To add a little to the discussion, I'd point out that in neither FRS nor MURS are repeaters permitted. And given that your crews may not be in close proximity to one another, it does sound like a repeater would be a sensible addition, mainly because radio doesn't penetrate through mountains all that well. Your best bet looks like GMRS, which, although licensed, can be had for fairly cheap, and you really only need a single license for your entire organization. Each station needs to mention the license ID on communications, and you can differentiate between stations with a -1, -2, etc. My GMRS license is long since expired, but it was something like WQFE722, so the stations would be WQFE722-1, WQFE722-2, etc.
You don't need specific line-of-sight to the repeater, but it does need to be accessible without the signal trying to go through mountains. On Sat, Aug 15, 2020 at 5:16 PM Drew <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > It's been a long time since I posted anything here, but I remember a lot of > radio geeks being here, and was hoping to get a little help from some of you > folks if you have the time, and I thank you in advance for sharing your > knowledge. > > My situation is this. I'm currently working on a project in the mountains of > Western NC, and cellular reception is zip most of the time. The crew is not > always in the same place, nor in close proximity to each other. Not having > means of communication can become a bit of a safety issue, so I was > considering some high powered handheld radios for communication. The problem > is, as I start to look around, there are a lot of radios available on Amazon > that appear to be fairly powerful, but state they are expressly not legal in > the US as currently programmed. > > I openly admit, I know nothing about radio. I will also admit that I'd rather > not spend huge amounts of money - but something weather resistant....or > proof, that's legal in the US, and will give the best possible range in > mountains covered with thick foliage is probably not going to be cheap. Thus, > I reach out to those who may be able to give me some advice on what to look > for, or recommendations for radios that may work for me. For the record, > range should never be more than 3 miles, but it may be 3 miles up a pass > between two mountains, or from opposite sides of a mountain, which may be > wishful thinking. Nevertheless, I'd like to give it the best chance of > working with good gear because, ultimately, while 99% of the time these > radios may serve only for convenience, that 1% it could really be a matter of > safety is a reality. > > Thanks again for any assistance any of you folks can provide. Feel free to > respond to me off list in order to keep traffic down. > > Drew > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAOS9axzZ3-BOu5Ly2GeCSbNzE_Hf%3DR-tkFfjBH-JRjOOa7z8BA%40mail.gmail.com. -- Tilghman -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nlug-talk/CAHPkZcUsxw1UAWXAUMoWgifteGZyMxvBvs%2Be1Nr%3DkHhpPfHMKA%40mail.gmail.com.
