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expired Posted by USB2 • May 26, 2021
expired Posted by USB2 • May 26, 2021

Cobra 16-Mile Two Way Radio / Walkie Talkie @ Walmart YMMV $5

$5.00

$9.88

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Price is $5 each - for a SINGLE radio.
In-store purchase only. YMMV

https://www.walmart.com/ip/166050937
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https://brickseek.com/walmart-inv...=166050937
  • 22 Total Channels
  • 16 Mile Range
  • 7 FRS Channels
  • 8 GMRS Channels
  • 7 Shared FRS/GMRS Channels
  • Uses 3 AAA Batteries (not included)
  • Weather Channels
  • NOAA Weather Alerts
  • Call Alert Tone
  • Auto Squelch
  • Roger Beep Tone
  • Low Battery Alert
  • Battery/Power Saver
  • Keystroke Tone Signal
  • Plug-In Charge Capable
  • Speaker/Microphone/Charger Jack
  • FCC Certified
Don't TC if your local WM doesn't have it in stock. Just tell it to your grandma. Or, your safe space therapist.
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Price is $5 each - for a SINGLE radio.
In-store purchase only. YMMV

https://www.walmart.com/ip/166050937
BS
https://brickseek.com/walmart-inv...=166050937
  • 22 Total Channels
  • 16 Mile Range
  • 7 FRS Channels
  • 8 GMRS Channels
  • 7 Shared FRS/GMRS Channels
  • Uses 3 AAA Batteries (not included)
  • Weather Channels
  • NOAA Weather Alerts
  • Call Alert Tone
  • Auto Squelch
  • Roger Beep Tone
  • Low Battery Alert
  • Battery/Power Saver
  • Keystroke Tone Signal
  • Plug-In Charge Capable
  • Speaker/Microphone/Charger Jack
  • FCC Certified
Don't TC if your local WM doesn't have it in stock. Just tell it to your grandma. Or, your safe space therapist.

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May 27, 2021
3,811 Posts
Joined Sep 2004
May 27, 2021
GrandMstrBud
May 27, 2021
3,811 Posts
Quote from Papastukes :
Got one thanks, but nobody is communicating with me when I use it?
Same here, hoping to meet some girls with it but no luck
May 27, 2021
11,986 Posts
Joined Oct 2008
May 27, 2021
RUsum1
May 27, 2021
11,986 Posts
Quote from joeystalin :
No way in hell these have 16 mile range even in a wide open salt flat in Utah.
These are $10 MSRP too? What's the big deal about this post for a cheap toy?
May 27, 2021
3,811 Posts
Joined Sep 2004
May 27, 2021
GrandMstrBud
May 27, 2021
3,811 Posts
Quote from RUsum1 :
These are $10 MSRP too? What's the big deal about this post for a cheap toy?
I have ok one store that shows them for $1. Not bad if your at Walmart but not worth a trip just to check. I joined Brickseek for a month but will probably cancel since WalMart is always off.
May 27, 2021
14,339 Posts
Joined Nov 2019
May 27, 2021
Lilyly
May 27, 2021
14,339 Posts
Quote from GrandMstrBud :
I have ok one store that shows them for $1. Not bad if your at Walmart but not worth a trip just to check. I joined Brickseek for a month but will probably cancel since WalMart is always off.
cant really blame on brickseek. what you see there is almost always matching with their handheld inventory. its the walmarts employees
May 27, 2021
926 Posts
Joined May 2011
May 27, 2021
boingyman
May 27, 2021
926 Posts
Damn, the Walmart near me has 6+ for $1. Need to stop by after work!
May 27, 2021
251 Posts
Joined Jul 2016
May 27, 2021
elech
May 27, 2021
251 Posts
Huge YMMV. Store nearby was supposed to have them in stock and of course there was nothing. Frown
May 27, 2021
6,297 Posts
Joined Jul 2007
May 27, 2021
Pctek4456
May 27, 2021
6,297 Posts
79 - 97 mw output according to FCC records. What a joke... I'm sure they meant to say it covers up to 0.0016 of a mile.

Only worth a few bucks to receive weather broadcasts.
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May 27, 2021
556 Posts
Joined Aug 2017
May 27, 2021
Raeden5
May 27, 2021
556 Posts
Quote from bruce99 :
Walkie talkies were high tech before cells phones. It's used for hunters obviously and kids
And road trip caravans
May 27, 2021
261 Posts
Joined Nov 2012
May 27, 2021
Rayta
May 27, 2021
261 Posts
Quote from chumpsky2010 :
OK, what are these good for? In case of emergency I'm guessing where communication is knocked out?

(Asking from a city guy perspective)
You may wind up in an area where cell towers have been disabled. This will allow you to communicate with others who went with you to that area.
May 27, 2021
261 Posts
Joined Nov 2012
May 27, 2021
Rayta
May 27, 2021
261 Posts
Quote from Pctek4456 :
These would only go a block or two at best in a urban / city environment. Consider these more like kids toys.
In NYC with my wife on a c 25 floor at Broadway and 44 Street [Times Square] I was able to reach her from 10th Avenue and 42 Street and also from Herald Square. This is with FRS only.

At that time we only had one cell phone between the two of us. Now we each have our own
May 27, 2021
80 Posts
Joined Sep 2014
May 27, 2021
mvpham13
May 27, 2021
80 Posts
Went to two Walmarts in Federal Way, WA with both 6+ in stock but couldn't find them at all. :/
May 27, 2021
92 Posts
Joined Apr 2008
May 27, 2021
egpowers
May 27, 2021
92 Posts
Based on the comments, no has a clue about these. FRS/GMRS channels require an FCC license to operate, yes, you can operate without one, but if you violate radio practices with these, the FCC may pay you a visit.

Yes, these radios can have a 16+ mile range, FRS/GMRS channels operate using repeaters, hence the longer range. These radios are basically one or two steps below being a licensed amateur radio operator.
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May 27, 2021
1,042 Posts
Joined Sep 2006
May 27, 2021
ogp
May 27, 2021
1,042 Posts
My store had 6+ according to brickseek. Found a few different makes/models in electronics, but none of these.
May 27, 2021
358 Posts
Joined Jun 2015
May 27, 2021
Prazy
May 27, 2021
358 Posts
I came to peace with any Walmart in-store deals long time ago. How much ever enticing it may be, it's not worth the hassle of going to the store when it is less than ideal chance of getting the product, and, even if you find any, the in store price will not reflect online price most of the time and you stand there looking like a fool to haggle the price. Walmart employees are not very helpful either, not all but most. Their inventory management is worse than my kid's clean up ability.

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May 28, 2021
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May 28, 2021
happykitty54
May 28, 2021
51 Posts
Give one to each child on cruise ships.

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