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to: TOM WALKER
from: FRANK GLOVER
date: 1998-01-12 20:51:00
subject: Re: RS family radio

 
BM>  That being said ..... Radio Shack has their 
BM> little 100mW FM walkie
BM>  Talkies on sale this month for nearly half off - $59.95 each.
BM> 
BM>  Does anyone know anything about these?
 TW>  For a Kids TOY they are very nice. Their range is 
 TW> quite erratic and not
 TW> dependable, Reception wise, for much else. But if 
 TW> you have a basicly Line of
 TW> sight close in operation they will be fine.
 
   And the ones build for kids may only be using amplitude modulation, at 
that. About 18 months ago, I fixed a broken pair for some local kids, and
had to force my RS PRO-2004 to monitor 49.86 in AM, instead of the default FM 
to properley monitor them.
 
   Frank
 
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