Posted: 11/27/2011 3:16:38 PM EDT
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Available locally from a seller, he has a pair of these AN/PRC-10 Canadian radios. 38 to 55Mhz FM.
What can they be used for? I know there are kids walkie-talkies in the 49MHz range, as well as baby monitors and the old cordless phones. Can they be used in that range without a license? Are they worth getting for $200 for the pair? Thoughts on these? |
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The only ham band they might be good for is 6 meters. Using them as "walkie talkies" would be illegal. The baby monitors and toy walkie talkies are limited to 100mW ( one tenth of a watt) IIRC and I'm sure these put out more than that. Also, what mode are they AM or FM?
ETA–– You would need a license to use them on 49 mhz. Not a ham license, but a real FCC commercial/business band license. |
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For a working pair, $200 is not bad. You'd be pretty much just talking to whoever had the other radio. There are plans out there to make a battery adapter.
I've got some PRC-6s with adapters and rechargeable batteries. The only people I talk to are the ones I give the other PRC-6 to. I have talked to other hams around town, but that's after I asked them to go to 51.0 MHz. |
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For a working pair, $200 is not bad. You'd be pretty much just talking to whoever had the other radio. There are plans out there to make a battery adapter. I've got some PRC-6s with adapters and rechargeable batteries. The only people I talk to are the ones I give the other PRC-6 to. I have talked to other hams around town, but that's after I asked them to go to 51.0 MHz. I think it does. Here's the ad: http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/clt/2714745356.html |