two way radios/walkie talkies

daz801

me and my frend are thinking of going splits on a pair of walkie talkies any one have any recomendations on a good set to get. we have about 25-35 euro each so thats 50-70 euro to spend.
here are two sets we were looking at.
http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=30001&partNumber=5530939
or these
http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=30001&partNumber=5530654
and if we can get 2 more of are mates to chip in these
http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=30001&partNumber=5530881

so which of thes sets do you recoment or do you have any other ones you would recomend for the money

ED E

Ok, stealth is often important. You'll want the option of a headset. Only the first one there has that but tbh none of them I'd guess are that great. We got a pair for €22 on 50% sale a while back but they have stopped doing them. Ours are great for what we need and 11 each is great. But that was just very lucky. Still though, I'm gonna save up and get some Motorola Talkabouts, they are just that bit better.

daz801

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

Ok, stealth is often important. You'll want the option of a headset. Only the first one there has that but tbh none of them I'd guess are that great. We got a pair for €22 on 50% sale a while back but they have stopped doing them. Ours are great for what we need and 11 each is great. But that was just very lucky. Still though, I'm gonna save up and get some Motorola Talkabouts, they are just that bit better.

they are all compatable wit headsets

Chuck the Buck

Well I've the middle one (Terrain 550) and I think its good enough for the job.

I'm not sure about headsets - its got a 2.5mm jack and I use a converter so I can us my ICOM headset with it and it works ok - the PTP function doesn't seem to work so I taped the button down on the headset and used the one on the radio itself. I'm guessing its because of the adapter.

Actually does anyone know if these radios can use Motorola headsets? Motorola's use 2.5mm jacks don't they?

Hope that's of some use.

daz801

Chuck the Buck wrote: »

Well I've the middle one (Terrain 550) and I think its good enough for the job.

I'm not sure about headsets - its got a 2.5mm jack and I use a converter so I can us my ICOM headset with it and it works ok - the PTP function doesn't seem to work so I taped the button down on the headset and used the one on the radio itself. I'm guessing its because of the adapter.

Actually does anyone know if these radios can use Motorola headsets? Motorola's use 2.5mm jacks don't they?

Hope that's of some use.

ye the terrain is the one we want most
ye wat about headsets for it can you use the moterola ones

Chuck the Buck

daz801 wrote: »

wat about headsets for it can you use the moterola ones

Thats a good question and I'm not sure - I believe they are the same size (2.5mm) but whether or no it would work is another question! Hopefully someone here may chime in and tell us!:)

MacAonghusa

We bought 2 sets of these:

http://cgi.ebay.ie/COBRA-MT800-2-WAY-WALKIE-TALKIE-RADIOS-MT-800-TWIN-PACK_W0QQitemZ320295189494QQihZ011QQcategoryZ72405QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I've been very happy with them so far.