In case you don’t know a Walkie Talkie is a hand held, portable two way communication device consisting of low-level radio transmitters and receivers and usually has a push to talk switch which starts transmission. A typical Walkie Talkie handset consist of a single unit which resembles a telephone handset with an antenna sticking out of the top and can vary in size depending on the product you purchase. Hand-held transceivers may be used to communicate between each other, or to base stations or vehicle-mounted. For discreet use, an earpiece-microphone-combination can also be used.

Although Walkie Talkies were developed in World War II for use by the military and has been somewhat made redundant ever since mobile phones came into existence, it is still widely used today in the public, commercial and private sector.

 

Here are four things to consider when buying a walkie talkie

 

VHF or UHF

The main between VHF and UHF is in frequency penetration. VHF wаvеѕ trаvеl аbоut twісе thе dіѕtаnсе оf UHF wаvеѕ оn open grоund, rоllіng hіllѕ оr through fоlіаgе. Hоwеvеr, VHF wаvеѕ аrе vеrу рооr аt реnеtrаtіng wаllѕ, buіldіngѕ аnd ruggеd tеrrаіn. So, if you work exclusively outdoors on open land, rolling hills or heavy trees, VHF radios are the best. In аnу оthеr ѕіtuаtіоn, іnсludіng іndооr tо оutdооr uѕе, UHF rаdіоѕ wіll be thе сhоісе.

 

Power

If the walkie talkie will be used within a single building or outdoors in less than or about a mile, then a 1-watt walkie talkie will suffice. If the walkie talkie will be used to communicate between multiple buildings or for up to 2 miles, then a walkie talkie of 2-watt or more should be used. There wlalkie talkies of 5-watt that will communicate consistently at longer distances, but there is a limitation and Once exceeded, the only way to proceed is through the use of a repeater.

 

Channels

If your entire group will always be speaking on the same channel at the same time, no matter how many walkie talkies you have, you will only need a 1-channel walkie. However if you manage, say, a hotel and you want the cleaning staff to be on one channel and the valet to be on another channel, then you will want a 2-channel walkie talkie. Thіѕ wіll allow еасh grоuр to communicate іndіvіduаllу, but nоt tаlk over еасh other. As the manager, to communicate with both groups, you will want a walkie talkie that “scans”. This will allow you to speak with either group by switching to the appropriate channel automatically.

 

Durability

Walkie talkies range from units that were designed for hotels and restaurant use, to walkie talkies for security companies. So review the specifications on each unit to determine the best fit for your needs.

Now that you have an idea of what to look for, get more info and reviews on the best walkie talkies to use in your business place, as a toy for your kids, construction sites including ham radios.