Hi all,
the daltonman household are leaving wintry Cumbria and driving to the (hopefully) warmer regions of France in a couple of weeks time.
As we're travelling with another family, in our separate cars, we were thinking of taking our walkie-talkies (the small, cheapo kind with 8 selectable channels - I'm sure you all know the kind I mean) with us so that the two cars can keep in touch with one another as we go on day-trips etc (only passengers will be doing the talking of course).
My question is - are these walkie-talkies legal to use in France?
I'm pretty sure they are, but it's best to find out now rather than feel the long arm of the law....
cheers in advance.
daltonman
slight tweak to subject line - PU
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I have used them between cars in France and up in the mountains while skiing and none of the locals has ever said anything.
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tinyurl.com/hme8g confirms that PMR446 radios are legal.
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Yes, they are legal - I bought a set over here a couple of years ago.
We'll keep hoping for better weather, too...
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Used car to car, they can interfere with the cars electronics.
HJ
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HJ may well be right, but I have just been away for a few days and used them to keep contact between 3 minibuses (diesels) and didn't notice any problems. They were cheapos from Curry's (the walkie talkies) and I was surprised by their effectiveness over quite a distance (3-5km or so) even in mountainous N. Wales - especially since there was no mobile phone signal. Some we used a few years ago were rubbish - it was easier to shout!
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Phil
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Used car to car they can interfere with the cars electronics.
It would be an extremely poor car that was affected by half a Watt of 466MHz RF energy.
When I've parked under Fylingdales and their Megawatts of power at similar frequencies, it's only some radio central locking devices that suffer.
A lot of the emergency services are, or used to be at similar frequencies with much greater power and they didn't suffer.
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Used car to car they can interfere with the cars electronics. HJ
Oh here we go again....:(
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Used car to car they can interfere with the cars electronics. HJ
Have you got a refernce for this HJ?
If a few milliwatts at PMR446 can affect electronics I need to be more careful with the mobile (and avoid driving over the Holme Moss road!!!)
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Sounds like an urban myth to me. I would like to see evidence. Have used them for many years car-to-car when travelling in convoy (including in France).
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