| When we were kids I think it is fair to assume | | | | opposing team, and not have to worry about |
| that most of us got a kick out of running around | | | | keying the mic every time we want to talk. |
| our house or our neighborhoods with cool walkie | | | | Additionally, the smaller wristwatch walkie talkie |
| talkie handsets. More than likely most of the | | | | allows moms and dads to give a very portable |
| walkie-talkies we used were nothing more than | | | | unit to their child and attach it to their wrists. This |
| cheap toys with the ability to transmit a dozen or | | | | alleviates having to worry about whether the child |
| so yards, and make some pretty aggravating | | | | will inadvertently set the walkie-talkie radio down |
| noise using the Morse code signal. No doubt, if you | | | | someplace. This way the parents know they will |
| have children you have seen their fascination with | | | | always be able to contact the child. |
| these small, handheld radios as well. There is | | | | Another potential neat use for the hands-free |
| something that draws us to the fact that we can | | | | walkie-talkie headset is that moms (or dads) can |
| talk with our friends across the block using this | | | | have the headset engaged and communicating |
| little handheld radio. | | | | with their children who may be playing in the |
| As with everything else in the realm of | | | | neighborhood while they are doing chores or |
| technology, walkie-talkies have become smaller | | | | relaxing back at the house. The VOX functionality |
| and more portable. Whereas when we were | | | | of the headset is excellent because it allows the |
| young it was incredible to have a walkie-talkie unit | | | | user to be able to engage the headset mic and |
| that would fit in our hands, now they make walkie | | | | initiate voice transmissions without having to |
| talkie headsets, walkie-talkie watches, and even | | | | worry about hitting a button to do so. |
| walkie-talkies throat mics. The technology is mind | | | | The bottom line is that handheld radio |
| boggling. | | | | communications for the private sector have come |
| Now I know most of us have outgrown the days | | | | a long way over the last two decades. Everybody |
| of running around our neighborhood on a hot | | | | used to love to talk on the CB, but it wasn't |
| summer night playing tag with our friends, but | | | | incredibly practical for everyday use because odds |
| walkie-talkies still have some great real-world | | | | are you are not going to have a radio manpack |
| applications for adults. For those of us who like to | | | | at your disposal. The compact nature of today's |
| wargame during our recreational time, the | | | | walkie-talkie communications equipment makes it |
| headset hands-free walkie-talkies are great. They | | | | a great asset for families and businesses alike. |
| allow us to continue to track our target on the | | | | |