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Originally Posted by glatt
Were these walkie talkies in the trash because they are flat out illegal now?
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Licnses were typically assigned to companies such as an apartment complex, factory, or YMCA. Open one up to get the frequency from its crystal (or whatever they use in that handset). The FCC database can determine who has licensed on that frequency.
Five miles is ideal best. Doing up to a mile is more typical.
These were obsoleted by Nextel and then by even smaller cell phones.
I would repair these things. A most common failure point was at the base of its antenna. Metal inside would routinely crack because of that 'exposed to movement' antenna.
NiCds would further 'date' the radios. Considering the age, I am surprised it has the narrower bandwidth option.
Narrower bandwidth means (among other things) a shorter range.