GMRS, HAM, CB, FRS - What is the BEST for Traveling?

[@OtisDyson]

Traveling??? Need road/traffic assistance???? This video is for you!!!🤠

[@jefferysmith5921]

I did not have much luck with my GMRS radio while traveling. Planning on getting a CB radio and seeing how that works.

[@deanproctor2690]

I agree with you 100%. Even though I do use GMRS for certain situations other then on the road, I’ve been using CB radios in the vehicles for over 30 years. Driving a truck all over the country before cellphones and GPS became available, your CB radio was a vital tool. It’s a shame that many people have little to no respect for others. 40 channels available and they have to be on 19 running their mouths pushing 1.21 gigawatts so the world can listen while some of us are stuck driving in horrible weather or trying to give warning for a crash ahead or just getting local information. I don’t think there’s any way of fixing that without starting with respect for others.

[@donalderickson-si8ww]

I agree with you

[@goodcitizen]

I use them all. Ham, GMRS, FRS, MURS, Marine, My SDS 200 is so awesome to travel with. I like the ability to scan and listen while I travel using GPS location and use the complete database.

[@Stan_Rich]

Good Vid. Since the early 70’s, my family and friends have used CB while traveling and CB Handhelds for camping, hunting & fishing. For several years now we’ve all purchased GMRS Mobile Units for our vehicles and HT’s. We enjoy the clean & crisp comms they provide during all our outdoor activities now and we do use available repeaters in some areas. For highway travel when caravanning we use GMRS & (sometimes FRS). For solo highway, I may still use CB since it has more on-air traffic with Truckers. (albeit you have to put up with some of the trash mouth users you get in some areas)

[@OtisDyson]

GMRS is growing pretty fast so maybe it will be the new CB way of communications without the stuff.😵‍💫

[@indianachrisUDX1313]

I'll stick with CB Radio for now. Been doing it since the 70's. I believe that it is making a come back! Informative video.

[@Macjohn1419]

With the super compactness of modern radios, I have all 3 in my vehicle. CB, GMRS and Ham Radio. I’m ready to monitor and communicate with whatever works in the area I’m traveling through.

[@togeika]

I've been doing GMRS for the last couple years. I got into it for Neighborhood Watch communications. I heard sunspot activity was up and wanted something more than a tiny whip on my motorcycle sidecar rig and thought a CB 102^ whip would be cool. I have a little President Randy II FCC AM/FM Walkie Talkie. I am surprised at the features, including scanning ability and advanced filters.. With sunspot activity on the upswing peaking in 2015, skip activity is high.. I was in CBs in the '70s when I worked for UPS while in college and realized the background traffic on CB is what I missed in GMRS. I can't tell yet (only have had the radio 2 days) if there is much local CB traffic. It is good to know it still works on the highways. I have a AM/FM/SSB mobile/base arriving before Xmas. Mostly on my GMRS base I hear parents talking to their children on bubble pack radios, contractors, some local stores on FRS and some traffic on repeaters. About half the repeater traffic is hams talking bout their radio equipment (ham clubs own the repeaters.) Thanks for the no-nonsense review.

[@OtisDyson]

Thanks for the great info and wonderful comment my friend!!

[@mattriley6866]

I run am/fm with ssb. I wish more people would get back into the hobby and use the Fm mode.

[@kjoyner1]

Good video and good advice. Here in West Texas, it would be best if you had a CB because you may not have Cellular Service.

[@OtisDyson]

You never know when an emergency will arise. Be prepared!!!

[@joestreiff9401]

I've been with CBs since the '70s and I also have a GMRS license. I consider "real work" getting done on CB, and keep GMRS for personal communications.

[@OtisDyson]

Yes! I agree.

[@AnDy_ToM22]

I am anxiously waiting on HTs to arrive. Thanks for another informative video

[@cheesefries7436]

CB is great for listening to hunters, gravel truck drivers, and people pretending to be HAMs. GMRS is great for talking to your friends on a road trip(or while camping), others people off-roading, and people pretending to be HAMs. I used to be a CB guy but after using GMRS with privacy tones I'm sold. CB is like a Call of Duty lobby with extra static. GMRS with privacy tones with your group is like using walkie talkies as a kid in the woods, much more fun.

