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Originally Posted by Dean2
Did you get the Gen 2 4 watt or the Gen 3 8 Watt and did you get it in Canada or order it from the States. Since you are working Snowcats, what is your realistic range in hilly wooded cover. Most radios are pretty much line of sight, within reason. I know the commercial grade Motorolas we used on job sites performed much better than the consumer versions but even they weren't great if you were out on well sites and separated by a couple of miles with heavy bush.
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I bought it from Canada Ammo in Vancouver - I thought it was 5 watts, not sure what generation. We have a repeater at the top of the mountain, so I haven't found any dead spots in any of the terrain that we work in. I can talk to the guys on the mountain from my living room, 10km away in direct line of sight, without triggering the repeater.
I initially paid $40 for the radio and charger(the good programming cable also cost another $40), $12 for an external mike, and $20 for a larger extra battery.