I purchased a pair of Motorola FSR radios at Costco, for about $55 each, and
they work fine, although they do not have dials to change channels - you do
it by voice commands. However, the price is about 1/3 to 1/2 of fancier
models, and these work just as well.

Bill Mulligan
Seattle
206-932-4340
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>Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 15:43:00 -0400
>From: Christine Maack <73201.3124 at compuserve.com>
>To: Tweetlist <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Subject: Radios
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>Tweets - does anyone have recommendations for radios that
>can be used in the field to communicate between groups of
>birders? Some birding buddies and I are looking for something
>we can use on our Gambell trip next spring, but don't have a
>lot of $$$. =
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>Chris Maack
>Anchorage, AK
>CMaack at compuserve.com
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