On the last 3 cruises I have been on , I took different radios each time. The first cruise I took a pair of 2W Midland GMRS radios. They worked so-so. The second time I took a pair of 4W UHF Motorola Visar radios. They worked OK, probably about the same as the 2W GMRS. The third time I took a pair of Motorola DTR 550's and they had the best coverage on ship. The coverage was much better than the 4W UHF radios. I have the first generation DTR, the second generation has the longer, removable 900MHz antenna. You can even buy an improved 2.5dbi gain 900MHz antenna for it so the range should be slightly better than the first gen. DTR. They claim 250,000sq.ft. coverage for the first gen. and 300,000sq. ft. coverage for the standard second gen.
I just wish you could disable the Nextel like beeps on the DTR.
I will always take an FRS/GMRS radio along on trips also. FRS was a party line in Las Vegas. Ch. 7 was the unofficial casino-casino channel. I talked pretty good from my room window on the 8th floor of TI.
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