Who wants FRS, GMRS radios

Okay guys, I have emailed the person that sales these radios. I will be talking to him soon and I want to know how many of you guys want one.

He sales kenwood radios programed with FRS and GMRS radios channels. The kit comes with ant, mic, bracket, wiring and mounts.


The list:
Big-R
Rhino Rob (+2)
Highlander (+2)
LT
Crossdaddy
Foxfire
blu-knight


Anyone that wants one and not on the list let me know.

How much?

I will probally take 2 if price is right

I will be in for 2 as well. Ronnie check and see if one can be AC supplied for the base unit at the farm, if not i can make it work another way

I would like to have one as well. I need to talk to Oledragon because he may want one to. I will get back to you

DoddS wrote:

How much?

Dodd,

The regular price is $200. However, I think we can get a better price with a larger order.

Anyone else???? I just talked to the man. He is trying to find some radios. I need a count!

I already have one so I don't need to get on the list but I wanted to put in here that these radio set ups work GREAT, you can't compare them to the handhelds, these blow them away!

i was wondering if you were going to call me back today...... and hip hip hooray,

Rhino Rob wrote:

i was wondering if you were going to call me back today...... and hip hip hooray,

Rob I talked to the guy but never got a definite answer. He was suppose to call me back and never did. Therefore, I forgot to call you. He said that he will need half the money down before he can start fixing them up.

Hey big R is this a sure thing or are you still working on the deal? If so where do we send payment and in what form? cash, check, credit, or what? Thanks

blu-knight wrote:

Hey big R is this a sure thing or are you still working on the deal? If so where do we send payment and in what form? cash, check, credit, or what? Thanks

It is not a sure thing just yet. I know he is working on getting enough for all of us. The price is $200 and that includes shipping. I will call him again on Tuesday.

Just go with the Uniden Solara FM/SW Marine radio. 25 watts and completely submersible. They only run marine radios out west, because of the range. I can get them for $99 each. Just a thought - not trying to step on any toes.

$ 99.00 each.....don't think that can be beat

Foxfire wrote:

$ 99.00 each.....don't think that can be beat

Yeah but it is not FRS, GMRS radios.

Big-R wrote:

Foxfire wrote:

$ 99.00 each.....don't think that can be beat

Yeah but it is not FRS, GMRS radios.

Your right - it's not FRS!

I operates on a higher frequency, but that's why it has a 50 mile range on land.

Let me also state that this is my cost on the radio's - I ain't trying to make any money on these things. I used on with a group of guys once and I must say it is the coolest thing I have used on a trail ride. We had one guy break down that was about a mile away and it led us right to him.

The COOLEST thing and I mean COOL is that it hooks up to Unidens $249 GPS system and it can beam your location to others in the area. It has a distress button on it that will automatically send your location over all frequencies if you need help. Anybody else who has the same setup can also see your location, so on a group ride, if everybody has one of these things, everybody will know where everybody else is.

They also are waterproof.

Like I said Ronnie - I ain't trying to step on toes. The FRS stuff works, but it just doesn't have the range and features of these types of radios. Just another option.

From their website:
DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC)
This service will let you instantly send a Distress call with GPS position
(when optional GPS receiver is connected to the SOLARA DSC) to the
US Coast Guard and other vessels within range of the transmission.
DSC will also let you initiate or receive distress, urgency, safety, position
information and routine calls to or from another vessel outfitted with a
DSC transceiver.


Affordable

All Channel Scan

All USA/International and Canadian Marine Channels - Covers all USA, International & Canadian marine channels keeping you up-to-date with all the latest marine activity.

DSC capability including distress and individual calling

Submersible - Meets the JIS7 Standards (1 meter for 30 minutes)

Unique rubber grip design on the microphone

NOAA Weather Channels

Large backlit display for enhanced night vision

3 Year Water Protection Warranty

Here's the handheld version. It has GPS built in, but only has 5 watts. As long as your pretty close to each other you shouldn't have any reception problems.

You are probably right Greg But most everyone in the woods have FRS, GMRS. I am willing to try other things but it will not do me any good if I am the only one with FRS.

I got em both just in case!

concours_greg wrote:

I got em both just in case!

do you carry two different radios???

Big-R wrote:

concours_greg wrote:

I got em both just in case!

do you carry two different radios???

I have the permanent mount VHF and I carry a portable FRS If I need to. I always have the VHF on because it has the weather alert station that automatically comes on if there is a weather advisory. I've only had it go off once while we were riding and it saved us from getting stuck in a pretty big storm.

frs for me, i want to be able to talk to my hunting buds as well

It makes no difference to me and everyone do what you want to do in regard to two-way radios, but after being in the radio business for about 40 years I can tell you that the FCC and Coast Guard do not take kindly to marine radios on ATVs or vehicles. No need for flames as this is just for info and is my last word on the subject. Sid.

Sid, glad to hear from you buddy. I hope all is well.

Last Chance Rhino wrote:

It makes no difference to me and everyone do what you want to do in regard to two-way radios, but after being in the radio business for about 40 years I can tell you that the FCC and Coast Guard do not take kindly to marine radios on ATVs or vehicles. No need for flames as this is just for info and is my last word on the subject. Sid.

Last Chance Rhino wrote:

It makes no difference to me and everyone do what you want to do in regard to two-way radios, but after being in the radio business for about 40 years I can tell you that the FCC and Coast Guard do not take kindly to marine radios on ATVs or vehicles. No need for flames as this is just for info and is my last word on the subject. Sid.

I'm not using the marine channels!

You should know that all off road racing events and sanctioning bodies use VHF 134-174 MHZ band. This is also the frequency range of the marine channels.

I just use a marine radio because it is waterproof. I ain't talking on the boat channels.


CORR
MAORA
CODE
FUD
M.O.R.E
MDR
SCORE
VORRA, etc, etc, etc....

All use these frequencies. I'm sure if the FCC had a problem with it then they would have said so. Plus many legit businesses sell these radios.

www.ruggedradios.com
www.pciraceradios.com

www.avcomm.com
www.procommradios.com

Now in all fairness you do need an FCC license to operate on land. You also need a license to operate the GMRS radios too! How many of you have your license?

Below is the form you need to fill out to do it legally. It is the form to operate on a restricted frequency, also known as a SE or ship exemption form.


http://www.fcc.gov/Forms/Form605/605main.pdf

You also need to fill out this schedule.
http://www.fcc.gov/Forms/Form605/605g.pdf

If you lived out west, and I know we don't, this discussion wouldn't even happen. VHF radios are the only ones used.

Like I said people over here still use FRS because we just don't get that far from each other - the woods ain't the dunes.