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What are you using for radios between the combine, cart tractor, and semis?
We are going to be adding a couple more inexperienced cart operators this fall and thought about getting some walkie talkies so the combine operator can communicate more effectively with them. The current hand signal/phone call system is not ideal. What kind of radios are you using? What would you recommend without spending a ton of money?
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I put mxt 400 radios in from midland and they very clear and easy to install, they are a bit pricey but well worth it. I thought about tryin...
MoreMy brother bought us all cheap Bluetooth headsets. Connects to your phone. Hands free all the time. Noise cancellation. Siri calls whoever y...
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True enough
Those are nice for sure. I’ve found that sometimes you can’t call someone fast enough to tell them something that’s time sensitive. For exam...
MoreGo straight to midland, I just put them in 2019 absolutely no regrets
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We love our midland gx1000 radios
We have used midland for 30 years at least and icom about 7 both are great. I no there around 300 ish but for you boys out there Amazon migh...
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I totally agree! We ended up going with midland GX1000 handhelds and really liked them. With phones you can’t call someone fast enough when ...
MoreWe use the cheap ones, small and handy. Have chargers in the tractors and combines, but the range is a mile at best. Have the same radios fo...
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We have been using Motorola radios for 40 years. As our operation has expanded we incorporated a repeater system and now have a hand held on...
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I just bought 7 midland mxt115 using the factory antenna mount, complaint is In the combines they are mounted down by the power strip in the...
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Gxt 1000
I’ve been looking at the midland radios quite a bit. Are your handhelds the GXT1000 or the X-talker?
We are using Midland MXT105 radios ($99.99 on Amazon) which come complete with a short magnetic base antenna. This setup works great in the...
MoreIf your on sprint you can have direct connect/Nextel back on your smartphone for $5/month/user. And the the voxer app is bad so I’ve been to...
MoreWe use Motorola hard wired radios in all our units. They work very well and last for years. The way I look at it is we’ve invested hundreds...
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We started using marine band radios. Distance is phenomenal and clarity is great too. Runs about $125 for each setup.
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Business band digital radios. Radio brand is Motorola. Have great signal can talk up to 10 miles apart from radio to radio even with lots of...
MoreMotorola works great for us
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I prefer everyone to just have a Bluetooth headset connected to their cell phone. That way I can easily get ahold of them whether or not th...
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We use the Voxer walkie talkie app on our phones, everyone has one & distance is not an issue. Also we don't have radios sitting around in ...
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If you like voxer, you should try zello. You dont have to open the app to listen to the message. You can also create a channel that contai...
MoreZello is an app that is a live walkie talkie using cell phone signal. So there is no distance issues no matter where you are. It will go of...
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Looks like everyone has great ideas. We have used the Uniden 510xl CB radios for years. You can buy them for $35 to $50. We use a mag mount...
MoreWe use these in our semi's, grain cart tractor, and combine. They are cheap and work really good for what we need.
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This is What we use in all of our equipment they work great
We use FM business band radios. Work great without the interference of a cb. Radios are *******.
UHF business band digital ICOM radios. Coordinate a frequency or more and have solid personal comms.
We use these from amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00SR3QW9U
They work good, say they are legal, and are about $100 for 5.
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Any idea on their range?
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We have ran vhf icoms for probably 20 some years in all of our equipment. Get up to 20-30 miles lots of places. About $300 per radio and coa...
MoreWe use low band radios in every piece of equipment, truck, pickups, everything. I don’t think I’d recommend equipping a new setup this way d...
MoreWe run uniden marine band radios. Good for about 10 mile range. Cost about $120
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Would that have to be in line of site? Or would the work over and behind hills?
We use Motorola and Kenwood business band radios. Have used them for years and have one in every piece of equipment on the farm. I believe...
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We went to buisness band a few years ago and the best move we made. Cost a fair amount to start up but the equipment works ten times better ...
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Depending on how many radios you want a couple thousand on up
u you have ball park cost what it takes to setup a farm?
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Motorola xpr
We have no experience with them, but I’ve been hearing about these midland radios a lot lately.
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We have used cheap walkie talkies for years. We get about one season out of them. Not perfect but gets us by. We are always looking for a be...
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