 Poster: A snowHead
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Going skiing in March and I have a habit of breaking away from the pack 
Cheaper the better they don't have to be top top. Just wondering if anyone has any that they use for keeping in touch on a mountain?
Cheers.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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could try the lovely fleabay
motorolas seem to be quite durable, or deactlon's own version
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Buy a local sim card for £10, put it in your phone.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Motorola TKLR T7 or T8
If your anywhere near Bristol I've some you could borrow
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dntel123, where are you located, I might have some you can have for a donation they are Oregon ones.
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dntel123, Text or phone, you'll look a prat, pi$$ people off in lifts and they simply don't work - unless you're in the same queue.
There's loads of threads on these here if you look.
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Buy a pair from the US. They are infinitly more powerful than what is available in the UK.
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dntel123, I go with my 2 sons 12 + 16, one is a pretty good racer and the other an off piste,through the trees nut so comms are essential, went into Aldi and bought a set for 24.99e, worked perfectly in Schladming last year even when off pister went the wrong way (for about 2 miles).Bring plenty of spare batteries though. 
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| Spinout wrote: |
| Buy a pair from the US. They are infinitly more powerful than what is available in the UK. |
and possibly illegal interfering with emergency services frequencies
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Got a cheap pair from lidl last season. Used them for 2 mins and they were a pita.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| Colin B wrote: |
| Spinout wrote: |
| Buy a pair from the US. They are infinitly more powerful than what is available in the UK. |
and possibly illegal interfering with emergency services frequencies |
Yes, the American FRS/GMRS walkie talkies operate on frequencies that can interfere with emergency services in Europe, see here and here.
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Anyone over 8 using walkietalkies looks like a loser.
Use a phone.
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You know it makes sense.
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| shoogly wrote: |
| Got a cheap pair from lidl last season. Used them for 2 mins and they were a pita. |
Should have paid a bit more in Sainsburys - they'd have beee fine 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| Spinout wrote: |
| Buy a pair from the US. They are infinitly more powerful than what is available in the UK. |
Using inappropriate frequency bands aside, power is limited on unlicensed radio bands for legal reasons, not because manufacturers can't be bothered to make better kit for you.
| Whitegold wrote: |
| Anyone over 8 using walkietalkies looks like a loser. |
You're very worried about what people might think of you and what you are doing and how you look. You should relax.
Walkie talkies are cheap, robust and reasonably reliable. That said, resorts tend to have perfectly good mobile coverage, and you'll be able to use your phone to talk to someone in the next valley... something you can't do with a walkie talkie. If you have a local sim or reasonably priced roaming rates, a phone will be fine.
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Poster: A snowHead
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allanm, they work fine, but the number of other people using the same frequencies was a pain. Just constant noise.
Should really put them on ebay!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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dntel123, Radios do have their limitations but in my exp. have proven invaluable in the past, especially co-ordinating groups. I would agree with some of the post as there is nothing worse than having to listen to someones else's constant chatter esp if its in Russian. Make sure if you buy a new set it comes with CTSS-sort of a sub channel within a channel.
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