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unusual facts about walkie talkie



New York City Police Department Highway Patrol

The officers in this unit equipped with handcuffs, a straight baton, whistle, flashlight, reflective traffic vest, and a police radio that is directly linked to the Central Dispatcher, other Auxiliary Police officers, and Highway Patrolman.

New York State Bridge Authority

The officers are unarmed, but are equipped with a baton, can of pepper spray, handcuffs, whistle, flashlight, reflective traffic vest, bullet resistant vest, and a radio that is directly linked to the Central Dispatcher and other officers.

Vintage amateur radio

Some even sub-specialize in military radio collecting and undertake to restore and operate surplus communications equipment, much of it dating back to World War II, from the ubiquitous US Signal Corps SCR-300 and SCR-536 walkie talkies to exotic gear like the British Paraset, a small espionage transceiver supplied to Resistance forces in France, Belgium and the Netherlands.


see also

Direct connect

Sprint Direct Connect, a brand name used by Sprint Corporation for its digital push-to-talk service, similar to a walkie-talkie

Juliet Burke

They leave shortly after, leaving behind a walkie-talkie, picked up by Paulo (Rodrigo Santoro).

Walkie-talkie

In addition to land mobile use, walkie-talkie designs are also used for marine VHF and aviation communications, especially on smaller boats and ultralight aircraft where mounting a fixed radio might be impractical or expensive.