oldradioguy2010
Member
Lots of FRS/GMRS on the old scanner lately. In Ventura Co. between Oxnard and Camarillo. along the 101 highway.
Just a heads up
DW
So.Cal
Just a heads up
DW
So.Cal
I've been noticing alot more frs activity in my area since places have begun to open up due to this covid stuff.
My thoughts too. Are you in So. Cal?
DW
So.Cal
Not much activity here in southern NH and haven't noticed an increase due to places opening up due to all the Covid stuff. I regularly keep an ear on the GMRS/FRS channels to listen for local activity in my travels. I'm not a user of GMRS/FRS anymore for the most part because I moved my local on-site simplex type use with family and friends from GMRS/FRS to digital on 900MHz using Motorola DTR radios. I still scan the GMRS/FRS channels to listen for local activity.
At least two of the active flagger companies in Maine use bubble pack radios for traffic control. This gives you a little heads up as to which particular intersection and route they've turned into blacktop-hell.I still scan the GMRS/FRS channels to listen for local activity.
At least two of the active flagger companies in Maine use bubble pack radios for traffic control. This gives you a little heads up as to which particular intersection and route they've turned into blacktop-hell.
Definitely noticed an increase here, but it's all businesses. Well...businesses and kids, but the kids were always there.
... too many "F Bombs" from kids and construction company employees..
Not much activity here in southern NH and haven't noticed an increase due to places opening up due to all the Covid stuff. I regularly keep an ear on the GMRS/FRS channels to listen for local activity in my travels. I'm not a user of GMRS/FRS anymore for the most part because I moved my local on-site simplex type use with family and friends from GMRS/FRS to digital on 900MHz using Motorola DTR radios. I still scan the GMRS/FRS channels to listen for local activity.
Most of the time the FRS activity I hear is kids playing around with FRS and with all of the annoying call tones, etc. The only reason I keep a few Motorola Talkabout FRS bubble packs around is for playing with my nephews when they visit. LOL, I'm guilty as charged for contributing to kids playing with bubble packs on FRS.
LOL. I'm bracing for a visit from the nephews next weekend. Welcome to chaos, LOL. We probably will be playing around with the FRS bubble packs again. They DO NOT get to play with my Motorola 900MHz DTR radios.Ahh. 50 lashes and a walk on the plank for ye.
DW
So. Cal.
Probably like PMR446 in Europe except the Europeans have some nicer radios to use in addition to bubble packs and also have a digital portion of the band to use. I would love to be able to use digital modes legally on GMRS/FRS and MURS but that probably will never happen. That's another reason why the Motorola DTRs on 900MHz have emerged my all-digital replacement for GMRS/FRS and MURS for my local on-site simplex type use with family and friends. Aside from occasional light use of FRS once in a blue moon, I don't use analog anymore for my non-ham stuff.It's slowly becoming the "2 Watt" walkie talkie band for Biz and the kiddies...
I still keep an ear on GMRS/FRS and MURS because you never know who may show up there. Anything goes.I don't even monitor the GMRS/FRS band anymore, too many "F Bombs" from kids and construction company employees..
It's slowly becoming the "2 Watt" walkie talkie band for Biz and the kiddies... I don't even monitor the GMRS/FRS band anymore, too many "F Bombs" from kids and construction company employees..
Ive got a few crews within range on vhf/uhf business band and gmrs thats half the entertainment right there is the creative ways to cuss out a co-worker with the F-word. Ive never heard it used so many ways
LOL. So true.
I wonder if they know the world has ears and is listening to them or if they think nobody can hear them because they are using a "privacy code" on their bubble packs, LOL. They probably are clueless and don't give an expletive whether anybody else hears them or not.