To ease some of the pain of separation, Shih, a Bunun person from the town of Tungpu, has bought a set of walkie-talkies. Each night at a fixed time he calls his wife and child; because the distance is not too great, the line is quite clear.
為了紓解相思之苦，出身東埔布農族的史文雄購買了一套無線電對講機，每天晚上定時和妻子、小孩通話，由於直線距離不遠，收聽效果不錯。