walkys

[custardkid]

any one recomend any good walkie talkies?

cheers
Custard

[Silent1]

I have 2 Motorola t5532 and they are excellent, they cut out a fair bit of the background noise and you can tell the difference between them and some cheapies

[custardkid]

have used some motorolas before that were brilliant, and have used some cheaper ones that were rubbish.

can you get motorola performance with out paying a fortune?

or do you just have to bite the bullet and get some motorolas?

will be using them for ski / mtbing / car convoys
but thought bikers use them quite alot and this would be a good place to ask the question

cheers
Custard

[rsvmilly]

I have Kenwood TK3101s. Very sturdy and twice the range of the cheaper ones* but as you say, not cheap. I bought used off ebay for half price and they are so sturdily put together that I've had 4-5 years use.





* Before someone chips in and says all 500mw radios should be the same, they are not!

[Carl-H]

Can these be used with headphones and a speaker so it can be used as cheap intercom?

[rsvmilly]

Carl-H said:

Can these be used with headphones and a speaker so it can be used as cheap intercom?

You'd be better looking at rider to pillion intercoms. Some of those are £50 or less.

[oggs]

rsvmilly said:

I have Kenwood TK3101s. Very sturdy and twice the range of the cheaper ones* but as you say, not cheap. I bought used off ebay for half price and they are so sturdily put together that I've had 4-5 years use.





* Before someone chips in and says all 500mw radios should be the same, they are not!

I think i'll be needing one of these

[rsvmilly]

oggs said:

rsvmilly said:

I have Kenwood TK3101s. Very sturdy and twice the range of the cheaper ones* but as you say, not cheap. I bought used off ebay for half price and they are so sturdily put together that I've had 4-5 years use.





* Before someone chips in and says all 500mw radios should be the same, they are not!

I think i'll be needing one of these

The kit S and I have is Autocom, with Kenwood radios. It is not cheap! But it is very versatile. I can plug in music, satnav and telephone and still converse with a pillion.

A cheaper option is a Cobra radio with a helmet headset and press-to-talk button. If you go down this route then make sure you get a headset with two speakers - much clearer.

Or you can track down the Autocom stuff on ebay. Just make sure it has the later seven-pin plugs for compatibility with the latest stuff.

Got a landing date for the Fazer yet?