MWF
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Jul 24, 2009 13:02:41 GMT
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We got walkie talkiers before, with a claimed range of say 2 miles, but in practice could barely go 200m, and was next to unusable in cars. Maybe it is just a case of getting higher quality ones though. Some more modern cars are very effective at blocking walkie talkie signals.
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Jul 24, 2009 14:22:45 GMT
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Colonelk
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Club RR Member Number: 83
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cb radioColonelk
@colonelk
Club Retro Rides Member 83
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Jul 24, 2009 14:44:47 GMT
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cool pics, loving the roo bars haha
When Ive got my CB installed.... was going to get some handheld units to hand out to people for convoys and the like. I take it this sounds like a non starter?
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Jul 24, 2009 15:14:42 GMT
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When Ive got my CB installed.... was going to get some handheld units to hand out to people for convoys and the like. I take it this sounds like a non starter? They would have to be CB handhelds to work with your CB. PMR radio's (general 'walkie talkies') are different to CB....so make sure you get compatible handsets before spending any money. I've never had a problem with PMR radio's when communicating vehicle to vehicle as long as you are only a few hundred yards apart. CB is a LOT better for signal & quality, but the cost is generally higher....especially for handheld ones. I hope that makes some sense???
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Jul 24, 2009 15:19:07 GMT
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cool pics, loving the roo bars haha When Ive got my CB installed.... was going to get some handheld units to hand out to people for convoys and the like. I take it this sounds like a non starter? Big roo bars like those ones are called bull bars, rather than roo bars. Unfortunately they're more or less illegal on modern cars now due to pedestrian safety requirements and airbag sensors, although aluminium bars can get through the legal stuff a lot better than steel ones, so you can still have the look and a good amount of protection, if not quite the same strength as bolting a whacking great lump of steel to the front of your chassis rails. In my experience, hand-held radios have worked fine in cars over a sensible distance and communicating with vehicle-mounted CBs. I've used those little hand-held CBs which cost about Au$100 each or so, and they work fine between vehicles. They've even got 40 channel auto scanners on them and everything, how can you go wrong? I'm not sure about the really cheap stuff though, that would be a bit more of a gamble.
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Jul 24, 2009 16:21:25 GMT
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i got a cb in my van, normally use it when convoying for camping etc. i bought a midland 3001, a mint retro radio, with the mounting cradle for £6.50 off ebay. areial was £15 off ebay. cheap as chips!
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Jul 24, 2009 17:10:49 GMT
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I have a midland cb with twin sprung cb aerials on the 306 for chatting on the way to and from uni with my mates from down this way etc, oh and each of our tractors have cbs for communicating in the field and taking the mick out of the other farms nearby lol
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1969 massey ferguson 135- running, with a minor fuel leak 1989 vw polo squareback- scrapped 1988 toyota hilux with rollcage, landrover running gear and soon to be v8 1997 peugeot 306 dturbo -for sale- pm me 2007 toyota hilux invincible - fast and modern!!!
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