[tbc] Walkie talkies?

Tue Feb 13 09:21:30 CST 2007

Of course! 

  I will research this topic and if I find any real good solution I'll be sure to let you all know.

  (oops sorry Dan, I sent this to you twice)

Dan Landis <dlandis at yorkes.com> wrote:
  I would love to see you with Motor Bike helmets. Call me if you decide to go that way, I want to take pictures. 

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-----Original Message-----
From: tbc-bounces at rootwizard.net [mailto:tbc-bounces at rootwizard.net] On Behalf Of Derek Swift
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 10:34 AM
Cc: tbc at rootwizard.net
Subject: Re: [tbc] Walkie talkies?

The motorcycle radios that I have seen are for riding two up on like a 
Gold Wing. Meaning that the two riders are in close, close proximity.

Derek

September Brown wrote:
> Hubby and I tried it a few times with mixed results. We used a pair of
> Motorolas family talk radios with a 5 mile range. There was a hands-free
> voice activation feature.
>
> Scenario 1: We had just started getting tired of trails and were ready to
> graduate to the streets. I rode to work, and he was worried about me riding
> on the streets alone, and wanted to make sure I got there okay. My
> breathing and the wind kept activating it, like pressing the talk button,
> and all he could hear was the activation beep and air movement. Because you
> can only transmit one side of the conversation at a time, he couldn't get
> through to talk to me. Within half a mile, the buildings and/or hills
> interfered, and he couldn't hear me at all.
>
> Scenario 2: We rode the Katy trail in Missouri, a 255 mile fully supported
> ride. We couldn't stand the constant beeping from the voice activation
> feature, so we turned that off. We carried them in our back pockets, and
> the beep was loud enough to hear without headphones, so we ended up using
> the beeps as a code. We'd reach behind and press the talk button once to
> mean "pull over when you get a chance", or twice to mean "urgent".
>
> Some of the motorcycle helmets have radios built in, but I don't know how
> they manage to use them, and why that can't be translated into
> bicycle-friendly radios. Anyone else know more about it?
>
> __o
> _-\<,_ September Brown
> (_)/ (_) gregb at netwrx1.net
> Sometimes it's a little better to travel than to arrive. -Robert Pirsig
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> ....I was wondering if anyone had tried walkie talkies and if there are any
> good hands free types that would be worth it? It sounds like a good idea,
> but I wanted some input before I went and got some.
>
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