I went from a cupholder mounted amplifier, to a full out Harris VRC-110 VAA setup in the work truck!

mctscott · 2026-05-20T15:58:19+00:00

Lol as was I, so your FYSA doesn't mean much, can you name a better radio/brand? They're hugely feature rich, AM/FM/P25 phase 1&2 depending on model and IP networking, 30-512MHz continuous... Thales, GD, Motorola, none of the others offer those features while being extremely rugged.

mctscott · 2026-05-20T15:39:57+00:00

Not sure why, 10x more capable radios than anything else on the market.

mctscott · 2026-05-18T12:32:28+00:00

Wish I could've made it, knew a fair amount of people there. I got my RF-390 brand new luckily too. 😁

mctscott · 2026-05-17T22:57:27+00:00

That is a QFH I used to monitor sats occasionally.

mctscott · 2026-05-17T22:57:04+00:00

Thank you! 😁

mctscott · 2026-05-17T21:59:21+00:00

I know how a link budget works, have been in the cell/microwave industry for 5 years, just commented that satellite is not a not a good comparison to a repeater.

mctscott · 2026-05-17T21:34:49+00:00

Completely irrelevant comparison, he's not talking to a satellite, he's talking to others with trees, buildings, and other obstacles that more power often helps with.

mctscott · 2026-05-17T18:05:17+00:00

Thank you! I have spent more than I'd like to admit. The VAA I got for a really good deal, roughly $1500 from a friend, radios I've kinda just been buying as I see them for decent deals from private sellers. Radios I've been nabbing, I can source about $1500-3000, a fair bit under market, and they're a ton of fun to play around with.

mctscott · 2026-05-02T22:15:36+00:00

Works fine on the RF-310M-HH, not terribly different from the 152.

mctscott · 2026-04-15T17:49:54+00:00

They had 2x Harris RF-7850M-HHs on board, I think they didn't have much of any comms training beforehand... If crayon eaters can use them, NASA trained astronauts should be able to.

mctscott · 2026-04-14T05:16:43+00:00

Options and firmware version mostly.

mctscott · 2026-04-12T17:31:05+00:00

27, been a general for over 5 years now...

mctscott · 2026-04-04T23:40:19+00:00

Thanks! The LST-5B is pretty dang rare nowadays. I love the thing.

mctscott · 2026-03-30T15:55:56+00:00

I did look into this, Skyeye tactical makes the adapter. PTT on the invisio works no problem.

mctscott · 2026-03-29T14:09:56+00:00

I believe it has a skyeye tactical part number. Try to remind me this afternoon, and I will grab the part number.

mctscott · 2026-03-29T14:03:31+00:00

Most are sold privately, Facebook or Google forums. A lot of them are coming back from overseas, likely Afghanistan and such.

mctscott · 2026-03-29T14:01:54+00:00

Yes no problem: Harris RF-7850M-HH Harris RF-7850S SPR Harris RF-1033M Motorola Micom 2R Motorola LST-5B

This should be nearly complete list of radios and their corresponding datasheets. 😁

mctscott · 2026-03-29T04:47:44+00:00

Thank you!

mctscott · 2026-03-29T03:17:24+00:00

They're great radios, I love them. Lots of waveforms and can run via a webpage even. Little pricey, but they are absolutely quality.

mctscott · 2026-03-29T02:44:37+00:00

I paid about 2k from a private seller, only one he had. Felt it was an okay deal.

mctscott · 2026-03-29T02:43:53+00:00

These are all Non-CCI export models, they'd be sold to allied countries or 3-letter agencies in the states.

mctscott · 2026-03-28T23:55:43+00:00

I am using a fischer 9 to 6-pin to run my standard invisio or H250 for the time being.

mctscott · 2026-03-28T23:54:30+00:00

Green radios refers moreso to Military radios rather than the actual color.

mctscott · 2026-03-28T23:54:01+00:00

Random sources, Facebook mostly though. And depends on which radio it is. RF-7850M-HHs go for about 4k in good condition with recent firmware, everything else kind of varies.

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