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 What are they good for? Walkie-talkies are good for communicating quickly between two distant points. Police officers use walkie-talkies, solders use walkie-talkies, sports patrol enthusiasts, custodians, security guards, equipment and patrol and workers all use them to communcate between two points. How far can a walkie-talkie send a message The average walkie-talkie can send and receive equipment messages from about a mile away. More advanced walkie-talkies can send and recieve messages from two to four miles away using only one to four watts of transimitted power. The army and other personel use the two to four watt walkie-talkies to communicate from far distances.Some walkie-talkies translate in morse code, which make it difficult for anyone to listen to a conversation Small Portable two ways have begun to catch on in the last few years as technology makes electronic gadgets smaller and lighter. You can find them all over the world. What do you look patrol for in one of these devices? There are several things to know and remember. equipment First of all, remember patrol that old maxim: "You get what you pay for." In this field the really good units are going to be somewhat expensive. Another good use is avoiding cell-phone charges if you are in range. This can become your cell-phone equipment substitute in many circumstances and that is good. A nice plus with many of these units today is that you can get hands-free attachments. A voice-activated patrol microphone/headphone unit could really benefit anyone with their hands and eyes occupied, like a vehicle driver, a cyclist, or a hiker/climber. If that might be in equipment your need profile, keep an eye out for units such as these. I don''t think having a multi-channel unit is all that important for most people. Most people are just wanting to communicate between point A and point B. But patrol there are many radios today that will let you connect with points C,D,E,F, etc. The thing of it is, in real life, most people don''t need that extra feature. I expect that this type of radio will get smaller over time and one of these days they will be built into watches or something. people just like to stay in touch. And when a is too expensive or a cell tower isn''t near or there is another problem, these little radios can often fill the bill. Just start with what your real application is going to be and work upward from there. The advent equipment of the Family Radio Service and GRMS has opened a whole new possibility for reliable short-range communications, and depending on your needs they may just fill patrol the bill --or they may equipment not. Understand that ANY means of radio communication can save lives, exchange information and simply be fun, so that is endorsement enough. Most of these radios operate on frequencies just above the 70 cm Amateur Bands...somewhere around 462-467 Mhz. The major players all produce satisfactory equipment with similar standards so, for the price conscious, dollars can be saved if you know what patrol to look for. First look at the specifications; the more equipment watts of power out, the further your signal will travel. Beginners note that 700mw (milliwatts) is LESS than 1w (watt). More watts, more power, more distance. The manufacturer''s range claims are not fraudulent or specious, but they can be misleading unless you are in clear country, the ideal conditions for distance communications. Don''t expect a patrol two mile equipment range in heavy terrain, you won''t get it...sometimes you won''t get 200 yards. But for inner-mall talking with your kids and family members, most of them are ok. I''ve also used them on fly fishing trips where we have seldom been more than a quarter mile from camp and they were fine. Welcome to the primier site for two way radios. Our company is the World's Leading Supplier for Professional Portable and Mobile Two-Way Radios & Walkies! We Buy, Sell, Trade, & Repair all types of new and used 2-way radio equipment for Virtually any and all types of work.
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