What is mobile radio? What’s the difference between handheld walkie talkie ( handheld radio) and mobile radio? Let’s see what their differences.
A sales person or radio repair shop would understand the word mobile to mean vehicle-mounted: a transmitter-receiver (transceiver) used for radio communications from a vehicle. ( From Wikipedia ).
Output:
Handheld radio: Normally the output is less then 5 watts, talk range is short.
Mobile radio: The output range from 15 to 100 watts, talk range is longer then handheld radio.
Power supply:
Handheld radio: Battery power supply. The radio normally can change the replacement battery easily.
Mobile radio: Use Household Power Supply ( need Transformer ) or Cigarette Lighter power supply ( QYT KT-8900 series radio use cigarette lighter power supply ).
Installation location:
Handheld radio: Put in walkie talkie case, easy to carry
Mobile radio: Need a fixed place in car or home, need the power cable
Team use:
Handheld radio: Suit for short distance, when user moving fast, the signal maybe worse then standing
Mobile radio: Talk range is longer, when the vehicle moving it works better then handheld radio
Price:
Handheld radio: The price is lower then mobile radio, normally the price is several to dozens dollars
Mobile radio: Generally the mobile radio cost is higher than handheld radio. Usually the price is tens to hundreds of dollars
Misunderstanding:
1. Don’t use the handheld radio connect to the cigarette lighter as mobile radio. In this way, the machine is very easy to be damaged.
2. Don't blindly seek the limit. The maximum output power of the radio is 100W. You should not use it always on 100 watts. Although it can be used normally, it also causes damage to the radio.