Walkie talkie
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From: SBH
19-Mar-22
Need a decent set that works in the woods. My boys like to be solo while shed hunting. I’d Like to be able to communicate with them especially in bear country. We’ve had a few different ones in the past $30-$60 types and they have been basically useless. Any good recommendations?
From: drycreek
19-Mar-22
I’ve never found any that were reasonably priced that had any range in the woods. Good luck !
From: HDE
19-Mar-22
The last time I used a "walkie talkie" was 40 years ago...
From: Dale06
19-Mar-22
What drycreek said. Tried several.
From: Glunt@work
19-Mar-22
Baofeng are higher output than the FRS limit. Not very expensive. Technically you need some paperwork to operate over the weak FRS limits. The old Motorola Talkabout Distance DPS are also higher output. You can find them on the big auction site.
From: jdan
19-Mar-22
We hunt a large ranch in Montana. We use Motorola RDU 4100 radios. We get a legitimate 2-3 miles, sometimes more. We’ve had them for over 10 years.
From: jdan
19-Mar-22
They still sell the same model.
From: jdan
19-Mar-22
You can buy them on ebay.
From: Glunt@work
19-Mar-22
For a while FRS was limited to .5 Watt they were really weak. That changed to 2 watt (like older consumer radios) recently. 5-8 watts it a noticeable improvement.
From: SBH
20-Mar-22
Thanks fellas
From: Capt C
20-Mar-22
If you have the money to spend a handheld vhf is the way to go you will get miles out of them. Icom or standard horizon are the 2 top brands only down fall is there just a little bigger then walkie-talkie but you will get years of use out of them.
From: spyder24
20-Mar-22
I like my Yaesu FT-60R radios. I can communicate well while hare hunting. I purchased my radios from DX Engineering on the web.
