Walkie Talkies.

[Snyper42]

What are some really good walkie talkies? I am not referring to the GMRS style ones either. I am looking for a model number if possible.
Thanks.

[LUTNIT]

Um...the good ones ARE GMRS. Most people use FRS (channels 1-14 I believe) and more and more people are getting GMRS (channels 15-22 I think.) GMRS outputs at 3 watts (at least mine do) and FRS output at 0.5-1 watt. Much better range, much clearer.

I use a Motorola T7100. Big, silver, outputs at 3 watts (when on GMRS channels), and has never failed me. Rechargable battery packs it comes with are crap, I use AA alkalynes and have gone 4 games and still showing full power. Rechargable packs die after 4-5 hours.

[ILLusion]

I have the Motorola T7400, which is also GMRS... with the rechargeable packs, I can get about 12 hours of usage on them...

[medhatboy]

I use a Motorola SX750 GMRS, 27km range when on high power GMRS channels, has channels 1-22 with 121 sub-channels/channel giving over 2600 possible privacy combinations.

[Blackthorne]

Yaesu FT-60

5 watts on all channels, 1000 memory slots, easy mod for UHF.

[Ronan]

Time to upgrade my 5 year old Walkie-Talkie lol.

I'm looking at the Motorola one's... a bit pricey.

Anyone recommend another brand just as good but a bit cheaper?

[Zeke]

Motorla 4W GP300 on GMRS channels, and a GP68, which is fully field programmable to anything in the UHF range.

[The Saint]

Dunno if Canadian Tire have the same sales across country, but the ones around my part of Ontario have a sale on some of their GMRS.

[LUTNIT]

Originally Posted by Blackthorne

Yaesu FT-60

5 watts on all channels, 1000 memory slots, easy mod for UHF.

and illegal if your caught broadcasting at that power on FRS or GMRS frequencies.

[Ronan]

Originally Posted by The Saint

Dunno if Canadian Tire have the same sales across country, but the ones around my part of Ontario have a sale on some of their GMRS.

I'll check their website, thx m8.

[Drake]

I use a Chinese one, the PuXing PX-777+ (4W/1W power, 400-470Mhz).

Only used it a couple of times, but so far I haven't been disappointed (I bought it after reading much praise from HAMs, compared to other chinese models)

[Blackthorne]

Originally Posted by LUTNIT

and illegal if your caught broadcasting at that power on FRS or GMRS frequencies.

So is running around with replica firearms.

Not too worried.

[Scarecrow]

Originally Posted by LUTNIT

and illegal if your caught broadcasting at that power on FRS or GMRS frequencies.

$400 at Radioworld, can probably source it a little cheaper online. You need the hand mic/ptt for convenience and since the built in mic is waterproofed its audio pickup is a little muted (there is a post fix for that but you have to remove the protective membrane over it).

Best part is the VX-7R Commander software and cable makes this puppy totally and easily PC programmable. The software also can unlock the unit for transmitting on the ham channels, so no soldering iron required and you can switch it back with one upload.

Yes, its illegal to broadcast on GMRS/FRS channels at full power but frankly you'd need some pretty hefty infrastructure to catch someone doing that. Besides, if you're not interfering with legal traffic, nobody cares. The other benefit to this is you and your teammates can pick sideband channels that bubblepack radios can't pick up so your comms at airsoft games are secure.

You know what is more annoying than a hacked radio? Listening to someone on the net that doesn't have any radio protocol knowledge drone on about how many beers he drank the night before and how hung over he is and then his life story. There should be a charge for radio idiocy. Thats another good reason to get off the regular nets at airsoft games - pedantic useless chatter.

Having the weather channels is handy too. I've also got it programmed for the highway emergency channels for the US and all the CB freqs.

Being waterproof and also built like a brick I give no thought to my electronics and getting dunked or dirty now - this radio can take it. I've killed at least 2 bubblepack radios in airsoft through water damage.

[Scarecrow]

P.S. If all your looking for is bubblepack radios, Canadian Tire, the Source or any outdoor store has them. eBay is a good place and I would stick with Motorola. I have a T7200 which is a pretty good radio compared to all the bubblepacks out there, but they don't make that model anymore. It was nice because it had scrambling built into it.

[Deftonius]

Originally Posted by Blackthorne

So is running around with replica firearms.

Not too worried.

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