Comments by "" (@g1fsh) on "Ringway Manchester" channel.

  1. Looking back it was utter madness but i can see why it was such a big deal at the time. Different times i guess. Great video mate.
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  2. Ah those were the days mate
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  3. I agree with allot of the comments here mate. The way we communicate has moved on in the last 40 years. In the 70's phone calls were expensive so radio was a cheap way to communicate. Now u can talk to and see people anywhere in the world for free from a device u can carry in your pocket. Its a sad fact that radio is an outdated form of communication. Its only advantage is that its instent u press a butten and u can be heard speaking u dont have to wait for some one to answer a call. So for emergency use its still the best solution. I will always have a radio i love it and if its in your blood its there for life. This was a great video mate very clever well done.
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  4. fredintheshed1 lol u are talking power and not length there arent u Fred lol
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  5. Maxon stuff is always good stuff it just seems to work. I used to sell loads of it about 15 to 20 years ago. Love the good quality receive audio on those that u have there mate.
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  6. Very interesting video mate I really enjoyed that.
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  7. Those old phones take me back hiss hiss crackle crackle lol
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  8. Awsome video realy well explained and put together realy interesting mate i enjoyed that. I was a huge pye radio fan. Thanks Lewis.
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  9. Good to see 4 meters is busy in your area mate. Not quite as busy up here but it does get used. I like 4 its a good band.
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  10. Great story very interesting. Love these radio history videos that u make mate.
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  11. Wow i hadent even heard of this. Great video mate very informative
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  12. Great video mate. I like this style of video they are very informative.
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  13. You are really good at these review's mate top notch! I want to say i like this one but i like them all lol its starting to become an obsession this keeping up with Lewis thing hahaha
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  14. I like it but i like them all hahaha. That wasnt a very helpfull comment was it. hahaha sorry mate.
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  15. Some nice old radios there mate. I bought a car load of stornafone 4000 hand helds from a bloke down your way in the 90,s nice sounding thing but the bleep as u power it up is more than anoying lol.
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  16. Absolutely superb little radio! I have the vhf and uhf versions and they both work really well. Great video mate well put togeather. Thanks Rog hahaha
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  17. Great video mate. Very well put together and full of information. I love your review's
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  18. I remember these Lewis. They are a far better radio than the other 2 u mentioned once programmed up. The Hora was the only competition to the cheaper Alinco hand helds as their hand helds were far less expensive than the big 3 names at the time. Great video mate
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  19. Excellent mate just brilliant you are superb at this sort of video. Bravo Lewit amazing work. Thank u very much!
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  20. hahaha love it u 2 are really funny together. Im not sure wich is the funiest the person that just doesnt get radio (thats just about every one) or the radio guy that that gets defensive when people ask about it. haha. Cracking video lads really good.
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  21. That looks an interesting radio mate. Well worth a try for that sort of money. The only problem i can see is we will all need bigger houses to store all of these Chinese radios that we are all collecting hahaha.
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  22. Very interesting video mate. I remember the brand new cases from the AOR 3000 and 3000a being for sale from the AOR's the air service bought to install in their towers. They were stripped out of their brand new enclosure's and they sold the cases for £70 each. Its great how your videos trigger memorise like that.
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  23. Doesnt look to bad mate. I would prefer to pay a bit extra and get the 320 or rt3. Good review tho as always. Great video.
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  24. Very nice looking package mate i realy like the blue bits. Whats the actual push to talk butten feel like? Iv noticed some of them are hard to push.
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  25. loads of good points about network radios well covered there lads. For all those that say what if the network ever goes down it wont work what then? Well so what what did we do before all this tech was available? We didnt worry about what if thats for sure. Use it for what it is.
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  26. Andy sounds like a proper shady character lol remind u of any one lol
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  27. Looks like a nice little radio mate. Great video. I always look forward to your videos they are always very informative.
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  28. Great video mate. I enjoy these videos showing radios and systems iv never seen b4. Thanks Lewis.
