Cheap Two Way Radios

antenna

Shouldn't cause too much cross channel interference......................so ok on the dover to calais then.......................

marmalizer

Hehe I knew someone would pull me up on that one :T , also good for Dover to Boulogne/Dunkerque

dena007

Hi, I purchased these from Argos last year for using on holidays, and they are fantastic.

The range seems to be pretty good, I use rechargable batteries in mine, and they seem to last a long time, simple to use, my 12 year old thought it was great!

AlanS

dena007 wrote:

The range seems to be pretty good

i tried them out in a built up area .... one was in our house and the other in a friends house ( ground level in both cases ).... approx 0.5 mile apart with streets and streets of houses and tall buildings between them ... the signal was crystal clear ... I was only expecting that sort of clarity in open country.

MOLLYBRUSH

Just for info: Anyone wanting batteries, they are £2.99 a pack at Boots, but on 3 for 2. Also anyone with an Advantage Card can get a voucher from the machine which gives 50 points back per pack, so for three packs it costs £5.98 less points to the value of £1.50. HTH

MickKnipfler

Can you use all 6 together?

AlanS

MickKnipfler wrote:

Can you use all 6 together?

as long as you're all tuned to the same channel ( choice of 8 ) .... yes

MickKnipfler

Are they rechargeable or o you need batteries?

MOLLYBRUSH

You need batteries, see my post above. AAA x 3 each one I think.

TimC

new_girl wrote:

anyone know if you can use these on board a cruise ship as they might be handy to keep track of the kids

You should be fine on a European cruise - although be careful the further East you venture. As I recall the European Union has allocated the same frequencies for unlicensed PMR - however you cannot use them in the US and probably many other places. So be careful in port.

Of course - out in the middle of the ocean, so long as you are not in maritime frequencies you'd be fine.