saw a different set of radios at sam's club, talk about t 800 that evidently will link up via bluetooth to cell phones and you can communicate where there is no cell service. seemed interesting to me.bumpy

let me understand thiswalkie talkie radios that connect to your cellphone via BTso you can use your cellphone like a walkie talkieso you have to carry both around in order to talk to each other when there is no cell servicemakes no sense to mejust caryy the radios and leave the phones in the RV

Interesting concept but with the limited power of a cell phone blue tooth looks like they may be good for about the area of a football field.The wild claims of radio ranges on the youtube seems to be normal for these types of radios.Think line of site, and I mean not a lot of things in between.

I too wondered why it was an "improvement" but cursory reading about it indicates that you can then pinpoint the other units location, and do smart phone type stuff without cell reception.bumpy

Lets see if I got this right.You need a phone and a radio at both ends.No cell service but you want to send a picture to your buddy.The radios hook up and you can move stuff back and forth over the phone.I suppose it does have it's uses.

Get your ham ticket and you can get a 25 dollar radio on Amazon that will allow you to talk for 30 miles under the right conditions.

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Wadcutter
Nomad
Jan 21, 2019
Bumpyroad wrote:
what about something like this:
Uniden Atlantis 295 Handheld Floating 2-Way 6W Dual Band GMRS/VHF Marine Radio - Camouflage GMRS plus VHF?
bumpy

It's like any other GMRS/FRS radio but also with marine freqs/channels. Power is .5 to 6 watt depending on what frequency is being operated. Lower on FRS and 6W available on marine. Power levels and the way the radios are constructed for those bands are regulated by the FCC.
You're not going to increase range. They will not transmit any further than any other GMRS/FRS radio because they operate on VHF/UHF frequencies. VHF/UHF are line of sight. You might get a couple of miles across flat ground or water with no obstructions. Trees, even fog, can greatly reduce the range.
If you want adventure in your life get caught transmitting on the marine channels while on land and using those channels as if you're on FRS/GMRS/CB.
Wadcutter
Nomad
Jan 22, 2019
If Bumpy is looking to stay in touch then there's the Garmin InReach. He can even keep posting on RV.net when he's way out in the boonies.
Garmin InReach
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Jan 22, 2019
Wadcutter wrote:
If Bumpy is looking to stay in touch then there's the Garmin InReach. He can even keep posting on RV.net when he's way out in the boonies.
Garmin InReach

I'll have to take up mountain climbing in Nepal to justify buying one however.
bumpy
Wadcutter
Nomad
Jan 22, 2019
Bumpyroad wrote:
Wadcutter wrote:
If Bumpy is looking to stay in touch then there's the Garmin InReach. He can even keep posting on RV.net when he's way out in the boonies.
Garmin InReach

I'll have to take up mountain climbing in Nepal to justify buying one however.
bumpy

We'll all be waiting.
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Jan 23, 2019
greetings from Nepal to all of you RVers in the states. and you think it is cold where you are.
bumpy

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