[@nimroddiaries_]

I read the title and thought- depends. I watched found a new friend who agrees. ✌️ If I had my druthers, I would use all three,. The wife disagrees. In reality I bring all three. Only have a dual band ham HT with a mag mount ready to use. The few times we've been stuck, I have contacted a nearby ham who gave the situation. And yes, I plan ahead for repeaters on my route. There's an app for that.. lol Each has a place. As a GMRS licensee, I am guilty of not using it while traveling too. Not familiar with all GMRS radios, mine are a pain to program repeaters without CHIRP. Btwn 3 kids and my wife, it is rarely quiet enough in the vehicle to hear your own thoughts... lol CB off and on is likely the best option for most places along interstates. Fun video sir. I pick all of the above. 73

[@OtisDyson]

They do all have a great place. Thanks for the wonderful comment my friend.

[@jmcgregor316]

Very good synopsis of available communications while traveling. Thank you.

[@OtisDyson]

You're very welcome my friend.

[@n4gix]

I haven't had a CB radio since around 1968 when I joined the Army (KQI2403), and may only get a CB again because of the new FM mode allowed. I have had my General Class ham license for many years, and a GMRS license for eight years already. I thought Indiana and Illinois were well covered with GMRS repeaters, and were rapidly growing in numbers, until I de-camped the winter weather and moved to Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. Currently in Arkansas we are blessed with a plethora of repeaters, most of which are linked full-time. We also have a really cool simulcast set of repeaters that connect Hot Springs, Benton and Metro Little Rock. Plans are to eventually add additional simulcast repeaters to allow state-wide coverage on a single frequency and CTCSS tone. That will be awesome! I have an FT-857D (HF), a CS800D (ham/GMRS analog and ham DMR) and dual band 2m/70cm radios in my Camry, so am well covered for EMCOM as well as casual communications... 😀

[@OtisDyson]

I'm so jealous!!!! Beautiful part of the state! So funny I was thinking just last night how it would be great to do POTA or rather SOTA at the summit that overlooks Hot Springs. I have no connection there as I live on SE Texas but have been there in the 90's and remember how beautiful the view was. 73 my friend!

[@mrbigberd]

Most people don’t have CBs with FM, so it’s a ghost town because even people with FM-capable radios aren’t using it.

[@mitchh6702]

Well made video, very informative. You point out many of the positives and shortcomings of each communication type. Simple is usually better! The lack of a set channel I think is one of the biggest problems. I am a longtime cb'er and now a GMRS licensed user. It would be great to know your route and have the time to set up repeaters beforehand. But, for simplex (radio to radio) comms it is not too easy find folks on GMRS. It is a shame folks can't keep it clean on the cb! And a lack of users stops conversation . Ahh, miss the good old days!

[@OtisDyson]

Thank you for the kind words my friend. It is a shame that people feel the need to talk that way on CB. (No Filter...) When CB was a licensed band it was much like GMRS...sort of. When a person pays for something (like a license) they appreciate it.🤓

[@togeika]

Set to scan on GMRS when traveling. Set additional repeater channels with the standard travel tone: 141.3Hz. Include channel 20 with tone, because it was the original travel channel: Channel 19 is not used by agreement with Canada within 100 miles of the border.

[@OtisDyson]

Great info my friend. Thank you!!@@togeika

[@Soladaddy]

Pretty much agree with your take. I used CB for travel in years past out west in the boonies. During a mashup is GA, 2meters was good for info. About 5 of us kept up either traffic mess for a few hours.

[@dennishavaran-sz9zm]

Cb radio was dynamite in rhe 60s 70s. Its out of control now my choice ham radio. Your rev I ew was great, well done.

[@Wasp121323]

Thank you for the information

[@OtisDyson]

Thank you for the kind words my friend.

[@arcturax]

Alongside FRS you also have MURS which has fewer channels but is less used. Like FRS, no license is required. When I was in a caravan for the eclipse, I got some cheap MURS radios and programmed them with a tone based "sub-channel" and we had no interference from others at all. FRS works best in more urban environments, MURS works better in big open areas like we traveled through in Indiana. They worked pretty well. These were handhelds with the antennas inside the car. I've heard it works way better if you can get a base unit in the vehicle with an antenna on top outside but this did the trick even with a mile or two of separation due to heavy traffic and people cutting up the convoy.

