There is no single official emergency channel on FRS walkie talkies, but the community convention is channel 1 (462.5625 MHz) for gener...

Yes, walkie talkies are safe for kids - with three honest caveats: FRS radios are fine on the RF side, the speaker can get loud, and ch...

Straight answer: a normal walkie talkie cannot call 911, and no amount of channel hopping changes that. To alert emergency services wit...

Yes — and this is one of the main reasons people buy them. Walkie talkies don't need the power grid at all. They run on their own batte...

The best survival walkie talkie is the one that's simple enough to operate under stress, tough enough to survive a backpack, and common...

The honest answer: most walkie talkies probably survive an EMP, but nobody can guarantee it. Simple analog radios with few electronic c...