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  29. Nice audio again. I had forgotten about this allocation there were quite a fiew radios made for this part of the band. Some were quite good.
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  30. We called them Fisher Price radios lol they did work quite well tho. Iv got a pile of the Maxon version ones somewhere.
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  31. Pleased it wasnt just me that struggled with the battery lol. We deffo get great value for money with these mate. Its funny u comparing it to a uv3 coz my uv3 is also very loud even on its lowest volume setting. Did u do the same as me and try and turn the torch to turn it on? Hahaha
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  32. Lol mint. So yeah Andy that means you hahaha
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  33. Great net very very well handled mate superb operator.
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  34. Nice video mate well put together and very informative as always.
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  35. I do know that our new king was sent an Audioline 340 when cb was first legalised in the uk. Havent a clue if he used it. It was reported in one of the cb mags at the time tho. Dave lee Travis was also big into cb as well but his name isnt so pc any more. Interesting video mate. Hope u are well.
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  36. Hussein of Jordan was really active on amateur radio
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  37. Looks like a great little radio mate.
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  38. Was funny tho Martin lol
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  39. Glynn H hi Glynn i like the gd77 as well for the money its a super little radio. I like the look of this one but i guess its a gd77 in a uv5r jacket. Total winner if u ask me mate.
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  40. Nice looking radio mate iv noticed there aren't many of these cheap radios for sale on vhf if any at all. Dont know if u have seen any? U have a huge choice of repeaters near u I have 2 on uhf lol cant hit either of them on a hand held from my house or anywhere in the town lol
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  41.  @AC-nt1ph  hi the main thing i have foundcis when using the cps to program the radio. Its very basic and doesnt seem to have ever been updated. I have had issues with settings that have not been transferred to the radio from cps properly. But the radio works very well and build quality is great better than most Chinese radios. It doesnt seem to suffer from breakthrough on receive like some of these cheaper radios do. All in all well worth what u pay for them.
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  42. I remember these and the ones that came after. They were always out of my budget but i always wanted one.
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  43. I remember the Rabit system but not the other 3 so i guess Rabit was advertised more widely was if?
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  44. Yeah i did enjoy that one it was very interesting. Nice one mate
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  45. Thats dedication that is making videos for us in those conditions lol cheers mate.
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  46. Well that was amazing mate great video there i did test the WLN and found it managed 1.7 watts on tx and receive was really good. Havent done one of these yet but will get to it at some stage.
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  47. Very interesting video as always me old mate.
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  48. Quite like that little radio mate. Ideal just to keep in ya pocket just in case.
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  49. I think they are a really good idea Lewis iv looked at them for a while but same as u i just dont know if i would use it enough to warrant even £130 when me phone does the same thing. I have to say the ptt in the center of the screen is inconvenient so the ptt on the side and the look of those phones is a big bonus. Do u find the lag and latency using Zello a problem?
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  50. Hi Mate I had herd that these were upgradable from tear 1 to tear 2. Is this not the case? ]=
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  51. nice one Lewis is the tetra stuff in your area encripted? they were talking about turning off the encription for airwaves but dont know how true that is
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  52. Thanks Lewis i will give chirp a go im glad that new radios are being added all of the time. Its a usefull program.
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  53. how does it perform on vhf on rx Lewis? i had one with the older type display and it was great on uhf but used to get swamped on vhf.
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  54. Hi Lewis its quite a good looking radio be nice to see a range test. How do u get on with this tipe of display in bright sunlight? or even just a bright day?
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  55. Is it the same as the colour display on the newer boufeng hand helds?
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  56. Ringway Manchester yeah sorry mate my mistake they are the models i ment lol. I find them hard to see in bright sunlight.
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  57. Yeah i thought that when i first saw it on your video mate.
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  58. Nice radio Lewis sounds like very nice rx audio. Very nice install as well! Well done mate.
