Pete M0PSX
Hi John,
A few things to unpick here
158.625MHz is a specialist frequency – looking online, the closest match I can find is 158.650MHz, which is an emergency search and rescue frequency for Scotland. It’s also close to some Marine frequencies. Not many ham radio handhelds will do that out of the box, and you may need to check licence conditions for 158.625MHz
The Anytones support DMR – digital voice, which can be handy if you have a nearby DMR repeater. Being DMR, they’re more pricey.
Never used a Radtel, but they seem to have GPS – handy for walking outdoors, but Amazon reviews aren’t encouraging: “You need more that a Computing degree to Program this”, etc
Baofengs aren’t the greatest, but are hugely popular and many hams have them. There are loads of resources on how to program them, and you can get a UV-5R for around £25
Neither the Radtel not the Baofengs list 158MHz, so depends how critical (and legal) that is for you.
Does that help at all?
Pete
