Learning to use a two-way radio

hedgehopper wrote:
Recently I bought a pair of Midland GXT1000VP4 GMRS Two-Way Radios so my wife and I can communicate with each other when she is hiking and I am at our campsite. Based on your many comments we still have not decided if they will serve this purpose.

In the meantime, we are trying to learn how to use them. The instructions that came with them are not very helpful. Can you suggest a source that might be more helpful?

Thanks.

Figure out what the distance generally will be between the 2 radios and what the line of sight will generally look like. The answers will tell you how effective your radios will function in your situations.