walkie talkies

[runamuk]

They are a handy tool......like any other tool they can be misused by those who would choose to ....I use my cell now and texting where I have service but after also using walkie talkies I see their usefulness ....plus its way too fun to give them to kids and then just listen to the banter  this includes big kids...

[Snapshot]

Woodsman's story reminds me of a tale an aquaintance of mine told me years ago. His family used to hunt a particular series of canyons for elk and had over the years constructed some elaborate treestands using plywood and lumber. Nice ones, he said, that even his old Uncle Bud could sit in safely (once they got him to the stand and up the steps). One early morning he got to his stand and found it occupied by two people; a man and a boy. When they refused to get down out of the stand that he'd busted his butt to build, he spoke into his radio, "George, Bruce, Tony, we've got trouble at my stand. Get over here."  George answered, "On our way," and the two climbed down and left.

[NWWABOWHNTR]

I like the combo radio GPS like the Garmin Rhino 530... with it whenever your partner keys his/her radion it updates their position on your gps screen.  A good idea in case you get hurt or get an animal down they can navigate to you.  we use the earbud and lapel mic.... only get on to checkin once an hour,  or to say "help"....

[sakoshooter]

My partner and I have our first radio call at 10am then it's every two hours after that otherwise they're off. My favorites are the Motorola Distance radios. Not made anymore but you can find em on Ebay. No noise other than your conversation. No freakin confirmation BEEP. No Loud STATIC whe your partner lets go of his push to talk button. I don't need gimmics in a radio, just a simple way to communicate and the Motorola Distance and Motorola Distance DPS are it. Nothing new compares yet.
There is a tiny beep when you turn it on but that's the only sound you'll hear other than crisp, clear voices.

Anyone out there know how to turn off the confirmation beeps and all the other noises associated with the newer radios, post it so I can pass it on to friends.

[bobcat]

sakoshooter, I like those radios too for the same reason. Simple and none of those damn beeps to worry about.

[1buckdown]

our group uses the older Rinos 130. does anyone know if the new rinos 530 have more range and is it worth the upgrade?
the rinos work great for us we alway know where the boys are

[pwdr-brnr]

my brother and i use rhino 530 with voice activated boom mics..just rotate the mic up out of the way when not in use...works well for us.

[IronMike]

Sakoshooter, I believe the way to eliminate the beep on the Motorolas is, with the radio off press and hold the"+" button while turning the radio on, that should get rid of the beep.

[sakoshooter]

Thanx Iron Mike. I'll pass that along to a couple guys in our group. It got so loud last year with the addition of the new guys radios that I simply turned mine off for the whole week. I wish these guys would trouble shoot their stuff prior to the actual hunting season.

[Ihuntelk2]

I have the Motorola Gxt 36 mile radious, they work well nothing like 36 miles though, they do have silent modes, whisper, hands free operation and you can turn off the roger beep. They are nice. I like them alot. I got them at Cabela's for like 80 or 90 bucks.