Old radio equipment
To be precise, a large box of assorted ex-police 1980s walkie-talkies (on a variety of frequencies that aren't used for anything any more), twice as many rechargeable batteries as radios, a recharging dock that takes several radios at once and weighs about 20kg, and some flexible aerials. They use crystals rather than synthesized tuning, so they would cost more than a modern radio to set up with all six channels. They were 15 quid for the entire (huge) box.

I really only wanted the lovely bakelite 1940s Morse key that was in the corner of the box with them...

Click this if you think I should apply for a licence to use 149.400MHz...
(gordonjcp, Mon 25 May 2009, 0:06, 2 replies)

I'm pretty sure...
It's antenna, not aerial...? I just remember getting grilled for it in training for making the same mistake....if you can call it that?
( Terry_Tibbs Coarse and violent nudity. Occasional language, Mon 25 May 2009, 16:19, closed)

"Antenna" is an Americanism.
If "aerial" is good enough for Pat Hawker G3VA then it's good enough for me.
(gordonjcp, Mon 25 May 2009, 20:24, closed)