How to make a listening device

 by Rye2121
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i will show you how to make a listening device from a walkie talkie.
 
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Step 1: What you'll need

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Things Youll Need:

Set of walkie talkies
Masking tape
Paper clip
Private conversation
kivster says: Feb 11, 2012. 8:24 AM
Well you can listen in but until the battery dies i would give it a larger battery to let it last longer
wonder_yosemite says: Dec 11, 2011. 9:22 PM
And lets not forget that when batteries run low the dam walkie-talke lets out a beep ,indicating low battery.now your screwed.
Michaelgoode says: Jul 25, 2010. 4:53 AM
Awesome, thats a really good techneak, whats the paperclip for
airsoftman111 says: Apr 7, 2010. 8:30 AM
will electrical tape work instead of masking tape but GREAT Instructable and sweet pictures! =)
pennsteve says: Dec 28, 2009. 8:47 PM
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.  :)
Kociubinska says: Nov 5, 2009. 1:21 AM
Many radios have a built-in voice activated transmit option.
CameronSS says: Jul 28, 2008. 6:59 PM
You needed nine steps to say "tape a paperclip to a walkie-talkie and leave in another room"?
ReCreate in reply to CameronSSMay 16, 2009. 9:16 AM
Yeah,Its pathetic right?
codongolev in reply to ReCreateAug 21, 2009. 2:14 PM
am I going to have to flag this as "not nice"? because it doesn't really sound like a compliment.
ReCreate in reply to codongolevAug 21, 2009. 10:26 PM
*a very well deserved facepalm*
A good name in reply to ReCreateJul 26, 2009. 12:51 PM
I agree. I died a little inside.
ReCreate in reply to A good nameJul 26, 2009. 2:52 PM
what?
t3h in reply to CameronSSOct 16, 2008. 4:52 PM
It's a complicated process :P
yzzid says: Jul 4, 2009. 11:09 AM
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!!
macca4life says: Oct 7, 2008. 3:42 AM
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
Rock Soldier in reply to macca4lifeJun 25, 2009. 11:57 AM
Now if they were going to do a hit, the ending would be different...for some.
Rye2121 (author) in reply to macca4lifeOct 10, 2008. 4:38 PM
lol that sucks...srry man.
Rock Soldier says: Jun 25, 2009. 11:54 AM
What does the paperclip do?
ac1D says: Jul 28, 2008. 8:59 PM
do you have the seven autorization from the author of the picture to use them?
ReCreate in reply to ac1DMay 16, 2009. 9:18 AM
No,They never do,They just rip the pictures off.
xMastermind in reply to ReCreateJun 10, 2009. 11:00 AM
wow that mad over pictures?!?! lol...sad
ReCreate in reply to xMastermindJun 10, 2009. 11:23 AM
What do you mean?
grundisimo says: May 6, 2009. 11:23 AM
oops i just pressed it.
batman96 says: Dec 29, 2008. 8:47 AM
goto dollar tree and buy a 1$ (duh) listening device and get a long extender audio cable and tada you are done
1nv3nt3r says: Nov 8, 2008. 6:53 PM
This was in one of the evil genius books but the design also incorporated a sensitive audio preamp.
Lithium Rain says: Aug 20, 2008. 4:49 PM
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!
psi3000 says: Aug 6, 2008. 12:59 PM
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.
fegundez1 says: Jul 29, 2008. 5:00 AM
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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