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Contacting some PMR446 stations on Channel 8 from the second location in this series. Today I'm on Toghill about 8 miles east of Bristol, UK.
Highlights from today's episode include a 70km contact on a 0.5W handheld radio.
Mobile Radio - geni.us/rt98 (UHF variant)
Handheld Walkie-Talkie - geni.us/xt420
Magmount - bit.ly/327mDtG
Antenna - bit.ly/339gYCv
The locations shown in the video are my best guess. They are not exact locations for any of the stations and no home locations are shown (unless by pure luck). They are indicative to show distance and rough elevation profiles. Since editing this video, I have realised that 'Tog Hill' is actually one word and is written 'Toghill'.
I'm not an amateur radio operator but I love testing out radio gear and have always enjoyed trying out different locations to see where they can reach the best. I'm using CH08 which is the calling channel for PMR446. I use the name Miles on the radio to keep things simpler. Feel free to call me Torsten if you speak to me.
I use a mobile radio whilst driving during the opening clip in the video. This is legal in the UK and 2-way radios do not fall under the same law as mobile telephones. See bit.ly/mobiler... for more info. I am not qualified to give legal advice so this is purely my understanding.
Thanks to everyone who I spoke to during the filming of this video. It was great to get a few contacts and I hope to speak to you all again in the future.
Thanks for watching.
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