Help, info, advice on Walkie Talkies please

[Evandim*]

Hi all, I'm looking for some help and advice on walkie talkies (two way radios)

A group of us are off to do a Euro Tour this year and I would like to get some walk talkies so we can keep in contact

I would like radios that do hands free if possible just to make things easier and safer for us drivers..

I know nothing about walkie talkies so any help or info you could pass onto me would be very gratefully received..

many thanks

 

[Adams_16v]

just dont get cheapo ones, as the range is w**k, even if they do state 2km or whatever!

 

[Ricardinho]

we had some motorola ones, they were ok, got some real posh ones at the mo at work, as above dont buy cheapo ones as your wasting your money

 

[Evandim*]

thanks for the replies

I was thinking something around £100 but then I really dont have a clue

 

[G_F]

http://www.twoway-radio.co.uk/trolleyed/27/index.htm

 

[G_F]

Cool, Walkie Talkie watches>

http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/walkie-talkie-watches/index.html;jsessionid=Gj9ckTDayiGhSZR-5KJl0g**

EDIT:

They're so cool - I'm 12 and me and my mates use them to tell each other when to get up in the morning, when we bike to school and when we get a bit bored in lessons, well it's obvious isn't it?!
Tom H, Worcs

Sums up my mentality then lol

 

[BrianR]

Be careful, the French Plod are very twitchy about radio apparatus.
Unless you have a licence to operate it, they will take it from you if they see or detect you using it. As they will with Radar detectors.

Some CB radios will give you a range of up to 10 miles in optimum conditions, you will need a licence, and check what frequencies are legal in France.