And using the GMRS channels or using a radio that allows an external gain antennas (external antennas are illegal for FRS) requires a license that costs more than the radios.
Unless one chooses to operate illegally without a license. That's what happened to 11 meters in the end... - ps / K9PS / KAF2547 bruce mallon wrote: > $150 is not cheep when you look at GMRS/FRS radios for > under $30 i was getting 10 miles from the car to the > house with a 9db gain vertical at 30 foot on the house > and a 5db gain colinear on the car