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  59. they look quite well made. The BF888 are ok but not the best quality ever lol. It's nice to see some better built units out there. I have to say I quite like having the 2 function keys on the side of my radios but I do see your point about simplicity. Can't wait to see them in use. Hope u are well buddy?
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  60. Ringway Manchester yeah I know mate I do have fits and starts sometimes I listen loads and other times I don't bother much at all. It's always there mate we will catch up at some point soon.
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  61. Its a week for guest stars in Manchester isnt it lol great video mate u and Jameswork will together.
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  62. Proper loony's you 2 lol always makes me laugh that video. Merry Christmas mate.
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  63. That is an amazing space mate. Looks like you are doing a great job. Some really good ideas there.
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  64. They look quite well built. How do they feel in your hand mate?
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  65. Great idea and Peters channel is mint.
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  66. Ah mint video lads looked like a proper fun day.
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  67. I had 2 or 3 of these i used them as cordless phones around me house. They were me first digital cordless phones. They worked ok apart from the battery life being rubbish when they were left off the base charger. We never had any hot spots round here to use them as a mobile phone.
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  68. Some good info in that video mate. Nice one.
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  69. Yeah great video lads loved the look on your face Lewis when the passers by spoke to u lol mint.
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  70. Dedication that lads. Great video nice one.
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  71. Ringway Manchester hahaha yeah im gona start putting it on more often Lewis.
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  72. i really like the look of this radio mate. U will have to give me a shout on it so i can hear how it sounds.
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  73. Looks like a nice radio mate. I like the display. Is the programming lead a kenwood standard lead?
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  74. Very well explained mate. Great video.
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  75. Yeah great video Lewis. Very interesting.
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  76. Looks like u had a good bank holiday mate. Next step with the antenna building is to try a dual band model. 5 8ths on uhf and quater wave on vhf just stick a coile in the bottom of the driven element to bring the radiation angle down on UHF. Realy easy. Nice video enjoyed it.
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  77. Hiya mate. I remember seeing these about 20 ish years ago. Do u know if this sort of equipment is still available new?
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  78. Much better rx audio mate.
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  79. Looks like a nice radio mate. Sounds nice on rx as well. Hope u are well?
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  80. Ah great video mate as always.
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  81. Superb mate
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  82. Outstanding mate superb video very interesting and informative.
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  83. Yeah i like the look of it mate I'm gona try one. I watched Pauls video he did a great review. As is this video. Thanks Lewis nice video.
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  84. Ringway Manchester just heard the first fiew lines of your intro when i read your reply Lewis. 'Its a Zastone something' lol made me chuckle lol mint mate.
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  85. Lol went mad with the tipex did we lewis lol. Nice try tho hahaha
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  86. Realy nice radio these for the money. The display is amazing. I wish i had kept mine.
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  87. Imagin getting cramp up there Lewis. Doesnt bare thinking about. I deffo couldnt do that job no matter how much they get. Cracking video.
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  88. There was talk of using spread spectrum beingvused on 2vmeters when it was being used more. I think that was in the early to mid 90's. I saw article's in one of the radio mags about it. I think thats as far as it ever got tho.
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  89.  @RingwayManchester  yep all good here hope u are all ok over there too mate.
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  90. Well said mate absolutely spot on there
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  91. fredintheshed1 pleased it wasnt just me Fredy lol
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  92. Well said very well explained. Nice one.
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  93. Sorry and thanks lol
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  94. It was the mysterons looking for Captain Scarlet lol. Bit b4 your time but google knows what i mean haha.
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  95. Wow nice pen collection mate. Very nice not something u would normally come across. Bit special those are.
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  96. Nice radio mate. Loved the nifty little power meter mate
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  97. its a cracking idea sweing as there isnt much in the way of high power mobile stuff available for ham radio. All of the commercial stuff is good but its far more expansive than this option. I like it Lewis can ya tell? lol
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  98. looks like a nice product mate. Do u know if they do any other ptt leads for it? Im thinking it would be great for uhf on the HD1
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  99. Did u and mike meet up seeing as u were both not a kick in the but from each other? Great video mate
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  100. Another great video mate some great footage there.
