03-2009, 07:11 PM
i think they were vertex