 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I read up quite a bit about this before xmas. I haven't bought any as it stands but anyway the vibes I got were that the cheaper ones don't cut it. Some people even had the view that there were all but a waste of time in the mountains. I got a rec on something that I was going to plump for at some point but they will be out of your price range.
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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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The ones with only 8 channels get pretty noisy. The better ones come with sideband channels 8.10, 5.25 etc so it is easier to find a clear channel. They absolutely eat batteries especially if transmitting over their maximum range. You will need a new set of batteries everyday - better to have rechargable ones. A 3km range isn't very far when you are skiing either. Better to have 8 or 10km.
I've used a set of MotorolaXTR for a number of years and, although not perfect, they work very well. They are about £80 a pair so might be too much for your budget (but remember the cost of batteries - they take 4 AAA each). Motorola T6 are a bit cheaper.
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I will most likely be using them to talk to my friends on the same slope just either further up or down from me so we wont be trying to talk while in different valleys. Will a 3km range be suitable for this?
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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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I bought a cheap pair of 3K ones from Maplins few years ago for about £25 i think and found them very useful , so the next year as 4 of us where going I bought a set of 4 8K ones from Argos £50. I must admit the range did not seem much better but I think legally they are not supposed to work over 5K anyway.
As above they are not perfect as only work on clear line of site so I carry a mobile as well just in case, But I do find most times they where great and saved a lot of call charges. I tend to ski on my own in the mornings, so as soon as I am heading back to the main area I would call and find out where my partner had stopped for lunch. sometimes she was only a few hundred yards behind or in front of me but without these I would never had known. As for batteries, both these sets are rechargeable and lasted the day easy.
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Don't bother. Ludicrous and annoying, you will be laughed at and despised in equal measure.
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