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Dave11

17/7/2008 at 12:31am
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Can anyone tell me if it is legal to use the small hand held walkie talkies in France?

We were wondering if we could take some to our site this summer to keep in touch with our teenagers whilst on site?

Thanks for your help.

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2plus1

17/7/2008 at 12:38am
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Dave many people use handheld walkie talkies to keep in contact with the kids.

Much cheaper than using a mobile phone.

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SusieJM

17/7/2008 at 8:10am
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We have often used them while at campsites and skiing but do often find we end up talking to the wrong people as so many folks have them - can be amusing at times but also frustrating if you really want the kids back for tea!

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thistledew

17/7/2008 at 10:00am
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Hi,

Can I suggest that if you have not already purchaed your walkie talkies, that you consider the models that split the main channels and allow (I think) it is 8 more frequencies between each standard channel. Much less chance of talking to the wrong people with these!

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Richl812

17/7/2008 at 10:11am
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We have just bought the Binatone Terrain 550 - they have access to over 300 channels (8 main, 32 sub) and are excellent. Very clear, great range etc.

Sproz

17/7/2008 at 10:14am
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We use them when travelling with friends, great when your behind them on the mway and you need to stop for a pee!!!

2plus1

17/7/2008 at 1:13pm
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I forgot to mention that codewords are definately a good way of making sure you talk to the right person.

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Richl812

17/7/2008 at 1:20pm
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We have call signs ...

wheresmykeys

17/7/2008 at 4:43pm
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Were just back from 13 days in the Vendee region of France.
Our kids (8 & 9) used them and enjoyed the freedom the walkie talkies gave them.
The site was large but very tastefully sectioned up with strategically planted trees and shrubbery. This however meant that the kids very quickly/easily disappeared from view whenever away from the pitch.
Without the walkie talkies, they would never have been allowed to wander as much as they did or go to the play park unattended.
We did encounter the problem of making contact with others a coded word or two stating which channel you should both move to would help cure thus though.

lou bee

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We tried using ours in Holland this year but I seemed to be able to speak to every kid on a walkie talkie but my own, found this quite worrying some kids very chatty even when they realised they were not talking to the right adult( could just be me overreacting as a mum),anyway decided to stop using them .
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18/7/2008 at 12:21am
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