JimM
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| posted on 20/4/12 at 12:26 PM |
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Two way Radio
Good lady is part of a hill walking group (gives me free blatting days  )
On the hills, mobile phones don't work - now looking for alternative communication method.
Any suggestion for mobile hand sets? Rough costs etc ....
Maybe 2 up to 4 hand sets that can communicate with each other when out of site.
Also .. any recommended SatNavs for walker?
cheers
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HowardB
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| posted on 20/4/12 at 12:36 PM |
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there are some licence free radio's available with reasonable claimed range, my experience of these is not good.
The only real solution is to have a licence and use amateur radio frequencies, not as difficult as it once was, and there is a whole new hobby too,...
see radio linky
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again and goes zoom)
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designer
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| posted on 20/4/12 at 01:01 PM |
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Small walkie-talkies sets are readily available.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 20/4/12 at 01:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by HowardB
there are some licence free radio's available with reasonable claimed range, my experience of these is not good.
The only real solution is to have a licence and use amateur radio frequencies, not as difficult as it once was, and there is a whole new hobby too,...
see radio linky
second that
some of my mates have amateur licences (and marrine ones aswell) great for up in the hills or even just car to car coms 
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steve m
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| posted on 20/4/12 at 02:09 PM |
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I bought a pair of Pmr 446 off ebay, claimed they were 8km range
using them in cars range was about a mile, and between houses was about 2 miles,
But from my daughters back garden to my parents garden was about 3 miles, and they were fine
So outside they are pretty good
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ChrisW
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| posted on 20/4/12 at 02:19 PM |
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As said, get an RSGB license. The basic one costs about £30 and lets you use most of the bands (certainly all the ones you'll need) and at a
suitable power. Also amateur equipment tends to be a lot better than your average license-free system. If you've got some technical common
sense it's pretty easy, but there is an exam at the end.
You'll also be able to access repeaters to gain range and [give you a much better chance to] get hold of someone in civilisation who could raise
the alarm in an emergency, especially if the radio is echolink enabled. There is a lot of coverage in areas that hill walkers frequent as the hobbies
tend to be related.
APRS may also be interesting, which is a technology built into higher end amateur radio gear. It can transmit your position at regular intervals and
this information (eventually) feeds back to the internet. Have a look at http://aprs.fi - search for '2E0NCW' (me!) if you like.
Anyway, enough about RSGB. If you're determined to go for license free I've had good success with the Intek MT-5050. Not the cheapest by
a long way, but a very good bit of kit. We use them on the way down to Le Mans. They can also be easily modified to enable 'international
mode' which can be used in certain countries that allow higher power and more channels. Of course, being a license holder, I couldn't
possibly recommend you used that mode in the UK.
Intek: eBay Item
Example of an all-signing, all dancing amateur band unit: http://www.lamcommunications.net/shop/product_info.php?products_id=71 (I have one of these
and it's fantastic but expensive - there are much cheaper ones!)
Chris
My gaff my rules
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 20/4/12 at 02:43 PM |
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i got a pair from here,
http://www.409shop.com/shop.php 400-470 mhz for about £30 each so can be used on low power on PMR.
i have reached 5 miles car to car and you can get speaker-mics so they can be cliped out of the way with just the mic on your collar
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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RK
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| posted on 20/4/12 at 04:15 PM |
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Why? Are the badgers particularly fearsome in that area?
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 20/4/12 at 04:18 PM |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcxKIJTb3Hg
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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RK
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| posted on 20/4/12 at 04:39 PM |
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It's just a harmless little bunny. You got us all worked up.
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mookaloid
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| posted on 20/4/12 at 07:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JimM
Good lady is part of a hill walking group (gives me free blatting days )
Also .. any recommended SatNavs for walker?
cheers
There was a bloke on the telly got lost in the hills because his sat nav failed and he hadn't thought to pack a map and compass as a back up -
apparently he nearly died 
Draw your own conclusions but for me you can't beat the good old OS map and Silva compass
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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RK
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| posted on 20/4/12 at 10:29 PM |
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I would seriously, not trust GPS for walking. They send you all over the place when you use them in the car. I know they've been around a while,
but I would get maps, myself.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 21/4/12 at 02:27 PM |
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^^ a basic GPS is handy to have as a backup
I'd always use a map first, but that gets a bit tricky when you can only see 2ft infront of you and you've had to detour a hundred yards
of the compass bearing......
[Edited on 21/4/2012 by mcerd1]
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Peteff
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| posted on 21/4/12 at 03:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
^^ a basic GPS is handy to have as a backup
I'd always use a map first, but that gets a bit tricky when you can only see 2ft infront of you and you've had to detour a hundred yards
of the compass bearing......
[Edited on 21/4/2012 by mcerd1]
Me and a mate were walking in the Peak and it dropped foggy, we ended up following a line of pylons on the map to a road to get our bearings. It
wasn't a life threatening situation but it put a good few miles on the walk.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 23/4/12 at 08:37 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by PeteffMe and a mate were walking in the Peak and it dropped foggy, we ended up following a line of pylons on the
map to a road to get our bearings. It wasn't a life threatening situation but it put a good few miles on the walk.
^^ had to do similar myself loads of times, its not much fun
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