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MURs vs GMRS -- All things equal...

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rapidcharger

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Thanks -- it was more of a theory question -- I have a gmrs radio (fixed mobile mount) and one of the off roaders uses a a dual band radio that covers gmrs and murs - he says that murs will go farther than gmrs because (his claim) is "it's less line of site" since the frequency is "so much lower".
I admit my lack of knowledge here -- but my gut said that it was still line of site -- based completely on my experience with VHF marine radios which is pretty close to murs. In the boat, you want your antenna as high as possible to maximize distance (line of site) -- so I found his claim hard to swallow.
it is cool to have one radio for both; but my understanding is that would not be a "legal" radio in murs...(?)

But that's not what you asked.
You specifically asked about a 2 watt handheld.
The difference in performance at 2w would not be significant in most cases. Of course it depends on what you're listening on. Ducky to ducky not a huge difference

And no, it would not be legal to use a high power , non murs compliant radio for murs. For that matter it wouldn't be for gmrs either if it was uncertified.
Neither of those were intended to be long range radio services.
 

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The answer is "Whichever one the antenna is tuned for."

When you buy a Baofeng, the Antenna is not going to do equally well for both bands.

You have to just try it on both.
 

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When you buy a Baofeng, the Antenna is not going to do equally well for both bands.

Testing on an antenna analyzer shows the antennas that comes with Baofengs are essentially a dummy load. I suppose even mentioning Baofeng in a forum topic with the title GMRS is pointless since it's illegal to use them for that anyway, so my comment applies for licensed use on commercial frequencies.
 

treborx

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You are thinking of the UV-5r antenna. The UV-82 or UV-82c antenna for Ham UHF is as good as any aftermarket antenna of similar length. You can't beat it until you get to a 12-14 inch unit. I don't know about GMRS frequencies as that was not the test data that is out there.
 
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