pro series remote/ dual head hits QUICKMOUNT

[CHEFA2001]

Spoke to them today, Being released very soon, and only LOwband radios will not haev this kit available right off the bat.

Price should be around $600 from what I understand.

Anyone have comments, etc??

[alex]

From what I hear - the lowband kit has audio problems (e.g. low band is interfearing with the cable, and is causing noise problems.). Once they are resolved, the low band kit will be avalible.

-Alex

[CHEFA2001]

Yes, I saw it demonstrated, Had horrible, well not horrbile but very annoying audio buzz during no carrier and sometimes during rx...

NEAT looking though!!!!!!!!!

[The Pager Geek]

$600?

You're better off buying another radio and have "individual controls."

Just my opinion....

tpg

[CHEFA2001]

Chek the price on two cdm1550 uhf h/p radios, DO the math

[The Pager Geek]

Ok... I did.

UHF Conventional High Power CDM 1550.

$867 (radio at list price, no discounts) TIMES 2 is $1734, right?

$867 (from above) + $600 for a quickmount is $1467, still good?

Your total savings is a HUGE $267.


If you need the dual control head option THAT bad, buy an MCS, OR buy a second CDM so you can have completely seperate controls.

Reliability factor counts too!

opinions, opinions, opinions.. that's all they are.

tpg

[RADIOMAN2002]

After all the work you have to go through to install a dual head kit, especially in a Fire truck, and the cost of a weather proof speaker, weather proof mic, you might as well buy another radio.
I would be suprised if anybody pays list for a CDM, we bought 40 of them and it cost us $501.00 each for a high power UHF-LS, and any additional ones will cost the same for the next 3 years.
Now that the cost of the kit is out, I am recommending that we by the second radio in next years budget, for our 4 new pumpers.

[nmfire10]

Bear in mind, another radio means another antenna which isn't always feasable depending on the band and the application. Although haveing a seperate radio that will still work regardless of a failure of the other one would also be nice.

One of the radios in our engine has the "El Cheapo Dual Head Kit". A modular phone splitter on the radio mic jack with a mic in the cab and a mic & Speaker outside.