[@dougmyers8767]

Each one is good depending on the situation. Why not get GMRS, CB, and Ham. I've listened to DX on 40 Meters on a long road trip. Still use my Cobra 148 but haven't gotten my GMRS license yet. No GMRS repeaters in my area but there are some around Dallas and Fort Worth.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Im in az and i spoke to People from ny and Wisconsin and Idaho and New jersey and even Main On a Single Repeater that is linked to an entire network

[@OtisDyson]

I listen to the East Coast Reflector on our local repeater. Love it!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

​@@OtisDysonthat is awesome

[@n1kkri]

You pretty much got it right. I guess i depends on who the person in the car is, ham, non ham, what their interest is. Even as a Ham, once you leave the local area your lost unless you have a computer in the car with internet access to look up repeaters. I am not sure but someone told me Dstar has the ability to download repeaters with all the settings right into the radio, but then again you have to be savvy to even do that. It also depends on what your looking for. If you just want to listen to activity get a scanner, program it for analog ham, CB and GMRS freqs and you can listen to the action. Other than CB I can't think of anything your going to talk easily. Technology is good but its made it complicated. Dstar, DMR, all a pain and hard to program on the fly. Not like the early days when 2/440 were all analog and open repeaters along with analog Police and Fire. Most of todays Police are all encrypted. You never mentioned "Internet Radio" It might not be good for the local area but if you just wanted to chat it might be simple, provided you have internet access in the car.

[@OtisDyson]

It can be complicated...It does depend on whose in the passenger side co-piloting.😎

[@joemama69448]

Planning comms for a convoy, didn't have good luck with Midland FRS radios as they were extremely dependant on line of sight. I couldn't find the power output but I'm guessing quarter watt. I'd like to stretch out my comms for a couple miles so I'm going to upgrade to a 5W GMRS handheld and see how that works.

[@w7wv73]

I would think today that the newer CB with FM would do well for most. I have an extra class ham ticket but do not use the VHF radios at all. And, although a entry level ham licence is very easy to get most driving down the road won't have a licence/radio to be able to talk to you.

[@OtisDyson]

I agree. I also believe GMRS may be the new CB. Cleaning up CB with FM don't stop the stupid people...paying for a license or better yet working for your license (ham) does the trick. 73 my friend.

[@w7wv73]

Although I have had a ham ticket for many years CB was always the way to talk to others you were traveling with. Stupid people can be dealt with by just turning down the RF gain while traveling with others.@@OtisDyson

[@OtisDyson]

Yep 😀@@w7wv73

[@BEN-HUR_trucking6815]

3 million miles OTR here. I've had CB radios since I was 19. I used to load my wife and kids in my truck and they would go with me, coast to coast. I used an ear bud to keep little ears from hearing all the trash talk. Caution cord gets tangled with steering wheel. I still have my Galaxy 99V on my dash with a New GMRS attached on top. I'm retired trucker now, but deliver and sometimes chauffeur clients with Class A Motor coaches. I had the honor to chauffeur Terry Bradshaw and family 2 years ago and his show, "Bradshaw Bunch" was recorded on our coach. 4 days of mayhem, as you can imagine. 2nd season, "Hometown Hero" episode,, on E entertainment. My wife traveled with us, although she wasn't in the show. Thanks for the video and helping keep CB and the hobby alive. You can see some of my recordings of show @Geens with Envy Homestead, youtube episode, Bradshaw Bunch Home Hero. 73's and Cya down the road.

[@OtisDyson]

Love the family stories my friend. Blessings!!!

[@kevinstarner7929]

There is also a marine radio and the frequencies for Mers

[@stahpit1971]

my travel radio is the icom 7100 all mode all band. it's a definite learning curve to operate and install but it can hear 11 meters thats all I need

[@OtisDyson]

YES!!!

[@drowebd]

i love that the mini-bar has the only other seatbelt

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Good Discussion Video

[@OtisDyson]

Thanks my friend!!!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

​@@OtisDysonyour very welcome Sir

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

There are Hundreds of thousands of truckers using GMRS now i do agree there are A bit more Respectful and little bit more educated people on GMRS

[@OtisDyson]

Yes sir you are right.

[@ralphnunn3]

Have you considered mobile HF on Ham? If you're looking to 'talk' (a.k.a ragchew) to someone, chances are you're going to find someone who's listening. They may not be travelling, or on the road, but if you reach someone in the next city, or town, they maybe able to give you weather, and/or road conditions. Just a thought...

[@OtisDyson]

Thanks for the great comment. That's a great idea!

