Troops in Iraq buy own 2-way radios

FCW ^

[patton]

An elephant is a mouse designed to army specs.

[Happy2BMe]

The radios being used by our troops are good ones - and have GPS on them also.

[KneelBeforeZod]

have we given in? I expected this thread to be 99% "MORE LEFT WING MEDIA LIES!!" posts.

[patton]

Aquisitions core bump.

[Steve Van Doorn]

”The radios being used by our troops are good ones - and have GPS on them also.”

Wouldn’t the enemy know where you are? If your buddy can see your location I would assume so could the enemy?

[Happy2BMe]

Al Q isn't current on GPS - they ain't got no satellite.

Now if we were fighting the CHICOMS it would be a different story.

[Steve Van Doorn]

I see. Thank you.

Thank you for your service Happy2BMe.

[nokidding]

We are talking about how the talaban can listen in on the radios becuase the transmissions are not secure!!!

[Nowhere Man]

Instead of walkie-talkies, why doesn't each vehicle have a CB already installed, just like the truckers use?

Use the more sophisticated radios for calling HQ or air-support or whatever... but SHEESH, give 'em something simple and cheap to talk to each other. It shouldn't be that hard to modify for special frequencies either.

I'd toss in my 1969 vintage Drake TR-22C, 2 meter portable (it's much bigger than a Handitalkie, but is portable with a shoulder strap being a typical 1960's era 2 way radio.

I remember the term for an Army/Military person on the CB was "green CBer" back in the 1970's when I first started on the CB radio when I was a kid back then. I know being an amateur radio operator and general radio hobbyist, if I was there, I'd lug my police scanner and if I can, my 2 meter handheld with me. I remember during the last Gulf War, some of the radio hobbyists on the old Fidonet BBS system took their scanners and shortwave radios over to Kuwait with them and had a ball. Getting back to amateur radio, that would help too although you need more troops with amateur radio licenses.

[Nowhere Man]

I think the British FRC radios use the 433/434 Mc bands IIRC so you would need some frequency coordination. The rest of Europe uses 446 Mc.

[nokidding]

These opinions are not lies!

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The Army needs reliable communications systems for urban operations, said Brig. Gen. Philip Coker. Troops were sent to war with a squad radio, produced by Icom America Inc. But that radio proved so ineffective that the soldiers resorted to a $60 Sony walkabout, which works at ranges of 3 kilometers and is compatible with Army frequencies, said Coker.

"Here we have the only way for these kids to talk because the Icom radio we bought them is hideously useless," he said.

In order to use the radio, soldiers had to turn off the jammers in the vehicles, because otherwise the radio could not function. "That is criminal.

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The Army needs reliable communications systems for urban operations, said Brig. Gen. Philip Coker. Troops were sent to war with a squad radio, produced by Icom America Inc. But that radio proved so ineffective that the soldiers resorted to a $60 Sony walkabout, which works at ranges of 3 kilometers and is compatible with Army frequencies, said Coker.

"Here we have the only way for these kids to talk because the Icom radio we bought them is hideously useless," he said.

In order to use the radio, soldiers had to turn off the jammers in the vehicles, because otherwise the radio could not function. "That is criminal.