[bars] GMRS

[cprestia]

My wife and two daughters took a road trip to Alabama a few years back with two vehicles.  I bought the license and a 3 pack of radios.  I programed them gave them a quick lesson and taught them to ID with call sign.  They said the radios were the best idea while they were on the road for comms.   They could each have one if they were walking around on their own.Yes, they have their phones, but found the radios quite convenient. Just one example of their possible use.CharlieW1CEP
-------- Original message --------From: Christopher Wood <christopher.wood at firelinkllc.com> Date: 10/10/24  02:13  (GMT-05:00) To: BARS CLUB BROADCAST <bars at w1hh.org>, Verhulst <verhulst at comcast.net> Subject: Re: [bars] GMRS 

That is my proposed use case, although I have not yet implemented it (GMRS) .. To have a radio with which to communicate with my grandchildren a couple of miles away.




No licensing test, so we can each get a license and then I can get them a radio and have a radio here at home. I think that might be fun and maybe interest them in future radio development and moving forward to other projects like ham radio balloon tracking
 or tracking satellite beacons, etc.




Maybe I'll try to do this for Christmas?




73

Christopher

KC1GHR





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Good question. I bought one thinking that it might be something like VHF/UHF but there's nobody on that I can find. Repeaters near me (Tewksbury) are not to be found. There's one in Wilmington but never heard anything there. If you have a group of people
 and all have GMRS, that would be useful - but so would CB.

73s
Tony
W1DYS
WRXD549



On 10/1/2024 8:21 AM, Juan Jiménez wrote:

Looking at the specs for GMRS radios, it seems like it's a fancier version of FRS with a little more power, ability to use repeaters and need to get a license without any tests involved. For what purpose do people use these radios?


73,
K1CPR
Juan



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