DrDiablo
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Can wllkie talkies be heard on the shortwave radio?If so,what are the frequencies?
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Walkie talkie and shortwave radio
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Specifically GMRS and FRS walkie talkies, no. They are on UHF. Much higher freq that shortwave.
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"Can walkie-talkies be heard on a shortwave radio?"
Yes, but not the kind of walkie-talkies that are discussed on this part of the site, unless your SW rig's a multiband unit that also receives UHF (and for sake of completion, VHF.)
" If so,what are the frequencies?"
Well, since you asked:
01 462.5625 } G
02 462.5875 } M
03 462.6125 } R
04 462.6375 } S &
05 462.6625 } F
06 462.6875 } R
07 462.7125 } S
08 467.5625 }
09 467.5875 }
10 467.6125 } F
11 467.6375 } R
12 467.6625 } S
13 467.6875 }
14 467.7125 }
15 462.550 }
16 462.575 }
17 462.600 } G
18 462.625 } M
19 462.650 } R
20 462.675 } S
21 462.700 }
22 462.725 }
And for sake of completion, since it's also occasionally discussed here:
01 151.820* } M
02 151.880* } U
03 151.940* } R
04 154.570^ } S
05 154.600^ }
There you go.
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* Maximum 11.25 kHz deviation
^ Maximum 20 kHz deviation
Yes, but not the kind of walkie-talkies that are discussed on this part of the site, unless your SW rig's a multiband unit that also receives UHF (and for sake of completion, VHF.)
" If so,what are the frequencies?"
Well, since you asked:
01 462.5625 } G
02 462.5875 } M
03 462.6125 } R
04 462.6375 } S &
05 462.6625 } F
06 462.6875 } R
07 462.7125 } S
08 467.5625 }
09 467.5875 }
10 467.6125 } F
11 467.6375 } R
12 467.6625 } S
13 467.6875 }
14 467.7125 }
15 462.550 }
16 462.575 }
17 462.600 } G
18 462.625 } M
19 462.650 } R
20 462.675 } S
21 462.700 }
22 462.725 }
And for sake of completion, since it's also occasionally discussed here:
01 151.820* } M
02 151.880* } U
03 151.940* } R
04 154.570^ } S
05 154.600^ }
There you go.
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* Maximum 11.25 kHz deviation
^ Maximum 20 kHz deviation
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I have a handheld CB radio, which operates on all 40 CB channels from 26.965-27.405. I also had a pair of walkie-talkies when I was a kid in the 70's-80's that worked on CB channel 14. I don't know if kid's walkie-talkies can still be found on any CB ch.
I have a handheld CB radio, which operates on all 40 CB channels from 26.965-27.405. I also had a pair of walkie-talkies when I was a kid in the 70's-80's that worked on CB channel 14. I don't know if kid's walkie-talkies can still be found on any CB ch.
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And these days, walkie-talkies are called Handheld Transcievers, (aka HT's), handhelds, or portables. The term "Walkie-talkies" went out of style many years ago. I think the term originated during WWII, referring to the handheld radios our troops used.
And these days, walkie-talkies are called Handheld Transcievers, (aka HT's), handhelds, or portables. The term "Walkie-talkies" went out of style many years ago. I think the term originated during WWII, referring to the handheld radios our troops used.
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I had a pair of Realistic channel 14 walkie-talkies when I was a kid. (Used to be my dad's.)
About the only people I ever hear calling them HTs (or "Handy-talkies") are HAM operators. Pretty much everybody else I know of calls them "walkie-talkies"; even the Baofengs. Give J. Random Everyman a set of Talkabouts and call them HTs and he'll probably say "they're what? HT? What's that?"
About the only people I ever hear calling them HTs (or "Handy-talkies") are HAM operators. Pretty much everybody else I know of calls them "walkie-talkies"; even the Baofengs. Give J. Random Everyman a set of Talkabouts and call them HTs and he'll probably say "they're what? HT? What's that?"
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Yea, Hams call them HT's. Public safety and commercial users call them portables or handhelds. The general public probably still calls them walkie-talkies, if they call them anything other than radios, but I haven't heard the term walkie-talkie in decades
Yea, Hams call them HT's. Public safety and commercial users call them portables or handhelds. The general public probably still calls them walkie-talkies, if they call them anything other than radios, but I haven't heard the term walkie-talkie in decades
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Public safety and commercial users call them ht's as well. Especially those who have used Moto's HT series. I usually call it an ht, I tend to define portable as a man-pack hf rig but I often find myself saying W5PKY portable when I'm on a ht and I know I'm weak into the repeater.
Nearly all of the commercial radio techs I know say ht…then again, I don't know a commercial radio tech who isn't a ham. Nor do I know many who don't prefer to use commercial equipment on the ham bands.
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In public safety circles the terms vary by location.
The Columbus Police call them "walkies". Carried in addition to mobile / cruiser radios.
In Hamilton County / Cincinnati they are referred to as "portables" and are body-packs. (combination radio, shoulder speaker-mics, with antenna). Mobile radios are not used.
The Columbus Police call them "walkies". Carried in addition to mobile / cruiser radios.
In Hamilton County / Cincinnati they are referred to as "portables" and are body-packs. (combination radio, shoulder speaker-mics, with antenna). Mobile radios are not used.
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In Atlanta, we call them "radios"
and I can hear APD on my toaster oven.
and I can hear APD on my toaster oven.
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