Walkie Talkies

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Has anyone tried using walkie talkies instead of baby monitors I just found these and they are only 21 GBP which seams really good value, www.huge-river.com/product/B000XUO5QW

Is there a facility for transmitting without holding the button down with your finger?

You could use an elastic band I guess but I'm not sure how the unit would cope with that as it's designed to transmit in short bursts.

If one unit it transmitting you can't speak to the baby from the other one. Is that OK?

Or are you thinking of using it for an older child? We have used them for sleepovers when the children have been out of earshot and we give our 9 year old a phone which can be used to make internal calls to the living room one in the evenings. Sounds like we live in a mansion - we don't!