Motorola Talkabout T5720 Walkie Talkie (set Of 2) @ 2648/-

is this legal in india?

Not legal in India , you require a license . Avoid .

kuduku wrote:

Not legal in India , you require a license . Avoid .

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If you are in a rural area, you may want to try (its still illegal) but urban areas, you can easily get caught as there would be hell lot of other sat phones mostly those of police.

Licensing Procedure for walkie talkies India
For using walkie talkies in India, a license is a must. One has to pay Rs. 1700/- as License and Royalty fees per annum for the first two radios. From third radio onwards, it is Rs. 550/- per annum. Example- for five radios the annual license and royalty fees payable is Rs. 3350/-. Regional Licensing Office (RLO) of the Wireless Planning and Coordinating Wing (WPC) located in most of the State capitals will grant the permission within a fortnight.
Do not buy walkie talkies from EBay. The frequency on which these radios work is illegal in India. If caught using, penal action can be initiated. Moreover, these walkie talkies have only 0.5 watts power output which will not give more 300 meteres range.
WPC permits 4 watts power on walkie talkies which corresponds to appx. 5km range. These walkie talkies are sold by authorised dealers.

0.5 watt walkie talkies works 500 to 800 metres in city , & they do not require licence , in open it works upto 3 kms ..
We have tested 7 watt walkie talkies by testing their RF power & it merely worked 2 kms inside city .. yes in mountain top to mountain top it will work for 30 kms ..

462/ 466 Mhz walkie talkie upto 0.5 watt/ 1 watt is legal , ( licence free )

462/ 466 Mhz walkie talkies above 1 watt is illegal without licence

India has different frequencies allocated for public use, and radios from US can not be used legally in India.

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in India would be able to help you a link is provided
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Department of Telecommunications
Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing
601 Sanchar Bhawan – 20 Ashoka Road
110001 NEW DELHI
IndiaDe

Yes I agree that this is not such a casual item.One has 2B extremely careful when these Items are 2B used 4 your daily business requirements.They may not pack such a powerful punch as expected, but they are often irreplaceable esp when the limitations of mobiles are very apparent when used in certain situations where they are irreplaceable like as in crowd control in metros,Entertainment shows,Electricians /Catv Technicians ,Internet Installation crews working in raw Hi rises and mgmt of bus bays 4parking in terminals are some of the on demand instant availability of response from the other end. Executing a complicated job requiring careful coordination is a cinch when we have a few of these units in the right hands of trained personnel. Having said all this be discreet …All speech should be 2the point, short n sweet. Dont ever hand any of these 2children and curious onlookers. The product demands respect and should never be treated like a toy. BTW do keep copies of all connected relevant documents by keeping good “Photo Copies” in your mobiles which could be shown on demand producing the original only if it isn,t avoidable, this way u don,t have 2 lug the papers everywhere….A right product in the right hands produces good results everywhere.