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Sparks · 15th May 2020, 10:37 am

Does anyone have any experience of these devices, whether good, bad or indifferent ? I remember seeing them in the Tandy catalogues for years in the 1980s with the seemingly bold claim that all you had to do was plug in to the mains, switch on and you were in business, so to speak. If I've got it right, the technology was something like an FM transmission superimposed on the mains cabling, however that worked. I particularly remember that it was possible to use the sets not only within your own house or office, but also with your next door neighbour, provided there was some degree of electricity supply commonality.

I've neither seen nor used any such device and I don't know if the likes of Eagle and Sterdy make them. Obviously, Tandy disappeared years ago.

Many thanks.

15th May 2020, 10:37 am	#1
Sparks Heptode Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 597	Tandy/Realistic FM wireless intercoms Does anyone have any experience of these devices, whether good, bad or indifferent ? I remember seeing them in the Tandy catalogues for years in the 1980s with the seemingly bold claim that all you had to do was plug in to the mains, switch on and you were in business, so to speak. If I've got it right, the technology was something like an FM transmission superimposed on the mains cabling, however that worked. I particularly remember that it was possible to use the sets not only within your own house or office, but also with your next door neighbour, provided there was some degree of electricity supply commonality. I've neither seen nor used any such device and I don't know if the likes of Eagle and Sterdy make them. Obviously, Tandy disappeared years ago. Many thanks.