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"Kurt Ullman" wrote in message ... In article .com, Secondly, they don't generally react well to steel, so using them (for instance) to call the hubby in the room from the pool or to ask the Kid where she is instead of the table ready for dinner may not always work. These are limitations of the radios themselves and tend to be independent of brands. That's what most people have found out...we tried them out a few times & there more trouble than there worth - even the gmrs type. Perhaps in an airport they might be handy they'd come in handy but in most US airports or ship terminal our cell phones have good signal & are more reliable. |
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BREAKER!!! BREAKER!!!
YEA...HOW 'BOUT A RADIO CHECK??? JBJ |
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Thus spake "Alan Meyer" :
"nekochan" wrote in message roups.com... Can anyone recommend a brand of walkie talkies for the ship? Thanks in advance. I have used very cheap Conair Expedition FRS radios that I bought many years ago onboard ships. They sometimes work if you're not too far away from the other person, but you can't count on them. When you're in your stateroom, separated by many walls from the other person, the chance of hearing anything is low. I find them particularly useful in airports. When the wife goes to the bathroom and I need to tell her that the plane is boarding, the FRS radio is just the thing to use. Yeah, and just like a cell phone in the bathroom, you know exactly when it's going to go off. I've also used them on land where she might like to go into the shops and I prefer to walk around or sit on a bench and read a book. They enable us to find each other within a range of a mile or so. Alan -- dillon Flower Whiskers, RIP What a great leader |
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We bought el-cheapo walkie talkies onboard a long time ago but were not
happy with the range or clearness. We bought Uniden Scramble a year or so ago. Absolutely love them. We also looked far and wide and finally found the earphone/mic that allow us to talk and listen without pushing buttons. We also like the fact that we can put them on scramble and not have to listen to shipboard conversations or the crew or have them interrupt ours. These are rechargeable so we don't have to worry about running out of batteries. I believe these have a very long range, I can't remember for sure but I think 10 miles or more. No, I don't sell them or even have stock in the company. lol "Dillon Pyron" wrote in message ... Thus spake "Alan Meyer" : "nekochan" wrote in message groups.com... Can anyone recommend a brand of walkie talkies for the ship? Thanks in advance. I have used very cheap Conair Expedition FRS radios that I bought many years ago onboard ships. They sometimes work if you're not too far away from the other person, but you can't count on them. When you're in your stateroom, separated by many walls from the other person, the chance of hearing anything is low. I find them particularly useful in airports. When the wife goes to the bathroom and I need to tell her that the plane is boarding, the FRS radio is just the thing to use. Yeah, and just like a cell phone in the bathroom, you know exactly when it's going to go off. I've also used them on land where she might like to go into the shops and I prefer to walk around or sit on a bench and read a book. They enable us to find each other within a range of a mile or so. Alan -- dillon Flower Whiskers, RIP What a great leader |
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"Splenda" wrote in message ... We bought el-cheapo walkie talkies onboard a long time ago but were not happy with the range or clearness. We bought Uniden Scramble a year or so ago. Absolutely love them. We also looked far and wide and finally found the earphone/mic that allow us to talk and listen without pushing buttons. We also like the fact that we can put them on scramble and not have to listen to shipboard conversations or the crew or have them interrupt ours. These are rechargeable so we don't have to worry about running out of batteries. I believe these have a very long range, I can't remember for sure but I think 10 miles or more. No, I don't sell them or even have stock in the company. lol You're so called scramble feature doesn't prevent anyone from hearing your transmissions, it only keeps you from hearing anyone else that's talking at the time. It does is keep you radio quiet but if they're using the channel & you unknowingly use it at the same time no one gets their message through. |
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"Boomer" wrote in message
... "Splenda" wrote in message ... We bought el-cheapo walkie talkies onboard a long time ago but were not happy with the range or clearness. We bought Uniden Scramble a year or so ago. Absolutely love them. We also looked far and wide and finally found the earphone/mic that allow us to talk and listen without pushing buttons. We also like the fact that we can put them on scramble and not have to listen to shipboard conversations or the crew or have them interrupt ours. These are rechargeable so we don't have to worry about running out of batteries. I believe these have a very long range, I can't remember for sure but I think 10 miles or more. No, I don't sell them or even have stock in the company. lol You're so called scramble feature doesn't prevent anyone from hearing your transmissions, it only keeps you from hearing anyone else that's talking at the time. It does is keep you radio quiet but if they're using the channel & you unknowingly use it at the same time no one gets their message through. Where, precisely, do you intend to use these walkie-talkies? Are they allowed to be used aboard ship? Certainly, unless they are specifically approved, they are illegal in many Countries. -- JohnT |
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I threw one of the damn things overboard on our last trip(I'm a senior)
"JohnT" wrote in message ... "Boomer" wrote in message ... "Splenda" wrote in message ... We bought el-cheapo walkie talkies onboard a long time ago but were not happy with the range or clearness. We bought Uniden Scramble a year or so ago. Absolutely love them. We also looked far and wide and finally found the earphone/mic that allow us to talk and listen without pushing buttons. We also like the fact that we can put them on scramble and not have to listen to shipboard conversations or the crew or have them interrupt ours. These are rechargeable so we don't have to worry about running out of batteries. I believe these have a very long range, I can't remember for sure but I think 10 miles or more. No, I don't sell them or even have stock in the company. lol You're so called scramble feature doesn't prevent anyone from hearing your transmissions, it only keeps you from hearing anyone else that's talking at the time. It does is keep you radio quiet but if they're using the channel & you unknowingly use it at the same time no one gets their message through. Where, precisely, do you intend to use these walkie-talkies? Are they allowed to be used aboard ship? Certainly, unless they are specifically approved, they are illegal in many Countries. -- JohnT |
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"clint" wrote in message
... I threw one of the damn things overboard on our last trip(I'm a senior) Lots of us, including myself, are seniors (or wrinklies, as we prefer to call ourselves here in the UK) but we learned many years ago that top-posting is a very anti-social practice. Is Clint still saving up for his first cruise? -- JohnT |
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On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:37:11 -0500, Dillon Pyron wrote:
Yeah, and just like a cell phone in the bathroom, you know exactly when it's going to go off Pleas, tell me that when you finish, you wash *then* pick up that phone -- __ /7__/7__/7__ \::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Chrissy Cruiser wrote:
On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:37:11 -0500, Dillon Pyron wrote: Yeah, and just like a cell phone in the bathroom, you know exactly when it's going to go off Pleas, tell me that when you finish, you wash *then* pick up that phone I've tried using a cell phone while in the stall, but with Senator Craig tap dancing in the next one over, it's impossible to hear. Nonny -- ---Nonnymus--- No matter how large your boat, the person you are talking with will have a close friend with a larger one. ---Observation by my son |
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