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ryan
| | Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 1:31 am: | 
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3030322156&category=40056
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707
| | Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 4:02 pm: |
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Yes- I have a set. They are pretty low power, and not really solid construction, no belt clip, but the "cool" factor is way up there. The good thing is they operate on a couple of "RC" channels, so the skip interference isn't so bad. |
707
| | Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 4:06 pm: |
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wow.. I just checked.. I have 4 of them. Brand new. I forgot about the other pair. I originally intended to make them into beacons. |
bruce
| | Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 7:25 pm: |
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707 are they realy fm? |
ryan
| | Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2003 - 9:13 pm: |
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yeah. the great thing is its totally compatible with my magnum 257. |
707
| | Posted on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 2:05 am: |
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yes they are FM. They are a bit boxy sounding on transmit if you don't speak right into the little condensor mic hole, but the receive is good. The squelch is good and overall, not a bad toy for what they go for these days on eBay. I'd bet a guy could mod one to go up on 10m FM. They even have the schematic in the manual. |
bruce
| | Posted on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 4:28 am: |
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cool i got some comming ....... hummmmm |
SpliffMaster 420
| | Posted on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 12:43 pm: |
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Were these made for export or do they fall under Part 15 ? |
ryan
| | Posted on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 8:47 pm: |
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i heard the A channels are allowed 1/2 watt FM but im not to posi on that spliff |
707
| | Posted on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 9:16 pm: |
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The manual does note they are in compliance with Part 15 of the FCC rules as of date of manufacture. The print date is 1991. I wasn't aware 27MHz FM phone falls into the "R/C" control category, even at under 100mw. One of the pair I have has military PX stickers on the boxes. They are "Made In China"(aren't all good electronics made there?) I get the impression they were a last ditch effort by Midland to keep the 27MHz talkie concept going. They had to do something different, what with the Solar cycle being at a peak then, ch14 and 11 AM noise unbearable, and 49MHz FM cheap talkies eroding their low-end kid communicator market. Remember, FRS was just barely off the ground in 1991.
The funny thing is on the back manual page, it suggests use for:
Ranching, Sporting Events, Hunting, Fishing, Hiking, Boating, Camping, Inventory Control, Portable Intercom, Surveying, Security Guards, Stockyards, Construction, Exploration, Civil Defense, Detectives, Mining, Farming, Industrial, as if they were intended as a serious piece of equipment. |
bruce
| | Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 8:55 pm: |
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WELL GOT THEM! They work well as a low power HT and are fm VERY INTERESTING! Well another toy but small enough i can hide it from the wife! |
707
| | Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 11:05 pm: |
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I bet they would work a lot better with a longer antenna like the good old CB w/t's. Well, Bruce, one of these days when the band is open, we'll see if these suckers will get out on 27.095 FM from Texas to Florida ;-) |
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