Ok I need a quick run down on tactical hand held two way radios. I have a chance to pick up some Motorola Sabers, cheap. I know they are obsolete being analog, hence the cheap price. I also know that Motorola is now no longer supporting them either. The thought process there is buy em cheap and use em up.
Not Ideal by any means.
Here is the deal, I at least know that, I don’t know enough “to be dangerous” in this area of knowledge, so HABU (Hook A Brother Up) on the ins and outs of current hand helds.
Who makes what, what is good, what is bad, what will reach how far, battery life oh and cost… all that jazz.
There’s a site called batlabs.com or something like that. It tells how you can determine some of the characteristics of the radio, such as if UHF/VHF, if securenet capable, etc., by looking up the model number. Doesn’t give you everything, but a good start.