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Licence free two-way radio services that now includes both FM and digital channels. Discuss models, modifications and other similar worldwide standards such as FRS and GMRS.
Same old story, trawl through the Ofcom allocation list, find a frequency that's licence free, then start considering the possibilities of using it for voice with 50w when it's a data only allocation at 0.0001w.
If you and your mate want to buy a couple of type approved baby monitors from Mothercare and have a QSO with them over 100 yards then fine, otherwise, stop messing about and get yourself a ticket.
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I agree that using opened up amateur rigs or modified commercial transceivers is not really sporting, especially on a band with 10mW or less EIRP.
But modifying the baby monitor in question to have an external antenna and maybe a tiny "kicker", that's all fun and games.
Admiral wrote:This thread, along with others, makes me laugh.
Same old story, trawl through the Ofcom allocation list, find a frequency that's licence free, then start considering the possibilities of using it for voice with 50w when it's a data only allocation at 0.0001w.
If you and your mate want to buy a couple of type approved baby monitors from Mothercare and have a QSO with them over 100 yards then fine, otherwise, stop messing about and get yourself a ticket.
Yes and no.
Messing about 49 megs with "opened up" Yaesu - no.
Messing about 49 megs with butchered baby monitor (no "kicker") or hacked walkie talkie - why not?
I think I have a couple of old 49 mhz walkie talkies somewhere in the house I'll have to hunt them out and see if they still work, they had two channels A&B and a switch for squelch, and an telescopic aerial nearly a metre long.