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  101. is that the one u were using today? looks nice and slim nice looking radio that 1.
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  102.  @RingwayManchester  sounded nice as well then
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  103. Lol thats real abuse mate
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  104. Looks quite good Lewis and well priced as well. Do u know if they do one for the air band?
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  105. fredintheshed1 hahaha dead body might not have been so bad Fred but those bloody spiders hahaha scary as F××k aparently hahaha
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  106. Cracking looking radio mate looks just the job. Whats the radio receiver like for brakethrough and noises?
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  107. Love these videos they are very interesting and informative
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  108. The programming cable will be the usual standard retevis lead is it mate? We have all probs got a draw full of them lol. I wish retevis would update the display on these things a bit but i guess they are functional. Cracking video as always mate.
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  109. That looked like great fun. We used to do it back in the day on CB
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  110. These videos are superb mate. So informative and very interesting. Nice birthday gift as well. Very well done fella.
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  111. Very interesting. Great video me old mate.
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  112. fredintheshed1 sooner the better lads.
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  113. Nice one Lewis thats useful to know thanks
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  114.  @TrystansWorkbench  lol thanks its good to see any activity on any of the bands.
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  115. Lol the things u put your self through for us mate hahaha i guess u didnt enjoy that so much lol. It was funny to watch tho.
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  116. Looks like a cracking build mate. Its turned out really well. Nice one
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  117. Great video as always mate. Nice place hope u both had a great hollyday..
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  118. Ringway Manchester lol im not that bad yet but there are one or 2 i am going to buy thanks to u and Paul lol
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  119. Great video mate.
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  120. Fame at last mate lol
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  121. Sods law that the channel was being used when u were doing your test lol. I bet it was quiet for the rest of the dat. My wln does just under 2vwatts Lewis but its cot a very sensitive receiver in it. I will have to try the t1 next. Great vid mate.
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  122. Great video mate i love the d9000. Its not without its problems but seems well built and works ok.
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  123.  @AC-nt1ph  Thank u same to you. All the best to you and yours.
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  124. I knew what your number 1 radio would be lol. Great video mate.
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  125. Great video very interesting. Will u share anything else that you find out with us? Hope u are all well down there mate?
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  126. I think u and Andy are both masters of drone footage mate your videos are awesome
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  127. Great video lads. Its going to be interesting to see what u think of thr dmr mobile radio mate. What version is it? I had 2 last year both version 2 i had mixed opinions about them.
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  128. I like the look of this one. Gary from Martin Lynch recommends this one over all of the others. How many channels per zone are u aloud and how many per scan list?
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  129. jinghua xiao Thanks for the reply thats great.
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  130. Iv been thinking of getting one of these since i watched Ben"s videos. How many scan channels can u put in 1 list mate? Soz keep missing u on zello catch up soon mate
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  131. humaxf1 thanks for that thats great the limitation on most other radios like the md380 and the gd77 is a bit of a pain.
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  132. Very informative video mate. I learned loads from it.
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  133. Superb mate excellent videos and a great story very well told.
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  134. Cracking video mate full of information. U are really good at this stuff.
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  135. hahaha i had both those that 1 u have there was horrid crap audio and just horrid to use. The Puxing was better made but still didnt last long. The displays all gave up on mine. Yuck makes me want to wash me hands lol
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  136. Martin Zero messing with things he doesnt understand again Martin. I think u should get the train round to make sure hes still in one pice lol
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  137. Ringway Manchester i desoldered the antenna and soldiered a piece of good coax to the same point and the earth to the pad next to the antenna pad. Fed that into a Marconi 2955B test set. I did a video but its not good lol so i didnt publish it lol
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  138. Looks mint mate looks like u are making good progress to me I think u r right just tape it and paint it white it will be spot on.
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