+The Badger Family Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Just noticed on the GC.com site that they use FRS/PMR channel 2. Do we do the same over here???? I've had portable radios for years from exploring the countryside but never even thought of using one while caching.... Do any cachers use radios while out caching? Quote Link to comment
+The Hokesters Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Although they are having a small problem over there at the moment there is a topic in the G:UK forums on this very subject. Quote Link to comment
+The Badger Family Posted August 31, 2005 Author Share Posted August 31, 2005 Yeah... not been having much luck getting on there! Quote Link to comment
+Teasel Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 The forums and stuff are still available at http://www.geocacheuk.org - it's "just" the main homepage and stats site which is down. (Turns out google is to blame for about 6GB of downloads in just a few days, which took us over the limit ). Hopefully things should be back online tomorrow and I've taken steps to ensure that it doesn't happen again next month. Sorry for the inconvenience! Quote Link to comment
+*bingoboy* Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 I have some - got them while out walking in upstate NY in the usa I have used them lots of times to talk to caches and non caches while out on the hunt in the uk i use them to talk to others in my group if out caching with others but have never talked to anyone I do not know on them Quote Link to comment
+Matrix Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 The only problem with stateside radios is they are on a different set of frequencies to us which technically means they are Illegal to use here they are also not compatiable with the PMR 446 Licence Free Radios we have here this also applies to the Rino series of GPSr/Radios Quote Link to comment
markandlynn Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 We bought some before our recent holiday and they have proved invaluable ours our only 6 channel with no sub channels £19 from maplin Quote Link to comment
+Cave Troll and Eeyore Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 Here in the North West we tend to use ch3 sub33 Quote Link to comment
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