What's The Longest FRS/GMRS Range Claim These Days?

[Jimru]

So maybe getting back on track to the OP......can anyone give advice as to which make, model, would be the best bet OR are they all the same as far as quality, distance, etc...

Actually, the OP wants to know what company is making the biggest CLAIM of range these days, not whose is the best radio!
I suppose Amazon would be the best place to go to get a view of the widest selection, unless there are places online that pretty much just sell these types of radios.

 

[mmckenna]

So what is reasonable then?

For Pete's sake dude, calm down. I'm not going to argue with you, we are just having a discussion.

 

[KF5YDR]

Man, rapidcharger, you're not a "crusader against waste and fraud," you're just a dummy who's easily tricked and decided to get butthurt instead of shrewd. It's your responsibility to keep yourself from getting hoodwinked, not anyone else's.

 

[KF5YDR]

BACK ON TOPIC: the longest range claim I've seen. is 50 miles, which is a pretty tall tale considering you gotta be a quarter-mile in the air to get that line of sight.

 

[rapidcharger]

Man, rapidcharger, you're not a "crusader against waste and fraud," you're just a dummy who's easily tricked and decided to get butthurt instead of shrewd. It's your responsibility to keep yourself from getting hoodwinked, not anyone else's.

You can always tell how right you are by the number of insults you receive. And I will wear that insult like an honor badge.

BACK ON TOPIC: the longest range claim I've seen. is 50 miles, which is a pretty tall tale considering you gotta be a quarter-mile in the air to get that line of sight.

So the definition of "tall tale" is an exaggerated, unreliable story. You obviously think being unethical and telling tall tales is a perfectly OK for that company (Uniden) to do. I don't. I don't think people should have to read the fine print with a magnifying glass. I also think the size of the small print shall be no more than 15% smaller than the largest print on the package. Because if it is, it's not because the company is being a good capitalist. It's because they don't want people to read it. And coming from a background in that industry, it is PROVEN that people will not read the small print below a certain size. They just won't. And companies know this which is why they put so many important details in a microscopic font size.

 

[quarterwave]

Back away from the coffee pot!

Oh, yeah....so I have a pair of "M" FRS bubbles that I got for about $40 at the shack for work, we don't use them often, but they are kind of my back up tool, in case we get too far apart to hear each other. I have had them break up when I was 300 feet from my helper. I had them fuzz out once in a huge open building...where I could see him, but was about 400 feet from him, and the echo was so bad we couldn't talk...so we tried the radios....well, it wasn't much better. But, I have had them work well out in the open up to a 1/2 mile. All comes down to quality.

I think the package on these said 10 miles.

 

[03msc]

You can always tell how right you are by the number of insults you receive. And I will wear that insult like an honor badge.



So the definition of "tall tale" is an exaggerated, unreliable story. You obviously think being unethical and telling tall tales is a perfectly OK for that company (Uniden) to do. I don't. I don't think people should have to read the fine print with a magnifying glass. I also think the size of the small print shall be no more than 15% smaller than the largest print on the package. Because if it is, it's not because the company is being a good capitalist. It's because they don't want people to read it. And coming from a background in that industry, it is PROVEN that people will not read the small print below a certain size. They just won't. And companies know this which is why they put so many important details in a microscopic font size.

You continue to focus on what people CHOOSE to do (or not do...as in not reading what's available to them) and act like that is the manufacturer's fault. Take responsibility instead of blaming it on someone else is what needs to happen. The companies disclose it. If you or someone else CHOOSE not to read it IT IS NO ONE'S FAULT BUT YOUR OWN. Period. Any additional argument is pointless and a sounding gong...

Please move along.

 

[KF5YDR]

*ponders DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS sign*
Yeah...I want to, but that's probably good advice.

 

[UPMan]

Back of every unit. Takes up about 1/4 of the usable area.

 

[rapidcharger]

You continue to focus on what people CHOOSE to do (or not do...as in not reading what's available to them) and act like that is the manufacturer's fault. )))

But it is the manufacturers that are being misleading. Not the customers.

(((Take responsibility instead of blaming it on someone else is what needs to happen.)))

I bet you'd say the same thing to sexual assault victims. It's their fault too, right? They showed a little too much skin?

((( The companies disclose it. If you or someone else CHOOSE not to read it IT IS NO ONE'S FAULT BUT YOUR OWN. Period. Any additional argument is pointless and a sounding gong...)))

The companies go through the trouble of making that important disclaimer difficult to read. They don't want people to read it.

(((Please move along.

Keep dreaming.

*ponders DO NOT FEED THE TROLLS sign*
Yeah...I want to, but that's probably good advice.

Yay! Another insult. Wow. I guess anyone who doesn't agree with you is automatically a troll.
Even if I was a troll, trolls matter!
Do Trolls Matter?


By now, I'm sure the moderators are getting a little irritated with the direction this post is heading. I'll go ahead and say I have nothing else to add that hasn't already been said. I recognize we're just going in circles. So have a nice day.

 

[rapidcharger]

Back of every unit. Takes up about 1/4 of the usable area.

Nice try.
Are online buyers going to see the packaging?
Not if they're on amazon.
... or as it turns out... any other e-tailer.

Cute. Real cute.

And hey, even if they could, why not put it on the front of the package so people can see it better? It's obviously helpful to know that the 50 mile walkie talkie only gets a quarter of a mile of range in actuality. Don't you think buyers would want to know that?

 

[MTS2000des]

It's your responsibility to keep yourself from getting hoodwinked, not anyone else's.

This is why it is important the consumers are given accurate, concise and HONEST information and not marketing hype or mice type.
Without reasonable regulation we would not have Nutrition Fact labels, tobacco product warnings, or drug interaction warnings.

 

[MTS2000des]

Back of every unit. Takes up about 1/4 of the usable area.

Why is it not on the front?



Because that might be too honest?

to put it in perspective, the ACTUAL RANGE is in a small chart that takes up a small amount on the already crowded rear packaging:



give me a break. Sleazy is what it is.

 

[tampabaynews]

We may understand the limitations of the technology as radio enthusiasts. But news flash: not everyone is as knowledgeable on the subject as you. Several of you need to step off the high horses and find a way to have a conversation without name calling.

Even the diagram on the referenced Uniden packaging is misleading. One could interpret the urban diagram as you'll receive approximately 1/3 of the advertised range of 16 miles... which would be just over 5 miles. That's unlikely to be the case.

I fail to see how clear and truthful marketing hurts businesses (legitimate ones that is). If I offer a product or service that is known to have variable performance due to factors beyond my control, I clearly explain it to the customer. I don't slide the information in there as subliminally as possible in an attempt to cover myself.

I've never taken business or marketing classes so I guess being honest is a naive practice?

 

[mikewazowski]

Looks like a few people forgot that this thread isn't in the Politics forum in the Tavern.

I think the horse has been beaten enough. Thread locked.