-. --- - / ..-. --- .-. / .-.. --- -. --. .-.-.- .-.-.- .-.-.- / -....- -. --.- .... -- -- --..-- / .- / -.-. .- -.-. .... . / .. -. / -- --- .-. ... . / -.-. --- -.. . ..--.. ..--.. -.-. --- -.. -.-- --..-- - . .- -- / -.-. -... -..- ..--- |---------+---------------------------------------------> | | trisha@brasher.com | | | Sent by: | | | az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeo| | | caching.com | | | | | | | | | 09/12/02 12:05 PM | | | Please respond to listserv | | | | |---------+---------------------------------------------> >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | To: listserv@azgeocaching.com | | cc: | | Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] FRS Radios | >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Very cute, Dick! .-- . / -.-. .- -. / -.- . . .--. / - .... . -- / --. ..- . ... ... .. -. --. / You a Ham? - .- .. ... .... .- On Thu, 12 September 2002, "Holmes, Richard" wrote: > > --. .-. . .- - / .. -.. . .- .-.-.- > > -.. .. -.-. -.- > -.-. .--- > > -----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 > > > 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 > > > On Wed, 11 September 2002, Scott Wood wrote: > > > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Az-Geocaching mailing list > > listserv@azgeocaching.com > > <a > href="http://mail.brasher.com//jump/http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman > /listinfo/az-geocaching">http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/a > z-geocaching</a> > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > <a > href="http://mail.brasher.com//jump/http://www.azgeocaching.com" >http://www. > azgeocaching.com</a> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > "Although no one can go back and > make a brand new start, > Anyone can start from now and > make a brand new ending." > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > _______________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list > listserv@azgeocaching.com > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > _______________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list > listserv@azgeocaching.com > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, Anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _______________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com