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Forum: Marine Electronics 27-03-2024, 16:52
Replies: 21
Views: 2,157
Posted By Jammer
Re: Walkie Talkie's

I am a huge fan of NiMH AA rechargeable batteries for this sort of thing. I have a 12v AA/AAA NiMH multi-charger on the boat that can charge 8 or 10 at once, and I use the Storacell holders to store...
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-03-2024, 15:44
Replies: 21
Views: 2,157
Posted By Jammer
Re: Walkie Talkie's

Be careful. While ITU rules require that countries respect each others' licenses just as they would their own, there are limitations on the scope of radio operations off-vessel that are permitted. ...
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-03-2024, 11:00
Replies: 21
Views: 2,157
Posted By Jammer
Re: Walkie Talkie's

I think if I were shopping today I'd look at the Motorola DLR1020 for this. Nice 900 MHz radio, not claimed to be waterproof but probably has some water resistance in practice, rugged.
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-03-2024, 10:54
Replies: 21
Views: 2,157
Posted By Jammer
Re: Walkie Talkie's

Anyway we use the Standard Horizon HX380 which is a marine band handheld transceiver that can also be programmed with other VHF channels.

I have some 2 meter amateur radio channels programmed in...
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-03-2024, 10:48
Replies: 21
Views: 2,157
Posted By Jammer
Re: Walkie Talkie's

Anyway, we've used most of these (and their amateur radio equivalents) on the water. There are several common lessons across technologies to keep in mind:

- Radio quality is a big deal. If you...
Forum: Marine Electronics 27-03-2024, 10:18
Replies: 21
Views: 2,157
Posted By Jammer
Re: Walkie Talkie's

Many people do use them. There are several technologies authorized in the USA:

FRS - These operate in the 462-467 MHz UHF band with a maximum of 2 watts output power. There is a regulatory...
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