hosking@convexs.UUCP (12/30/85)
My parents are involved in a volunteer fire department in an Austin suburb.
They have mobile transmitters (148-174 Mhz) for their cars, but often find
that a hand held unit would be more useful. (You can't fight fires very well
from your car...) They're looking for something which is:
rugged and reliable (is likely to be used under sub-optimal conditions)
reasonably priced (not necessarily cheap, just good value for the $)
reasonable to service (hopefully never needed, but....)
Transmission and reception quality are obviously important, too. A design
which would allow easy operation with gloves on would be desirable. Most of
the use would be for on-site communications, so high power isn't a huge
consideration, though it would certainly be a nice bonus.
A local dealer is trying to get them to buy the Maxon line. I've never
heard of this company, and would be very interested to hear any comments you
might have about their products. Comments, favorable or unfavorable, about
Maxon or other brands would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help.
Since this isn't likely to be of general interest, it's probably best to
respond to this via email.
Doug Hosking
Convex Computer Corp.
Richardson, TX
{ihnp4, allegra, uiucdcs}!convex!hoskingptb@mitre-bedford.ARPA (01/02/86)
Around here, they use Motorola - very rugged and reliable. They have different wattage ratings too - 3w and 5w models. Peter Baldwin, WA1SNH (ptb@mitre-bedford)