The PMR-506TX is another new radio from TTi in Korea. Whilst there are many new PMR radios out there to choose from there are only a few that offer anything different. In this case the 506TX is one of the slimmest and lightest PMR radios on the market and certainly won’t weigh you down. There are two different packages available containing this radio. One is a standard PMR radio, the 506TX with desktop drop-in charger and the other, the 506MH is specifically aimed at Motorcycle riders as it contains the necessary hands-free kit for both rider and passenger and allows the radio to be used as an intercom device.  In both cases the radio contains a built in lithium-ion battery pack which is an excellent choice for long battery life between charges and doesn’t suffer from the memory effect of other battery technologies meaning you can “top up” the charge of this radio at any time you wish.

This review was made possible by Sharman MultiCOM Ltd, with thanks to Murli for the loan of the equipment.

It’s hard to believe that over ten years have passed since PMR-446 was introduced across Europe as a licence free short range radio service. The simplicity of the service combined with low cost radios has been a key point that ensured the popularity of the concept from day one and proved to be a credible alternative to expensive licensing and contracts for small to medium sized businesses alike.  PMR-446 isn’t without its problems in heavy use areas due to the limited number of available channels but in most cases CTCSS and DCS can help minimise the issue of busy channels.

We take a look at a low cost 80 channel handheld aimed at UK CB users.

The Danita 608 is a compact 80 channel legal FM CB handheld radio. Over the past few years very little has changed in the way of CB radio design. Probably this is just down to the fact that CB has decreased in popularity since a few years back (it certainly has done in my area anyway). Nevertheless new radios keep appearing on the market and the Danita fills the gap for a basic, low cost 80 channel handheld. Many handheld radios are expensive, under powered and considered by many not to be worth the money. The Danita might just make you change your mind at the bargain price of £49.99 that Knights CB were selling them for last year!