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I know this has been discussed elsewhere, but not here yet.
What does everyone use for communication between trucks? What are the costs/range/reliability of each.
We use Icom VHF radios. 55 watts, they have a range of about 50 kilometers. I have a base station in the office so during a storm we can be contacted immediately, and the nearest truck can be sent to look after the job. The radios were about $350 each plus the high gain antennas were about 50 each. I like this setup as it is low cost, once you have the radios initially purchased all there is is a yearly licence fee which gives you your own channel to use. They are reliable, and haven't let us down yet. Another benefit of them is having the local weather channels available at any time in the truck.
As backup we have cells, which also allow us to contact or be contacted by other plow contractors.
Lets here what everyone uses, and maybe see some pics of the setups.:drinkup
What does everyone use for communication between trucks? What are the costs/range/reliability of each.
We use Icom VHF radios. 55 watts, they have a range of about 50 kilometers. I have a base station in the office so during a storm we can be contacted immediately, and the nearest truck can be sent to look after the job. The radios were about $350 each plus the high gain antennas were about 50 each. I like this setup as it is low cost, once you have the radios initially purchased all there is is a yearly licence fee which gives you your own channel to use. They are reliable, and haven't let us down yet. Another benefit of them is having the local weather channels available at any time in the truck.
As backup we have cells, which also allow us to contact or be contacted by other plow contractors.
Lets here what everyone uses, and maybe see some pics of the setups.:drinkup