Whoops. I remembered one of the license criteria incorrectly. You only need a single license if this is a family project. If this is a business project, GMRS may not work, and you may have to switch to a licensed business band. These are a bit more complicated, in that the frequency is assigned, and you can only use it within a specific geographic area -- to prevent interference between licensed users.
On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 11:37 AM Tilghman Lesher <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 -- 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/CAHPkZcUKoU2HTsMECBCZk_QuAN9bN1cAEkpR-RptB0fdLPM_pA%40mail.gmail.com.
