Two Way Radio

[shieldssecurity]

Hi,

I need to but a couple of two way radios. I'm working in a big old factory and need to communicate with my mate.

Phone signal is no good and Wi-Fi is non existent.

Can anyone recommend a good set of Walkie Talkies.

Thanks

 

[Andy™]

i have a some midland G9's, but a cheap set would also do. PMR radios are limited on power, so whatever you get will have a similar range

 

[steptoe]

I got a cheapish set about 15 years ago,

still working fine,

deffo get rechargeable ones, mine arent, and its a PITA,  :|

as Andy says, most have a similar range, so its really whatever you want to spend for bells and whistles,

 

[kerching]

I got a pair of el cheapo PMR Motorolas from CPC a couple,of,years ago.

Very good apart from getting somemTaximcalls on them....soon told them to,frick,off!

One of them has now gone moody and will,not work!.....just will not stop,sulking

But it was good whilst it lasted

 

[kerching]

Unfortunately they are well out of warranty.........and between you and me ( dont let this go any further). The faulty one has a tyre mark on it...quite a big one!

They are rugged...but not THAT rugged!

Whoops

Last data job was 150 points in one room

Room was unoccupied

We shouted

It worked

 

[M107]

Make sure they are PMR446 compliant, otherwise you may end up TXing or RXing over emergency service radio channels.

We had to track down & remove a handheld radio from a Canadian rowing team at Henley last summer, we were expecting to find a Maxon or Motorola unit but it turned out to be a cheap as chips things they picked up from ebay while here. 

 

[Andy™]

Make sure they are PMR446 compliant, otherwise you may end up TXing or RXing over emergency service radio channels.

We had to track down & remove a handheld radio from a Canadian rowing team at Henley last summer, we were expecting to find a Maxon or Motorola unit but it turned out to be a cheap as chips things they picked up from ebay while here. 

i know american the version of PMR uses the same frequency as the fire service here uses, maybe canadian is the same

 

[M107]

Yes they came over on a major incident clear as day, put the incident control into a real panic.

They didn't appreciate my  "American user you are on a dedicated emergency channel, cease transmission immediately" apparently Canadians don't like being called American  msl1:

 

[kerching]

I Can understand why.....Canada is not known for bombing its own troops or invading oil rich countries as a rule

 

[steptoe]

Canada's address,

668

neighbour of the beast, 

 

[kerching]

Canada's address,

668

neighbour of the beast, 

And 666 is the sum of all the numbers ( 1 to 36) on a roulette wheel

Just saying

 

[Evans Electric]

We had a pair of cheapo Motorola ......worked a treat ...got the odd taxi coming in & out ........no idea where they are now TBH.