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two way radio
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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 01-25-08 16:10two way radio
Read on the board about people taking two way radios - seems like a good idea, and the kids love walkie talkies 
Need to pry them off them usually. So, thought I would ask, which ones have people got, and are they good or rubbish. Went to Argos and bought some Motorola ones to bring. Range supposed to be 8km, was actually about 80 metres - rubbish! So, any tips?
Also read about people taking phones and buying Bulgarian sim card at supermarket but don't fancy that. (dont know ...
Need to pry them off them usually. So, thought I would ask, which ones have people got, and are they good or rubbish. Went to Argos and bought some Motorola ones to bring. Range supposed to be 8km, was actually about 80 metres - rubbish! So, any tips?Also read about people taking phones and buying Bulgarian sim card at supermarket but don't fancy that. (dont know ...
Read on the board about people taking two way radios - seems like a good idea, and the kids love walkie talkies Need to pry them off them usually. So, thought I would ask, which ones have people got, and are they good or rubbish. Went to Argos and bought some Motorola ones to bring. Range supposed to be 8km, was actually about 80 metres - rubbish! So, any tips?
Also read about people taking phones and buying Bulgarian sim card at supermarket but don't fancy that. (dont know whether our old phones are compatable, need to keep English sim in Blackberry etc etc)
PS c*** w*** 
Need to pry them off them usually. So, thought I would ask, which ones have people got, and are they good or rubbish. Went to Argos and bought some Motorola ones to bring. Range supposed to be 8km, was actually about 80 metres - rubbish! So, any tips?Also read about people taking phones and buying Bulgarian sim card at supermarket but don't fancy that. (dont know whether our old phones are compatable, need to keep English sim in Blackberry etc etc)
PS c*** w***
re: two way radio
You need a good range on the mountains as the signal can be reduced if you are on either sides of it. 8 kms should be fine provided they are decent quality. I use Cobra 8 kms and find them perfect.PP
re: two way radio
Thanks Pete - hubby will be pleased to hear that. He's done a bit of research and had a hankering for the Cobra something something 800!re: two way radio
The more things that get in the way of your signal, the less distance they will cover. From mountain top to mountain top, you could go miles, but a huge crowd of (fluid filled) people at a chairlift will absorb the signal and you may only get a few hundred meters. Add to this the fact that these PMR's have a limited number of channels, (they use tones to create many more "pretend" channels) at busy times you could find that 20 people think that they are using different channels, but are ...
The more things that get in the way of your signal, the less distance they will cover. From mountain top to mountain top, you could go miles, but a huge crowd of (fluid filled) people at a chairlift will absorb the signal and you may only get a few hundred meters. Add to this the fact that these PMR's have a limited number of channels, (they use tones to create many more "pretend" channels) at busy times you could find that 20 people think that they are using different channels, but are really using the same one, so the effective signal strength is reduced because of interferance. After saying all of that.... I've found them very useful.
