Jules1 Posted April 12, 2004 #1 Share Posted April 12, 2004 We've used walkie talkies aboard ship before - we have the ones that go 1-2 miles (I think). They don't work very well. Does anyone have experience using the new ones with the 5 mile range? Do they work better than the older ones? Thanks for your help! Cunard Princess'83 - Caribbean Royal Cruise Line '86 - Asia Disney Magic Millenium Cruise Sun Princess '00 Alaska Golden Princess01Mediterranean Grand Princess '02 W Caribbean Grand Princess '02 E Caribbean Mercury '03 Ca. Coastal Constellation '03 Baltic Sea Disney Magic '04 W. Caribbean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf5585 Posted April 12, 2004 #2 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Remember that a ship is mostly metal. And radio waves don't go thru metal very well. USS Chilton APA-38 1966-1968 USS Guam LPH-9 1968-1970 Pacific Princess Oct 21 2001 Bermuda Golden Princess Dec 7 2002 "Eastern Caribbean" Coral Princess Dec 9 2003 "Panama Canal" Carnival Miracle 17 Oct 2004 NOT UPDATED again 25 Feb www.geocities.com/fsbsdel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura61 Posted April 12, 2004 #3 Share Posted April 12, 2004 We used our 5 mile range ones last March on the Grand and had no problems at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolimont Posted April 12, 2004 #4 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Our 5 mile worked well most of the time, but not always. We found if one of us was in the open air it worked better. Diamond Princess HERE WE COME! Alaska has never been so cool! 5/22/04 May 31, 2003 Carnival Triumph to Western Caribbean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starsjohn Posted April 12, 2004 #5 Share Posted April 12, 2004 My older Motorola units worked great to 4 miles although only rated for 2 miles. Go with the better quality units and use the subchannels to elimanate the other users. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattie63 Posted April 12, 2004 #6 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Our 5 mile worked well on the Coral (and our cabin was all the way aft) IF we were out on the balcony. My husband would "beep" me on the walkie talkie and I could step outside to actually talk. Worked great. QE2 - 2000 Grand Princess - 2002 Coral Princess - 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srphnx Posted April 12, 2004 #7 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Our little costco cheapies worked great in Alaska, from shore to ship in one case. No walkie talkie thread is complete without an admonition about their usage. Please be considerate and use them as needed, not in crowded areas and briefly when you do. It only takes a few radio assisted loud mouths to start these boards on fire, so let's not give anyone any fuel. Happy cruising, we use channel 9 sub 5...little not at work humor. <FONT color=red>Alaska</FONT> Diamond Princess 05/04 Mercury 06/02 Rhapsody o.t. Seas 05/98 Legend o.t. Seas 09/95 <FONT color=red>Mexican Riviera</FONT> Diamond Princess 04/04 Sea Princess 01/02 Vision o.t. Seas 04/02 Star Princess 12/02<FONT color=red> West Coast-Baja Mexico</FONT> Ecstacy 09/01 Vision o.t. Seas 10/02 <FONT color=red>Eastern Carribean</FONT> Century 12/97 <FONT color=red>Western Carribean</FONT> Century 9/96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mully too Posted April 13, 2004 #8 Share Posted April 13, 2004 I have a question regarding Walkie Talkies. Did you have to register them with the FCC to get a license before using them? Thanks for any info. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf5585 Posted April 13, 2004 #9 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Mully too FRS radios do not require an FCC license from http://www.leeselect.com/frs/FRSinfo.htm FCC license to operate on GMRS channels from http://www.circuitcity.com/learnabout.jsp?b=b&c=2&department=Portable+Electronics&category=2-Way+Radios&learn=Basics&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&ct=0&BV_SessionID=@@@@0402215640.1081890132@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdeadclellllklcfngcfkmdffhdffo.0 USS Chilton APA-38 1966-1968 USS Guam LPH-9 1968-1970 Pacific Princess Oct 21 2001 Bermuda Golden Princess Dec 7 2002 "Eastern Caribbean" Coral Princess Dec 9 2003 "Panama Canal" Carnival Miracle 17 Oct 2004 NOT UPDATED again 25 Feb www.geocities.com/fsbsdel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mully too Posted April 13, 2004 #10 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Derf - Thanks so much for the info,just what we were looking for. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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