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Walkie Talkies... What to buy?

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  • 26-06-2005 9:37pm
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    StickyMcGinty
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    I'm looking to buy some walkie talkies for use when i'm over in amsterdam for a festival in august, instead of using mobiles!

    can anyone give me any advice on what to look out for when buying them? can i use that GMRS thing in ireland as well as holland?

    Cheers if you can help!!

    Vinny


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    parsi
    Site Banned Posts: 5,904 ✭✭✭parsi


    PMR 446 is the European Standard. The GMRS is a US standard . A lot of the Walkie Talkies on ebay use the US standards (FRS & GMRS) which have different frequencies and are unlicensed if not illegal in Ireland

    Argos have cheapo PMR radios - if you're off to a festival prob best to get ones that accept AAs in case you can't plug in your charger.. Also if they have CTCSS (often called sub-channels) they will help a bit if the channels are crowded afaik.


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    Rew
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    Iv a load of PMR's great little radios. Get the Argos ones, loike parsi said. The GRMS/FRS ones are illeagal in the EU in general AFAIK.

    Recharageable ones are handier and most iv seen take the recharageable battery and AA/AAA's. The more expensive ones have better sound quality.


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    StickyMcGinty
    Registered Users Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭StickyMcGinty


    i got some cobras off ebay, 7 mile radius it said, but i dont think i'll get near that to be honest..

    they are gmrs will that work over here??

    Cheers for the replies!


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    kenmc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,276 ✭✭✭kenmc


    it will "work" but it;'s illegal. could be interferring with some other signals.
    edit : you could also get interference from something else...


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