Portable handheld radios
What type of handheld radio do you use for weather, traffic, emergency, etc
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Well unless you are "Conducting business" I'd suggest Obtaining a Technician or better ham license (you need two, one each, You have to study and pass a test, costs about 15 bucks to take the test, License is good for 10 years and renewal is free) and then a pair of low cost Ham Radio hand helds. Or if you like high end (hand helds go from less than 50 to over 500,, Or you can even mount radios.
Way more range, and if you are many miles apart there are often Repeaters..
Height is might, and some of those repeaters are 100-200-300 feet up in the sky
(in fact some.. are much much higher, but they move around so you can't always hit them).
Next for range woudl be CB
Then GMRS, no brand recommendation but the license is 80 bucks every 10 years
And last FRS, no license needed and no brand recommendations.
But give some serious consideration to simply getting a ham licenxe. I did, did, Did, Did (Back when I first got licensed there were more classes, I've held Noice, Technician (Upgraded to Tech+) Then General and finally Extra)
Plus there are other advantages.
For more info www.arrl.net
or if you like internet television google Ham Nation.. or AmateurLogic.tv
Way more range, and if you are many miles apart there are often Repeaters..
Height is might, and some of those repeaters are 100-200-300 feet up in the sky
(in fact some.. are much much higher, but they move around so you can't always hit them).
Next for range woudl be CB
Then GMRS, no brand recommendation but the license is 80 bucks every 10 years
And last FRS, no license needed and no brand recommendations.
But give some serious consideration to simply getting a ham licenxe. I did, did, Did, Did (Back when I first got licensed there were more classes, I've held Noice, Technician (Upgraded to Tech+) Then General and finally Extra)
Plus there are other advantages.
For more info www.arrl.net
or if you like internet television google Ham Nation.. or AmateurLogic.tv
