Originally Posted by
StovePipe_Jammer
About a month ago, I found a 2 radio set from Midland for a super discount (~75% off) and jumped on it. Camping, hunting, hiking, etc was the thought of their use. They are GMRS and have 50 channels. They've been sitting on my shelf ever since I read in the instructions it requires an 80 dollar license to even use. Further googling revealed that apparently the gov can come inspect them whenever they want once you have that license. It seems like a lot of BS/money/headache for something to use while outdoors. I wanted something that wouldn't fall apart and be reliable.
For my intended use, is it even worth dumping money (more than double of what the radios even cost me) plus the promise of potential inspections? Is there a way to use them that won't tread on pay-the-gov-to-use frequencies? I had always found the concept of HAM interesting but just want something to use for fun and if SHTF, to have comms. Would the self-appointed guards track you down for using hand helds?
Completely new to this stuff and want to learn without getting in too deep.
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