Gmrs radios

[policeMonitor]

what would make a good gmrs radio not the ones from walmart i mean motrola type mobile and portables

 

[WPXN]

Motorola Sp50 HT..... Mobile M1225

 

[qc]

I use some Motorola Visar's and a MaxTrac. I Plan on Upgrading to some EX600Xls and a CDM1550

 

[SCPD]

Any of the Motorolas. I use a Moto GP300 to scan the FRS stuff in the shack. If you want to work a GMRS repeater, you'll need a commercial radio.

But if you are looking for simplex only, reconsider going to a place like Gander Mountain and getting one of the high end Motorola 22-channel GMRS/FRS radios. That way you don't have to hook your radio up to a computer to change the freqs or the PL.

 

[MacombMonitor]

I had a Motorola HT-1000, 5-Watt UHF. I had 15 channels programmed for GMRS/FRS, and one channel "receive only" for the Macomb County Sheriff. It worked great! I wished I had never sold it!

 

[policeMonitor]

where around here would i go about getting radios programed?

 

[MacombMonitor]

where around here would i go about getting radios programed?

Many times the people selling them can program them for you. Sometimes free, but the average is around $25.00. There are some "RR" members that might be able to help as well. The important thing is that if you have any channels programmed for Public Safety, make sure they are receive only, with transmit disabled.

 

[policeMonitor]

i have had radios with freqs that have been able ot transmit on them freqs but i never did