fast food frequencies

[Noinim]

can fast food frequencies be hijacked with 2 way radios rather than CB?
i have the crystal needed, but no CB radio. i have several two way radios with digital displays though. was wondering if i can use one of those instead of having to buy a CB.

[linear]

what model are the two-way radios? it's very likely to still be work depending on the model.

[Noinim]

in front of me i have a cobra microtalk model no: FRS 220
i have some others packed in boxes somewhere i'll find if this one isn't capable.

[Noinim]

ah, nevermind. i see what you guys did. i'll keep shut.

[Noinim]

so whats a good (relatively)inexpensive radio that can operate on fast food frequencies out of the box

[Tao_of_Pi]

so whats a good (relatively)inexpensive radio that can operate on fast food frequencies out of the box

I've looked into it a bit and so far it looks like the Yaesu VX-7R is about the cheapest you can buy for this kind of thing. I guess you need a tri-band because the fast food places broadcast in a few different ranges, so you don't know what you'll need exactly in terms of frequencies.

The radio manufacturers have to block certain frequencies to comply with FCC standards, so you can't actually buy one that works out of the box. You'll have no choice really, you'll have to mod, but from what I read it's a very simple modification. Just about anybody could do it.

[nova]

so whats a good (relatively)inexpensive radio that can operate on fast food frequencies out of the box

I've looked into it a bit and so far it looks like the Yaesu VX-7R is about the cheapest you can buy for this kind of thing. I guess you need a tri-band because the fast food places broadcast in a few different ranges, so you don't know what you'll need exactly in terms of frequencies.

The radio manufacturers have to block certain frequencies to comply with FCC standards, so you can't actually buy one that works out of the box. You'll have no choice really, you'll have to mod, but from what I read it's a very simple modification. Just about anybody could do it.

shhh,every time you say anyone could do it,3 stupid people who cant do it are born

[Lestan Gregor]

The vx-7r is not the cheapest, i have a vx-170 that has no problem doing the drive thu freqs and it only cost me 120 bucks

[Tao_of_Pi]

The vx-7r is not the cheapest, i have a vx-170 that has no problem doing the drive thu freqs and it only cost me 120 bucks

It looks like the VX-170 only works on the 2m range. That wont work for everyone, because not all fast food places broadcast in 2m.

THe BK near my house is 70cm.

[Lestan Gregor]

Well theres some in the 30 mhz range too...i see your point, but for the person on a budget they can mod a vx-170 for use in the 150 mhz range.

[Oilik]

Does anyone know of a site that I put my zip code in and it returns frequencies of places? I found a site like that a month ago, but I forget what it was. Plus, do you think this'll cover drive throughs:

PRO-37 covers all these bands:

30-50 MHz (VHF Lo)

50-54 MHz (6-Meter Ham Band)

108-136.975 MHz (Aircraft)

137-144 MHz Government)

144-148 MHz (2-Meter Ham Band)

148-174 MHz (VHF Hi)

380-450 MHz (Ham Radio and Government)

450-470 MHz (UHF Lo)

470-512 MHz (UHF TV)

806-823.9375 MHz (UHF Hi)

851.1125-868.9375 MHz (UHF Hi)

896.1125-960 MHz (UHF Hi)

[Lestan Gregor]

i already posted the site

www.radioreference.com

this site is the shiznit

[Tao_of_Pi]

i already posted the site

www.radioreference.com

this site is the shiznit

Thats a pretty cool site, reminds me a bit of telcodata.us

[Oilik]

i already posted the site

www.radioreference.com

this site is the shiznit

Damn, that's sweet. Thanks!

[nocturnalfrost]

What if you made a Fas Food Frequency Jammer that broadcasted white noise and hid the thing near the establishment?  Is this going too far?