I bought a couple of cheap Walkie Talkies for my two youngest grandchildren.
They transmit illegally on a USA FRS frequency - I'd assumed (!) they'd be low power UK PMR or 49MHz.
They've got harmonics in the 70cm Amateur Band (& probably elsewhere too) despite having FCC certification.
There's no way crap like this should be dumped on the UK market.
#HamRadio #amateurradio #CheapCrap
Mike /
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2024-11-15 14:32:37
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