2-way radios

Jon Miller · Post by **Jon Miller** » Mon 12 Mar, 2007 20:29

Folks,

A question for those cruise veterans among you. During the last two lake district cruises I went on a number of people had radios, what spec radio do I need and does anyone have a specific recommendation

Cheers
Jon

PVR · Post by **PVR** » Mon 12 Mar, 2007 20:34

I bought the BT set. £30, and the battery lasts forever

Alex L · Post by **Alex L** » Mon 12 Mar, 2007 20:51

I have a couple of rechargeable motorolas. They are a good basicish radio but lack volume for car use, so ideally require a headset.

smartypants · Post by **smartypants** » Mon 12 Mar, 2007 21:55

I have had these for ages - and work very well when i go snowboarding

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-Motorola-Talkab ... dZViewItem

The main think to look for is the amount of Channels. Probably not that important actually for cruises, but essential on the mountain - cos every bugger has one!

Come with rechargable packs and charger. 3km range. Have got a jack for a headset too

garyw · Post by **garyw** » Mon 12 Mar, 2007 22:37

Its a PMR446 radio set your looking for, Eight main channels and others have sub groups, although I've never known them used.

I have a Cobra set, which I'm very pleased with, worth considering your battery options when picking a set.

garyw

QED · Post by **QED** » Tue 13 Mar, 2007 07:14

garyw wrote:I have a Cobra set, which I'm very pleased with...

Me too, great radios and cost me $30 delivered from America.

Jon Miller · Post by **Jon Miller** » Tue 13 Mar, 2007 13:57

Thanks guys, plenty of cobra sets on ebay so i'll take a look and get some ordered.

Cheers
Jon