On May 25, 1:19*am, Pat wrote:
On May 24, 2:42*pm, "Ralph Mowery" wrote:





"Ulysses" wrote in message

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I got some with a 3 mile range and they didn't work from my house to the
back of my property (over a hill about 1000 feet). *I got some with a 7
mile
range and they didn't work as well as the 3 mile range. *About the only
time
I actually use them is while working on something when someone has to
monitor one thing while someone else is 500 feet away working on the
problem.

I was hoping they would work well enough so my wife or daughter could call
if they got stuck in the mud where there is no cell phone service. *It's
less than a mile to the bad area and they don't work.

All-in-all I'd say they work a little better than the old four transistor
walkie-talkies I had when I was a kid.

The ranges given are a big joke. *If you look at the fine print you may see
something strange like from the top of a mountain. *Some friends have
communicated over 30 miles with them,but one was on top of Mt. Mitchell
(highest point on east coast). *At much over 500 feet they are like a big
searchlight. *If you can see it, you can talk. *

I heard the work better going downhill. * ;-))

If there is a hill in the



way , forget it.

As a ham operator I have used the talkies for over 25 years. *You just have
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No! That's confusing it with car gas mileage.
It's great when you can take your foot off the gas and coast down
hill!
Unfortunately like with radio the earth not only curves but at some
point you have to come back up the hill!

FMRS and GRS frequencies are allotted by the FCC and the appropriate
regulatory authorities in many other countries, for relatively low
cost radios operating at a pretty high frequency and very low power.
They are not intended, no matter what some advertising may claim, for
long distance communication, or broadcasting.
That would rather be like claiming that because your car can do 150
mph it is 'possible' to drive at that speed across, say, New York or
Pittsburgh in dense traffic!

Proper choice of WTs, application and use are similar to that for any
other tool. For example; we have small wire welder. It works fine for
what we need; but is not the machine we would choose if building a
large steel ship or a bridge!