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Anybody had good expierence with walkie talkies at Bonnaroo in the last couple of years? We've tried them but haven't had any luck actually communicating with them. We could hear other people, but we never heard each other. Probably our set wasn't great quality, but I don't think they were a blue light special. It'd be groovy to have a set that worked this year, so let me know if you have any recommendations. Thanks!
I've had great luck with a pair of Motorola walkie-talkies (Motorola makes cell phones too).
Did yours work outside of Bonnaroo? Some radios have "sub-channels" that you have to sync up on each radio to hear each other. The instructions that came with them would spell this out if that's the case.
I used to work at RadioShack and what you want to get is something with GMRS (general mobile radio service). Get a good motorola that can accept both rechargable and regular batteries (so you can load new ones at bonnaroo without recharging). Good ones have 22 channels and 99 sub channels and up to 7 mile range.
Circuit City, Best Buy, and RadioShack will all have Two-Way Radios available in packs of 2 for less than $40, but like I said, I recommend a decent Motorola set, which might go for around $50. This usually gets you two radios and rechargable batteries along with an AC charger, belt clips, etc. Beware of the sets you can get at wal-mart for $20 bucks (you get what you pay for). If you're using regular alkaline batteries, expect to go through about 4 AAAs per radio per day, depending on usage. I would recommend charging up the rechargable packs before you leave and using those till they die, then loading up with regular batteries for the duration of the weekend.
Post by BlueIndian on May 15, 2005 15:49:05 GMT -5
Walkie Talkies are definatly worth spending your money on. We use them when we go on long trips cara'vn'n with people. My cell roams and you burn up minutes. If everyone has one, you save $$$ in the long run. Plus their fun just to have to include everyone in the conversation while riding down the road.
Post by bellakabey on May 15, 2005 22:18:31 GMT -5
Thanks for the scoop. We tried walkies two years ago. Knowing the prices you're throwing around, I realize the ones my friends got were tres expensive ... over $100. With the GMRS. But I don't think they created the subchannel that Ritrooer suggested. That could be the key. So you guys have had success in Centeroo using them before? Even if they don't work in Centeroo, great idea to bring them for our caravan; didn't even think of using them for that at a minimum.
Yeah, having subchannels on your two-way radio is a must at bonnaroo when there's 90,000 people competing for 22 channels. The subchannels increase this number to well over 1000 possible channels. Good luck!
agreed. subchannels saved us. and ANOTHER good thing is to ALWAYS set times to communicate with each other. if you don't, you're gonna have a hell of a time getting ahold of your crew.