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On 2/26/2012 1:10 PM, oscar wrote:
On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:36:43 -0500, JustWait wrote:
A friend is looking at these:



http://www.buytwowayradios.com/produ...la-mr355r.aspx


Any of you guys use this or similar system, know anybody who does
or
have any input as to their usefulness? TIA.


Her use would probably hiking, biking, skiing etc. in or around the
Pac
North West...

I bought a pair and used them a couple of times. They work OK. PTT
sucks. HD sucks. Short range sucks. If CB radio works for you, you'll
probably like FRS. They are cheap enough. Buy a pair and if you decide
you don't like em, give them to the kids to play with.

Yeah, not for me... We use our cell phones and I voice text so I still
don't have to type anything in... Almost as fast, better range At the
same time, my friend might not be able to count on cell coverage, they
are into outback type activities like I said, out in the PNW... Lot's of
high desert riding south, and backpack skiing and such...

There's lots of areas in that type of terrain where walkie talkies would
be useless.

On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:36:43 -0500, JustWait wrote:

A friend is looking at these:

http://www.buytwowayradios.com/produ...la-mr355r.aspx

Any of you guys use this or similar system, know anybody who does or
have any input as to their usefulness? TIA.

Her use would probably hiking, biking, skiing etc. in or around the Pac
North West...

We used to use almost the same Motorolas (a little older series) when we went to Disneyland, Kings
Dominion, etc. The biggest problem was interference from other folks on the same channels. For the
past few years we've used cell phones to accomplish the same purpose. The Motorola's were given to
Goodwill.

"JustWait" wrote in message ...

On 2/27/2012 1:45 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:17:07 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:18:01 -0500,
wrote:

On 2/26/2012 6:45 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:44:34 -0500,
wrote:

At the
same time, my friend might not be able to count on cell coverage, they
are into outback type activities like I said, out in the PNW... Lot's
of
high desert riding south, and backpack skiing and such...

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They'll be fine for that. We have a similar pair on the boat that we
use as intercoms. They are cheap enough that you don't have to worry
about them all that much.



How long do you think they will go in the woods? Are they the same
wavelength as the ones we had as kids, like a half mile at best range
without line of sight?

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Good question. They operate at much higher frequencies than the old
CB walkie talkies and the technology is better but I have no idea how
they'd do in the woods. Over water they're good for a mile or more in
an area with no interference.

Here's a discussion:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Radio_Service

I have a couple FRS radios we take on vacation every year for the last
5 or 6 years. I don't think we have ever used them.

Talked to her last night. She is a big ski buff in Big Bear area... She
noted that mostly it's for those "I'll see you at the bottom" moments
when one person is still on the lift or something. She noted the area of
coverage they are looking to cover is about 250 acres all together but I
don't know the terrain...


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They work great for that. When we drove to Alaska a few years ago, we all
had the FRS radios and they were good for a mile or two. We have used them
at a ski resort years ago, and they work OK for finding the rest of the
party.

On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:44:34 -0500, JustWait
wrote:

On 2/26/2012 1:10 PM, oscar wrote:
On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:36:43 -0500, JustWait wrote:
A friend is looking at these:



http://www.buytwowayradios.com/produ...la-mr355r.aspx


Any of you guys use this or similar system, know anybody who does
or
have any input as to their usefulness? TIA.


Her use would probably hiking, biking, skiing etc. in or around the
Pac
North West...

I bought a pair and used them a couple of times. They work OK. PTT
sucks. HD sucks. Short range sucks. If CB radio works for you, you'll
probably like FRS. They are cheap enough. Buy a pair and if you decide
you don't like em, give them to the kids to play with.

Yeah, not for me... We use our cell phones and I voice text so I still
don't have to type anything in... Almost as fast, better range At the
same time, my friend might not be able to count on cell coverage, they
are into outback type activities like I said, out in the PNW... Lot's of
high desert riding south, and backpack skiing and such...