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Walkie Talkies
Which ones are best and why?
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The only one I have ever seen work on a cruise ship were Nextel on our Canal cruise in 2001. There was a couple who had them because you could hear their distinctive "beep".
-- DG in Cherry Hill, NJ "JS" wrote in message .. . Which ones are best and why? |
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I would think that units that don't beep would be less disturbing? Ae there any that you know of?
"Dick Goldhaber" wrote in message ... The only one I have ever seen work on a cruise ship were Nextel on our Canal cruise in 2001. There was a couple who had them because you could hear their distinctive "beep". -- DG in Cherry Hill, NJ "JS" wrote in message .. . Which ones are best and why? |
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Most any unit when worn with a headset won't beep and nobody has to listen
to them then, just the person wearing the headset. "JS" wrote in message .. . I would think that units that don't beep would be less disturbing? Ae there any that you know of? "Dick Goldhaber" wrote in message ... The only one I have ever seen work on a cruise ship were Nextel on our Canal cruise in 2001. There was a couple who had them because you could hear their distinctive "beep". -- DG in Cherry Hill, NJ "JS" wrote in message .. . Which ones are best and why? |
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Which ones are best and why?
The FRS units are severely impaired due to the steel decks. If you are on the Lido deck and your wife is in your cabin, say...five decks below...you can pretty well forget any successful communication. OTOH, if you are on the same deck or within a deck or two of your other party, they can work reasonablly well. Be aware, you may have a time finding an empty channel, there are a lot of folks with these things anymore. |
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We use the kenwood and have great luck with them, they also have a privacy
channel that avoids the excess chatter Pete "User 1.nospam" wrote in message t... Which ones are best and why? The FRS units are severely impaired due to the steel decks. If you are on the Lido deck and your wife is in your cabin, say...five decks below...you can pretty well forget any successful communication. OTOH, if you are on the same deck or within a deck or two of your other party, they can work reasonablly well. Be aware, you may have a time finding an empty channel, there are a lot of folks with these things anymore. |
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We just use the Motorola Talkabouts, they're great. Keep in mind to
minimize usage as these can be quite annoying to people trying to relax on the deck, etc. We keep one in the room usually, and one with us. Keep the volume low and don't abuse, it's pretty obnoxious. Great while on shore though. In article , says... I would think that units that don't beep would be less disturbing? Ae there any that you know of? "Dick Goldhaber" wrote in message ... The only one I have ever seen work on a cruise ship were Nextel on our Canal cruise in 2001. There was a couple who had them because you could hear their distinctive "beep". -- DG in Cherry Hill, NJ "JS" wrote in message .. . Which ones are best and why? |
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We use the Talkabouts as well. Also, we always put them into 'silent
mode' (vibrate) and turn off the Roger beep. This minimizes the intrusions to the people around us. Also, our model has several privacy codes per channel. This makes it easier to find a quiet channel cutting down the chatter. Linda JerryC wrote: We just use the Motorola Talkabouts, they're great. Keep in mind to minimize usage as these can be quite annoying to people trying to relax on the deck, etc. We keep one in the room usually, and one with us. Keep the volume low and don't abuse, it's pretty obnoxious. Great while on shore though. In article , says... I would think that units that don't beep would be less disturbing? Ae there any that you know of? "Dick Goldhaber" wrote in message ... The only one I have ever seen work on a cruise ship were Nextel on our Canal cruise in 2001. There was a couple who had them because you could hear their distinctive "beep". -- DG in Cherry Hill, NJ "JS" wrote in message .. . Which ones are best and why? |
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