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pro series remote/ dual head hits QUICKMOUNT
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2003 8:04 pm
by 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??
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2003 8:09 pm
by 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
l/b kit
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2003 8:13 pm
by 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!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2003 9:12 pm
by The Pager Geek
$600?
You're better off buying another radio and have "individual controls."
Just my opinion....
tpg
REALLY
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2003 9:13 pm
by CHEFA2001
Chek the price on two cdm1550 uhf h/p radios, DO the math
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2003 9:33 pm
by 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
No Bargain
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 7:58 am
by 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.
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2003 8:24 am
by 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.