Any Ham radio guys in Baton Rouge or Hammond area?
I'm interested in someone familiar with the BaoFeng UV-5R. Two-way radios are needed for work and we already use my VHF radios. They work well enough but sometimes I need to talk with the dispatcher at the Sheriff's office. The UV-5R seems to fill the bill but I don't know if they can be programed for the police band.
Why doesn't the St. Helena Sheriff's Dept supply them you might ask? Short answer; they're foolishly tight with money. Actually, they're brutally far on the dumb side of tight and nothing is going to change in the near future.
I have a lot of VHF radio experience and a radio operator's license as I was a boat captain for a long time but no familiarity with any other kind of radio. I have no problem getting any required Ham license but don't think it would be necessary being a Sheriff's Deputy. It would still be a good idea and can certainly be done.
I'm interested in someone familiar with the BaoFeng UV-5R. Two-way radios are needed for work and we already use my VHF radios. They work well enough but sometimes I need to talk with the dispatcher at the Sheriff's office. The UV-5R seems to fill the bill but I don't know if they can be programed for the police band.
Why doesn't the St. Helena Sheriff's Dept supply them you might ask? Short answer; they're foolishly tight with money. Actually, they're brutally far on the dumb side of tight and nothing is going to change in the near future.
I have a lot of VHF radio experience and a radio operator's license as I was a boat captain for a long time but no familiarity with any other kind of radio. I have no problem getting any required Ham license but don't think it would be necessary being a Sheriff's Deputy. It would still be a good idea and can certainly be done.