[@richardjeun]

I have heard that truckers are slowly switching to GMRS, still using channel 19 on GMRS, as a form of simplex communication. In my pickup, I have all the radios a citizen can operate on. I don’t have my ham yet, but I enjoy listening and having it in a case of an emergency. Also, I wanted to ask everyone a question: why is CB so calm in California and not in other states? I think GMRS will get increasingly popular as more truckers start using them.

[@OtisDyson]

Not sure about California. It looks like GMRS is growing.

[@joshuamorin2762]

I hope they aren't. Being a former driver myself, I don't want to hear all those degenerates on the highway near my house. I was absolutely stunned at how awful the cb community has gotten.(In my experience)

[@Crangaso]

CB is mine

[@OtisDyson]

Yay!!! I like whatever works.

[@Crangaso]

@@OtisDyson Yessir!

[@choppedandscrewedcustoms]

I have a cb i run iover the years ive figured out the ham radio repeaters along to routes to where i go but when traveling with other vehicle my phone is an ok option but we have condsiders some cheap frs radios

[@fredbalster3100]

I have all three. I like the gmrs because the simplicity versus ham. You can get a 50 watt radio. Better suited for the vehicle. Grmrs and ham both have the problem of no users.

[@OtisDyson]

See it would make sense to see truckers and other travelers to jump on GMRS just for the 50 watt long distance.

[@davidschmidt5848]

Waiting on my gmrs license and ordered my radio and antenna for the the car just within the past few days

[@OtisDyson]

You'll love it!!!

[@sogent56]

Good job

[@philmonat9352]

Been on CB recently and I still hate the noise. GMRS covers FRS channels so I jumped over FRS to get the quality units. I'm going on a 23 RV caravan into Canada in a couple of months. We'll see.

[@tedmichas7709]

I have a ham license I have a technician it took a lot to go through the class as it seemed like there was a lot of radio Geeks that would drag it off in a different direction I'm not 100% sold at hams I do have ham radio handhelds and I have CP I bounce between the two have not got a gmrs I wish there was a way that you could bounce between all three on one radio

[@derekohio9871]

I am new to GMRS. But I have heard that channel 19 or 20 OTR channels. Tx tone 141.3. No Rx tone.

[@stevenrobertson7069]

GMRS and CB is my but Gmrs has a highway channel 20 with ctcss 141.3

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

I think your not using the right Gmrs channel on the road Because i hear People everyday all day long while traveling With Gmrs

[@OtisDyson]

Oh yeah there are many and getting bigger. It may be a tossup.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

@@OtisDyson maybe it's just my area and state That could be possibility and the states I drive through and the Repeater system I'm on

[@thetravi1348]

As far as the license being simple to get is true. But there is a difference between simple and easy. Especially when dealing with a government run website.

[@OtisDyson]

Yep!🙃

[@samallan6616]

GMRS was originally known as Class 'A' citizen's band until the 1980's (what we know as 'Citizens Band' was originally known as Class 'D' CB radio). I belonged to REACT in the 80's which excelled in Class 'A' CB usage. Many teams had repeaters. I cut my teeth on repeaters, PL tones, etc. using GMRS, which helped me learn what I needed to get my HAM license.

[@glenn_r_frank_author]

In all honesty, there are plenty of traffic phone apps out there that do a better more reliable job of giving you traffic info than CB ever did (and yeah I know.. maybe there is spotty cell coverage in some places). Phone traffic apps also do it without the cussing and static. Radios of any kind are great if you are traveling in a caravan of multiple vehicles, but as a traffic tool... I think those days are mostly gone.

[@jayzee1968]

Gmrs.. awesome. The licensing, no big deal, easy peasy process relatively speaking. THE problem however is that the FCC makes available your home address publicly… based on your assigned call sign (which you need to announce regularly during use of radio); someone can look up your call sign and see your name/home address in under 30sec. My 5year old can do it, literally. It’s that easy. Not cool.

[@OtisDyson]

I think I need to make a video on the simplest way to apply for GMRS.

[@Firemandan51]

Use a PO Box or some type of mailing service, that’s what I did

[@kg5radio716]

Does not have to be a home address, just one that the FCC can reach you. You can PO Box, work address, or UPS store box if you prefer.

[@OtisDyson]

Yep! You are so right.@@kg5radio716

[@curlymaplebandit3107]

GMRS operators navigated the FCC website successfully. That in and of itself is an IQ test. Personally I’ve viewed GMRS as “planned use”. If you don’t have something planned with someone else you’re probably talking to yourself.

