Cait,
Have you considered the Nextel phone and walk talkies?
Coda Omness
Curator of Education
P.O. Box 40
Ruidoso Downs, NM 88346
(505) 378-4142
Fax (505) 378-4166
www.hubbardmuseum.org
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Fritz" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Walkie Talkies


> Cait,
>
> We just started testing the motorola CP200 radios.  They are smaller than 
> the P1225 most people seem to use, can take a fair beating (at least what 
> you'd expect them to), and can be programmed to whatever channels you 
> desire.
> Now they aren't cheap, and they are still bulky by most standards.  For a 
> 3 mile range, you'll be hard pressed to find a hardy unit that will be a 
> lot smaller without paying substantially for them.  Try to avoid the small 
> consumer models as they aren't meant to last as long as you may like or 
> take the abuse they may be subjected to.
>
>
> -- 
> *Paul C. Fritz*
> **Pamplin Historical Park & the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier*
> 6125 Boydton Plank Road
> Petersburg, VA 23803
> (804) 861-2408 -- Tel
> (804) 861-2820 -- fax
> /Visit us at/
> www.PamplinPark.org <http://www.pamplinpark.org> *
>
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