Hello Carol & Tweeters,
I spend most morning to locate 2 sets of the FRS 2-way Radios Motorola.All the numbers what Carol wrote down are sold out.The only store what had a pair of two set's was at Office Max on HYW South what I picked up.Thank you Carol for reminding all of us to carry them when you car pool.But I think that is not what Jeff Osmudson really preferring of with his message.Since we bird very little North is ,the traffic to birding in most of this areas have no parking.And I know that most resident,so what lives there don't like the traffic of birders.So in case what Jeff mention birders should had parked further and than approached where Jeff was standing in order for the traffic and also maybe don't disturb the birds what he was watching.


Cheers Ruth Sullivan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynn Schulz" <linusq at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Tweets" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: FRS Radios


> Hi Tweeters:
> I ordered the FRS radios by phone yesterday, and they arrived 24 hrs
> later at my home, delivered by UPS. Cool. The ad didn't make it
> clear, but the T5620 that I ordered has the combination FRS, and GMRS
> frequencies. I will only be using FRS channels. The first 14
> Channels are FRS, channels 15 thru 22 are GMRS. Each channel has 38
> separate codes, so I effectively have 532 different channels when only
> using FRS. It is explained in the booklet that you do not need to
> licence your FRS channel use. I won't be using the higher number
> channels and therefore don't need an FCC licence.
> I immediately disabled the call tones and the roger beep (they call it
> a talk confirmation tone). These tones were easy to disable, and will
> remain that way unless I make an effort to turn them on. These tones
> are disturbing to birders who would rather not hear beeping in the
> field.
> When I bird w/ friends we usually use a private channel and code. But
> when we are trying to find out about a bird in the area we tune to the
> birders channel and code: that is Channel 11, Code 22. That is
> supposedly universal in our country so you can find out where a rare
> bird is from other birders not in your party.
> Yours, Carol Schulz
> DesMoines, WA
> mailto:linusq at att.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lynn Schulz" <linusq at worldnet.att.net>
> To: "Tweets" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 3:46 PM
> Subject: FRS Radios
>
>
> | Hi Tweets:
> | My husband found a great price in the Seattle paper for Motorola FRS
> | radios. and you can
> | disable the roger beep. They are for sale at Office Max for $39.99
> | per pair. Prices valid from 1-25-04 to 1-31-04. This model carries
> | for up to two miles, which is the kind that most birders use between
> | cars, and between birders out in the field. I ended up ordering
> them on the phone
> | at a 1-877 number.
> | The lady said I would probably receive them tomorrow.
> | Here is the info:
> | For sale at Office Max
> | FRS 2-way Radios - Motorola T5620
> | Order # 2033-5022
> | Cost $39.99 per pair
> | Officemax.com (this didn't work well for me). 1-800-239-3242 (this
> | number would have required me to wait several minutes).
> | 1-877-633-4236. I used this one and got through to them right away.
> | I have no connection to Office Max and this is not an ad for them.
> | Yours, Carol Schulz
>
>