On Tuesday 21 February 2017 12:32:55 James Isaac wrote: > > > Get a pair of FRS radios with a call button. Push that and it > > > makes a noise on all other FRS radios in range on the same > > > channel. For your use you'd want an older pair with shorter range. > > > > That sounds like it would work, but FRS radios have been noticeably > > missing in this neck of the woods. Can I trust what I could buy on > > fleabay or amazon? > > As a registered apprentice machinist, after work around computers left > me, > > I have found this digest an excellent place to find random tech I do > not recognize, > > and then put it into Google. > > > FRS Radio is Family Radio Service. > > The second and third hits Google replied with were: > > - Best Buy, and > > - Amazon. > > > This link says you can do both voice and data: > > https://www.fcc.gov/general/family-radio-service-frs > > (Both voice and data. Smells like SONET/SDH, but over radio).
I was already fairly familiar with that as I carry a 1st phone from back in the day when a 1st phone meant something, first issued in '62. Now grandfathered into a PG-########## class, which vaguely resembles a bowl of popcorn for availability (and warranty of knowledge). I am also a C.E.T., which is a hugely more telling warranty of the carriers knowledge. But even that, since I'm not using it everyday since I retired, tends to fade away, dammit. My problem is locating a suitable high quality unit, I need eddy-cating from someone with 20 years newer experience. I have a ham friend into 2 meters, he may have better access to that sort of gossip. > > Here, north of the border is slightly different, (as usual), Of course, otherwise the fences may as well come down. :L) > but, will it meet the approval of Barry Trower? He is someone in your D.O.C. I assume. Thanks James. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
