Good day,
Any of you whether you have a radio or not might be interested in a series of articles on Personal Radio Communication Services. There are four articles in this series:
1st.: Personal Radio Communication Services
2nd.: Getting the Best Range from your CB, FRS, GMRS or MURS walkie-talkie;
3rd.: Real World Ranges for CB, FRS, GMRS and MURS Radios; &
4th.: Real World Ranges for CB, FRS, GMRS and MURS Radios.
These articles should shed some light on issues related to personal radio communication services. I encourage you to read them. They can be accessed at
http://www.thetravelinsider.info/2003/0627.htm.
Following the reading of these articles, I settled on the purchase of a single radio, the ICOM IC-F21GM with the following specs. (you can get more info. at
http://www.icomamerica.com/products/frs/f21gm/):
(1) GMRS and FRS in one radio;
(2) Frequency coverage: 462.550-467.725 MHz (UHF);
(3) Output power: 4 W, 2 W, 1 W (adjustable); &
(4) Military radio rugged meeting MIL-STD requirements.
Cordially,
Nemesis.