While doing the Macarena Ken Coughlin said to Bob Morgan: 
 BM>  I know this may not be the best echo for this question so my apologies.
 BM>  That being said ..... Radio Shack has their 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?
 KC> ...Yep... at that price they'd probably go fairly fast. They're not
 KC> bad little radios for "personal" or "family" use and have about a 2
 KC> mile range under ideal conditions (expect up to a mile). The radios use
 KC> "intersitial" frequencies on the business band (450Mc)... frequencies
 KC> between presently assigned channels.  The Family Radio Service gear is
 KC> strictly limited in power and only simplex operation is allowed. 
 KC> (mode: FM) 
 So is the "Family band" interstitial meaning interlaced with the biz
 band?
 Mototola also has a nice little radio but is a bit confusing to
 operate.  What the max wattage on this type of radio?
 Thanks
 Bob
... She said it was either her or the radio.  
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