[Az-Geocaching] FRS Radios
Cody Brown
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Thu, 12 Sep 2002 12:20:07 -0700
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Very cute, Dick! .-- . / -.-. .- -. / -.- . . .--. / - .... .
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You a Ham?
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On Thu, 12 September 2002, "Holmes, Richard" wrote:
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: trisha@brasher.com [mailto:trisha@brasher.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 11:35 AM
> To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] FRS Radios
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> Another option is you could study for and take the No-Code Technician
> Ham Radio test (for the cost of a study book- or free online - and
> about $6 to take the test) and then open up your options and range
for
> 2-way communications tremendously!
> I can currently talk all around the world on VHF and UHF frequencies
> (not just the traditional high-band rigs with huge antenna arrays)
> from my mobile in my car or hand held, using the relatively new
> Amateur radio technology called IRLP, that links Ham repeaters with
> the Internet.
> Or, I can talk to my fiance as he drives to and from work, using a
> local repeater. Or directly over a range of a few to 50 miles,
> depending on which radios we are using.
> We have FRS radios for the kids, they work good in a very local
> setting, except that we almost always run into other people on
channel
> (since the FRS are getting so popular) and most of them have no
> concept of "radio manners" (which I am used to in the Ham
radio crowd).
> Another 2 cents,
> Trisha
> "Lightning"
> N7TMY
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> On Wed, 11 September 2002, Scott Wood wrote:
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> > I am looking at FRS radios and really have nothing to go on. I
don't
> > know
> > anyone who is currently using these.
> >
> > I am sure that there must be someone out in the geocaching
community
> > that
> > has some experience with these radios. What are some of the
things
> > that I
> > should look for or stay away from when shopping for them?
> >
> > Scott
> > Team My Blue Heaven
> > www.myblueheaven.com/geocache
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