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Conference noted::bicycle

Title: Bicycling
Notice:Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:JAMIN::WASSER
Created:Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3214
Total number of notes:31946

423.0. "Two Way Radios for bikes?" by BMT::MCCREADY (Gary, Rabid New Yorker) Thu Aug 13 1987 03:15

    I'm interested in those nifty looking (!?) two way radios, and
    wondering if it is worth buying one. For instance,
    
    	-Range problems - how far can you be seperated?
    	-Frequency - does anything interfear with reception? Can you
    change channels?
    	-Durability - how does the thing appear to be holding up
    	-Battery hog - how long per battery
    	-Ease of use
    	-Price
    
    And last, but not least, does the thing go back on the shelf after
    you have used it a few times?
    
    					--Gary, who is crazy enough
    					to ride the streets of New York!

    p.s. if anyone is interested in where to ride around NYC, feel free
    to drop a line.
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423.1TALLIS::JBELLWot's..Uh the Deal?Thu Aug 13 1987 14:564
	Have you looked at note 328.1?  Perhaps if you sent mail to the guy at
	nm%rhea::decwrl::"wordy@cup.portal.com" he might have some advice.

	-Jeff
423.2I have a MAXONXCELR8::DELORIEAThu Aug 13 1987 15:2924
    	I have one for riding motorcycles it can be used on any helmet
    or it comes with a head clip. The manufacture is MAXON. It only
    has one freq and the one I have some times picks up cordless phone
    conversations. But it don't get interference as in static. As far
    as durability I have dropped mine and it still works. The range
    is about 1/2 mile in bad areas and a mile on flat clean areas.
    The battery is a nine volt battery and it last me about 30 hours
    or more some times a good copper top would last long enough to forget
    about needing to keep an extra around. When I first got one with
    a friend of mine I felt kind of dumb or should I say looked kind
    of dumb with a antenna sticking off my head. But after having one
    it really makes it alot more fun.
    
    	Some other things about it is it has volume control, a push
    to talk switch or a voice activated switch. you can get one with
    a radio in it so when your not talking the radio plays. The head
    set velcro's on to a helmet and the unit clips on the belt.
    
    	If you ride alot with the same person and are tired of yelling
    "WHAT" then by all means go out and get two. For those of you that
    are thinking safety the ear phone only covers one ear.
    
    	have fun!
    		Tom
423.3GE, they bring good things to life...SRFSUP::GOLDSMITHFritz! They've killed Fritz!Thu Aug 13 1987 16:3111
    
    The two-way headsets I have seen work quite well if your in the
    open. (on a bike...) I have used a set of GEs in a couple of cars
    with limited results. One problem I can think of with the ones I've
    seen is getting them under a helmet.
    
    But, I'm sure if Gary is crazy enough to ride to streets of NYC,
    then he doesn't wear a helmet. :-)
    
    --- Neal, who wissed he had his bike with him while in NYC last
    	month.