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How do you feel about walkie talkies

6.6K views 54 replies 23 participants last post by  flatblack  
#1 ·
Should we have them? Do you have your own currently? Should we group buy some? Let me know!
 
#2 ·
what the heck kinda question or thread is this? Why would we group buy walkie talkies? I had them and used them a lot as a kid through high school for man hunt, capture the flag and so on with teams but nothing else. I loved them. I have no use for them now
 
#17 ·
Ali do you know what brand we have?

To be honest I've never used walkies, ever. Can different brands/models still communicate with each other?


I definitely don't think it'll hurt to have a set, and they may actually prove beneficial for a few reasons. At the very least they should provide a laugh or two.
 
#18 ·
I use to have 2 police issue walkie talkies. They had a 3 mile range and went thru all types of buildings and settings. We used them on road trips with other friends. They costed about 1000 for both but they worked great.
 
#22 ·
Make sure you read the manuals so that you can use them properly.
+1 on that


I feel that in the real-world you'll only get 10-30% of the advertised range. I believe the range that they provide is assuming a big open field with no interference. So the walkie that advertises a 20 mile range, likely will only give you 1-2 miles out on the road - Which really is all you need.
 
#23 ·
I use walkies a lot at my car festival work - and we've come to learn that you should not go for price>quality. We got some sh*tty cheap ones one meet, and they didn't work at all, so we've been using Motorola ever since. Unsure of the specific model, but they do look very similar to HT1000's, and they are absolutely fantastic - very long battery life, the range is great and it penetrates through any building.
 
#24 · (Edited)
Yeah, I really do like my Motorola 2-ways. I do get 2 miles in the city and up to 5 on the highway. I was going to mention the battery life as a positive as well. I've never had the 2-way's chargeable battery die with 8hrs of use. You can also supplement the radio's battery with disposable batteries - I also have a car charger just in case.

On a side note, the higher-end 2 way radio will have more channels for secret communication. Skipping getting in to radio frequencies, the lower channels can be heard by most people whether they're on the channel you're using or not. Not with 2-ways but government issued hand held radios - the people you'd be trying to avoid in the first place.