Personally I would avoid anything that has Radio Shacks name alone
printed on it. If you could find "Motorola" or "Icom" etc. printed
some where that would be different. That opinion stems from several
bad experiences I had with their equiptment when I first got my
amateur radio license. It's totally my opinion. I'm sure there are
others that will disagree.

The claim of 7+ plus miles is, to my understanding, using what is
called the GMRS frequencies. You have to hold a license from the FCC
to operate on these frequencies. FRS, or family radio service, is a
freebie and there are TONS of great radios out there for that purpose.
I have some law enforcement friends/family that even have commercial
grade radios programed for the FRS channels and they monitor them as
well as CB channel 9. CB scares me - I cannot listen to it for more
than a few minutes before the filth and foul language get to me. Maybe
its the area I live in, maybe I'm overly sensitive. I currently hold a
General class amateur license and have no need for the CB anymore as I
can talk hundreds of miles just using a handheld radio. I never
hike/camp/ etc. with out a radio and/or cell phone.

The whole idea of a transmitter that just loops a message is really
cool. I know there are some Realtors that use this idea, they call it
"talking house". It just plays the same message over and over and over
and over....

My apologies for the rantings. I lost alot (several hundred) dollars
to Radio Shack poor customer service. It's sort of a hot button for me.

Happy hunting.
Daniel


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "ndnboxing" wrote:
> Pandora (and everyone),
>
> Lots of folks aren't familiar with radio communications. I'm just
> learning it myself. A relatively cheap unit can be found at Radio
> Shack under the part # 21-1905. That unit has a 7-mile range. Go to
> the radio shack website and put that number in the search box.
>
> The problem with FRS units is the limited range. While places like
> Conn. have tons of boxers out almost every weather-friendly weekend,
> most areas of the country are very spread out. A 7-mile range will not
> do me any good here in GA.
>
> I'm considering how to broadcast a repeated clue message continually
> over the airwaves that could be picked up by anyone who comes within
> range of my transmitter and who knows the proper broadcast channel.
>
> But for folks that letterbox in groups, or who visit high
> boxer-traffic areas, a FRS unit would be a great unit to use for
> communication.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Mark
>
>
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "pandora{I`B}"
> wrote:
> > Good day everybody
> >
> > I don't mean to be showing my lack of education when it comes to neat
> > gadgets, but this thread sounds like something I would really be
> interested
> > in getting involved in also. Could someone take the time to inform
> those of
> > us that are behind the times what kind of equipment we would need
> exactly, a
> > little bit of an idea of how it would work, and what kind of costs
> we are
> > looking at if we wanted to participate.
> >
> > I would really appreciate it,
> > pandora{I`B}