walkie talkies

[girlwithbow]

I am so tired of the walkie talkies we have they seem to make to much noise. Is there any new  cool headset no- noise walkie talkie-- like communication devices ?

[robb92]

I've seen the ones where its an ear piece and then a throat mic, you have hands free. I will have to look where I saw them at.

[Todd_ID]

Most of them have a plug for an earbud/lapel mic.  You'll find that the mic is poor at best, so you'll end up talking into the radio's mic.  Check Walmart and Radio Shack; they'll both have a cheap one.  Once you get the headset plugged in, then you don't get any noise out of the radio; it all comes through the headset.

[girlwithbow]

I must say this is the best forum I have ever been on , and I don't just mean hunting any forum . Great quick advice never rude or mean . Thank you everyone who has helped !!!! 

[blessed]

Girlw/bow, You might want to save up and get a couple GPS so you can locate each other if you get to walking down a different ridge than each other.
Wifey and I carry them and turn them on each hour and if one of us needs the other then we talk. Other wise there's no noisy radio going off at the wrong time and spooking the game! We never use them to guide the other one to the game , that's not really hunting fairly.
Go get-um! STB

[huntnphool]

Here you go, 10 pages of mics for Motorola units.

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37.l1313&satitle=motorola+mic&category0=

[WonkyWapiti]

Last year we used my buddy's Midland radios with ear pieces and mikes.  The problem we had was that we hunt in some pretty thick stuff around North Bend and the clarity on the things kinda sucked especially when everyone is whispering to avoid spooking the game.  I've wondered how much better the rino's might actually be but I am scared to fork out that kind of money without having an idea how they will operate in the terrain I hunt.

[robb92]

I've noticed with the motorolas that we use at work that since we went to digitial instead of ananlog the reception is a whole lot better, with the analog you had to have a clear line of site to the tower, when we have had helo do an emergency landing 5 miles from the base and the radios didn't work worth a damn. Now with the digital you can be 20 miles away and they work great. If you are serious about getting good radios don't skimp on the price, buy the best that you can.

[ICEMAN]

I like the radios, but find myself shutting them down more and more of late. Not very often that my buds and I are working on the same hill, so we usually just check in every hour or two... A few years ago, I was inching up to some elk, and the damn ringer went off on my radio, like one of my buddies hit the "call" ringer button mathingy.... That was sure nice.

[MIKEXRAY]

I bought Midland GXT 550's two years ago and am very happy with them. They claim five miles range but I know they work up to two miles in heavy timber & ridges. They come in camo, have the head piece / mic and work very well. They are quiet, have vibrate and mic / ear piece work very well even during whisper. I give them *****  Mike

[ICEMAN]

Hey Mikexray, you give them five stars, or you give them a bad word?   

Oh, ok, I figured it out...

[Slider]

We use these.The only problem is they don't stay in your ear while you are moving around(stalking)so we just hang them over the ear. You can whisper and they are very clear. We are using Rino radio thou. One good thing about them is your buddy can't f*** Up and hit the wrong button and spook your game!!! 

http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-TalkAbout-Earbud-Microphone-All/dp/B00000JCTO/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1219000218&sr=8-1

[Broken Arrow]

Our party used to struggle with the same problems. With out a doubt....best combo we have found is the throat mic. I could go on for hours giving you positive information about this product. Have tried almost every possible combination. Here is a link to ones we buy that work best. Its military grade and built like a tank....no small flimsy wires here.

http://www.kawamall.com/pd_1x_icomjydgy_military.cfm

You can purchase them for any kind of radio your using. They eliminate back ground noise 100% and you can whisper and be heard crystal clear. I have used them on my midlands for years, the only problem I had is with the radios....all those frs/grms radios have such limited range, that its a joke in heavy timber and if your separated by terrain. Switched last year to ICOM radios. Full 5 watts of output. Yes, these will cost you much more....but it doesn't matter if your on the other side of the mountain....you will get a true 4 miles of crystal clear coverage even the thickest stuff imaginable.

[Houndhunter]

midland is a great brand, they work great for hunting

we got the 650s

[NoBark]

Don't forget the ethics issue with these. We use midland but only to check in every hour or so. The issue may eventually cause them to be banned. Most states say OK but don't use them to talk someone into an animal.  If or When too many start doing that they'll be outlawed.   

So, use 'em wisely.