Walkie-talkies (also known as handheld or PMR, Personal Mobile Radio) can be bought at low prices even from department stores, and they can be operated without a licence in many countries. Considering the low cost, such a set would be very suitable for use as a wireless baby monitor, with the addition of several external components. These are connected to the jack sockets for an external loudspeaker/microphone and an external PTT (Push-To-Talk) switch, which are often found on these devices. Project Image : Wireless Baby Monitor Project Image The walkie-talkie with the extra electronics and microphone is placed in the baby’s room. When the PTT switch on the other walkie-talkie is actuated for about a second the ‘baby’ walkie-talkie produces a series of tones, which the external electronics can detect. This then activates its own PTT switch for about 5 seconds, so it switches over to transmit. During this time the other device can hear what the external microphone picks up. C...