I can hear police radio communications with my FRS radio

I’m listening to FRS channel 6 on a cheap bubble pack walkie talkie radio, and I can clearly listen to the L.A. Sheriff’s Department. They’re busy following two females at the moment.
Let’s just hope that some criminal doesn’t have an FRS radio like mine so he can listen to them as well. Those radios are [...]

August 11, 2009 | Read the story »

Handheld Radio Channels

I recently bought myself a VHF Marine band portable walkie talkie radio. It was going cheap and I couldn’t resist a bargain.
What I need it for is to use it as an FRS radio. I plan on usingit when I’m out hiking and for stuff like that.
Are the VHF Marine band channels the same as [...]

July 16, 2009 | Read the story »