A GMRS Radio over a CB Radio???

Truck stops should allocate a little bit more space in the display case for GMRS. Of course space is limited and they are going to display the home run hitters.

I bet some of those Jeep owners drive CMV also. Just a thought

 

Still not impressed, did a range check, 9 miles ... that's it.

30 miles with a CB, 125 miles with one watt on 10m.

Don't ask for details, I know what I'm doing.

 

Holy crow can we settle GMRS vs CB before we bring another 'service' into the mix? Lol

 

I stand by my comments within the 1st few pages..

 

Some people are comfortable with CB, and they like the noise makers and sound effect b.s. that comes with it... NFM is plain old communication without all the hype, that's what GMRS is, just communication without an Echo

FYI: All the echo and beeps get old real fast when you're on the receiving end of it. The Toy factor is why most drivers are leaving their radios OFF, or they're not installing a CB at all..

 

Wow, 30 miles with CB via Ground Wave, I'm impressed. You must have a super duper radio

 

No super duper radio.

 

I have a question.... Why are the channels 1 thru 7, gmrs/frs combo frequencies, the same on different radios, but channels 8 thru 22 are different? You would think the FCC would have a standard guide of frequencies on all the channels, just like a CB radio.

A few days ago while unloading, a forklift operator gave me an frs/gmrs audiovox handheld radio. At home while I was getting familiar with the radio, I remembered that I had 2 frs/gmrs Motorola handheld radios that we use at our fireworks trailer during the 4th of July. I set both radios to channel 8, and couldn't hear anything. I set both radios to channel 7, then they worked. It appears that the frequencies on channels 1-7 are the same for both radios, but different on channels 8 and above. Not sure why they would do that. To me that's very confusing to a new frs/gmrs user.

 

Thats nothin new..Gets done all the time russ..

 

Only time that stuff fets old is when its used by a yahoo who just needs attention or is puffin his chest..Go listen to the super bowl..Its full of them..