[Az-Geocaching] FRS Radios

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Thu, 12 Sep 2002 12:51:54 -0700 (PDT)


Or, the old fashioned way....learn it....it isn't that hard!
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On Thu, 12 September 2002, Jason Poulter wrote:

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