Posted on 14/09/2016 00:14
So our aon is reaching that age where we give him a little more latitude is going around the sites without us having eyes on him the whole time, HOWEVER, we have lost him a couple of times when he has been invited back to a new friends caravan and we lose sight of him. Therefore we are thinking Walkie Talkies might be a good idea. He is 7 ans wondered if anyone uses them and could suggest a good brand/model.
Many thanks
Reeves
Posted on 19/09/2016 12:23
I am a licenced radio ham
It is entirely legal to use a use a walkie-talkie or operate amateur radio equipment in a car.
The reason is they use a simplex transmission system rather than the duplex system of a mobile phone.
In plain English, on a simplex transmission you cannot hear the other person whilst you are talking. On a duplex system like a mobile phone you can
That's what the law says .
Of course as some have already posted if you are judged by a policeman not to be in proper control of the car you can be prosecuted for that different offence
Hope this clarifies matters
Posted on 14/09/2016 00:14 by Reeves55So our aon is reaching that age where we give him a little more latitude is going around the sites without us having eyes on him the whole time, HOWEVER, we have lost him a couple of times when he has been invited back to a new friends caravan and we lose sight of him. Therefore we are thinking Walkie Talkies might be a good idea. He is 7 ans wondered if anyone uses them and could suggest a good brand/model.
Many thanks
Reeves
Posted on 15/03/2020 11:35
Came across this from some time ago and thought I would reply to some of the points raised CB radio is on the 27 mhz and is part of the HF band of the spectrum and normally has an aerial on the roof of the car, a mobile phone is on 800 to 1900 Mhz which is part of the mircowave spectrum and is held to the ear so keep those calls short 
they have a power output of 0.75 to 1 watt while the legal output power for a CB radio is 12 watts. PMR radios operate on 446 Mhz part the UHF spectrum and have an output of 0.5 watts and I would take a guess which ever brand of PMR radios you buy they will have been built in China. as for using a radio while driving most radio hams build or buy hands free kits as for being legal or not to operate a walkie talkie while driving the cops always have "driving without due care and attention" As for people listening to your conversation this is why radio hams are not allowed to discuss religion or politics on air as we can be heard world wide.
Reeves55
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