700/800 megaherzt radios

[atravis4]

I am seeking comments about 700/800 mhz radios. The good the bad and the ugly.
Thanks
Alan

 

[themcfarland]

your not gonna like them, most are digital trunked and range is very limited unless you have a repeater.. If you have a line on a few, and they are part of the narrow banding project then get them if they are cheap, hams like them but as a comon person using them, they suck without a repeater.

 

[topgunz1]

when we first switched to 800's they were crap, gotten a lot better though.

 

[dwr461]

In my experience, the new 800's can't send or receive from inside buildings as well the previous generation of radios. Hospitals, government blg's etc.

Dave

 

[BobKaro]

I find the shorter antennas to be more comfortable on the belt. The long ones tend to poke me in the ribs all day.