Torch Red 2K said:
My brain is in dumb mode. What is a GMRS radio
General Mobil Radio Service.
The GMRS radios I refered to look and work the same as FRS radios except they have 2 Watts tansmit power instead of 1/2 Watt. They look the same and share several of the same channels, so you can use them with people who only have FRS radios. They are made by many of the same companies as FRS radios.
There is more to GMRS that that, but those are the nice cheap high powered hand GMRS helds.
There is a new radio service in VHF instead of UHF called MURS that allows also 2 Watts but outperforms GMRS. Downside to MURS is that it isn't nearly as common and costs more and won't talk to the El Cheapo FRS radios. GMRS looks like the ideal solution for casual walkie talkie use betweeen cars