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How to make a listening device

How to make a listening device
i will show you how to make a listening device from a walkie talkie.
 
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Step 1What you'll need

What you\
Things Youll Need:

Set of walkie talkies
Masking tape
Paper clip
Private conversation
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28 comments
Feb 11, 2012. 8:24 AMkivster says:
Well you can listen in but until the battery dies i would give it a larger battery to let it last longer
Dec 11, 2011. 9:22 PMwonder_yosemite says:
And lets not forget that when batteries run low the dam walkie-talke lets out a beep ,indicating low battery.now your screwed.
Jul 25, 2010. 4:53 AMMichaelgoode says:
Awesome, thats a really good techneak, whats the paperclip for
Apr 7, 2010. 8:30 AMairsoftman111 says:
will electrical tape work instead of masking tape but GREAT Instructable and sweet pictures! =)
Dec 28, 2009. 8:47 PMpennsteve says:
Or you can buy 2 cheap tracfones, call one, hide the other one and then you can listen from miles and miles away.  Just hope you dont hit a bad service area.  :)
Nov 5, 2009. 1:21 AMKociubinska says:
Many radios have a built-in voice activated transmit option.
Jul 28, 2008. 6:59 PMCameronSS says:
You needed nine steps to say "tape a paperclip to a walkie-talkie and leave in another room"?
May 16, 2009. 9:16 AMReCreate says:
Yeah,Its pathetic right?
Aug 21, 2009. 2:14 PMcodongolev says:
am I going to have to flag this as "not nice"? because it doesn't really sound like a compliment.
Aug 21, 2009. 10:26 PMReCreate says:
*a very well deserved facepalm*
Jul 26, 2009. 12:51 PMA good name says:
I agree. I died a little inside.
Jul 26, 2009. 2:52 PMReCreate says:
what?
Oct 16, 2008. 4:52 PMt3h says:
It's a complicated process :P
Jul 4, 2009. 11:09 AMyzzid says:
hiya, am not a professional HAM radio operator, but one thing i learned with working with radios...if you keep the PTT Push to Talk) depressed for a long time, you could end up burning up your Finals.. am not sure if this goes the same for Family Radio System (FRS)..thanks!!
Oct 7, 2008. 3:42 AMmacca4life says:
ive tried it and i got caught i hid the walkie talkie under a chair and for some reason my two older brothers saw them and made a blag private convo where they said they where going to do a hit on someone so i ran down and said your not gunna do a hit on anyone without me and they said to me you F***ing idiot we sussed it out we saw you walkie talkie under the chair and now im grounded for 3 months my my mum and step dad for ease dropping
Jun 25, 2009. 11:57 AMRock Soldier says:
Now if they were going to do a hit, the ending would be different...for some.
Jun 25, 2009. 11:54 AMRock Soldier says:
What does the paperclip do?
Jul 28, 2008. 8:59 PMac1D says:
do you have the seven autorization from the author of the picture to use them?
May 16, 2009. 9:18 AMReCreate says:
No,They never do,They just rip the pictures off.
Jun 10, 2009. 11:00 AMxMastermind says:
wow that mad over pictures?!?! lol...sad
Jun 10, 2009. 11:23 AMReCreate says:
What do you mean?
May 6, 2009. 11:23 AMgrundisimo says:
oops i just pressed it.
Dec 29, 2008. 8:47 AMbatman96 says:
goto dollar tree and buy a 1$ (duh) listening device and get a long extender audio cable and tada you are done
Nov 8, 2008. 6:53 PM1nv3nt3r says:
This was in one of the evil genius books but the design also incorporated a sensitive audio preamp.
Aug 20, 2008. 4:49 PMLithium Rain says:
Cool, I'd like an ible on how to do this with cell phones and connect it to the computer via USB with bare wires, like in burn notice!
Aug 6, 2008. 12:59 PMpsi3000 says:
Nice quick idea. You could also solder a jumper on the PTT button and put a pre-amp to the mic to help pick up the lower voices.
Jul 29, 2008. 5:00 AMfegundez1 says:
use the vox feature and the walkie talkie should auto send by voice instead of having to hold down the talk button

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