[@christophersmith1155]

i found that most GMRS used on the highways is channel 19 simplex 462.6500.

[@OtisDyson]

Yes I've heard that as well. GMRS community is growing every day. Thanks for the comment my friend!!

[@togeika]

I live in Minnesota by agreement with Canada, USA users are not permtted to transmit within 100 miles of the Canadian border: "GMRS License conditions for channels 19 and 21. Exception: Licensees who operate North of Line A and East of Line C may not operate on channels 462.650 MHZ, 467.650 MHZ, 462.700 MHZ, and 467.700 MHZ unless your previous license authorized such operation." www.fcc.gov/reports-research/maps/frequency-coordination-canada/

[@PastorPaulLeBoutillier]

What I got out of this video is that there really aren't any good two-way radio options for traveling UNLESS you're part of a caravan.

[@RichPohlman]

I traveled over the course of a week across 3 states with 2 meter and 6 meter FM. Looked up all the listed repeaters and their tones for the route. Could not raise any repeaters, called on 146.52 and 52.525 and received no responses. For road travel Ham has become pretty useless.

[@matttemplin1676]

Applying For GMRS radio license legally is good. But there's a question that I don't know what to put in. Who do I ask?

[@OtisDyson]

Sorry, I missed responding. Maybe I can help...What is the question?

[@OverlandingParadise]

Let's be nicer and respectful to each other what ever band we are in.

[@OtisDyson]

YES!!!!!

[@giffart99]

Good luck trying to navigate the governments website. Takes a lot of patience to figure out how to get your GRMS license.

[@OtisDyson]

I think I need to make a video on the simplest way to apply for GMRS.

[@Firemandan51]

It was rediculous, but I managed to get through it. So I feel just about anyone could.

[@OtisDyson]

Yep@@Firemandan51

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

It's not that complicated but I'm also in my 50s people now days throw a fit if they need to read more then 5 words 😂😂

[@nicholasgrammatico403]

I followed a KZbin video through the application process took 15minutes no problem

[@RemyRAD]

Oh my God? You seem to be a Professional. From my Industry of Broadcasting. As, you've got the right, Lavalier MIC. And you've got the proper, little loop behind the alligator clip trick down pat. I know who you are! I know where you came from! Though I don't know the station? LOL. I was wondering why your audio sounded so good? And there it is! Right where it's supposed to be. And not down by your bellybutton either. Very funny. That's where most amateurs put them. When they put them on themselves. They never put them in the right place. You got yours in the right place. You're an audio guy like me. And you know how to do video also. Like me. As 20 years at a Network Television News Facility in Washington DC will do that to you. It did that to me. LOL. So Howdy! Oh yeah, CB Radio when we were kids. Yep. When I was 12. I got a pair of RadioShack, 1/4 Watt, walkie-talkies! And I quickly discovered. They were total bullshit! I wanted better! And so I got a RadioShack, DX-150 A Shortwave Receiver. And I Erected my, 50 foot long, Inverted L Dipole Antenna, 15 feet above the ground! I climbed into the maple tree. And I climbed on top of the roof of our house. My antenna was in a north-south direction. For East-West, reception. And I sent out, QSL reports to, Radio Taranto Albania, Tel Aviv Israel, Havana Cuba and Moscow Russia. But just listening was getting boring. I wanted something better! It was time to Broadcast! And I picked up a used, Night Kit, T-150, Shortwave Ham Transmitter. That could accept, Crystals. But also had a VFO on a vernier dial. And was both, CW and AM. Capable of 150 Watts of brute force Transmitted Power! Only to be restricted to 75. As a Novice Ham Operator. Only on crystal controlled frequencies. At 5 stupid Morse code words per minute. Ugh! Beyond boring! I wanted something Much Better! I wanted to Talk On The Radio! Unfortunately. While I had no problems understanding the study manual for my General Class Amateur License. I could not get up to 13 stupid Morse code words per minute! And so I'm not allowed to Talk, on the radio? Because my Morse code isn't fast enough? This is bullshit! And so now at 14 years of age. And after watching, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Take a walk on the moon. On the wild side. I decided what the hell? I want to be a rock 'n' roll DJ! Time to start practicing! So I opened up my transmitter. Put my hand inside. To make an adjustment. Detuned the Tank Circuit.. And then swung my VFO vernier dial around. To see where I was on the shortwave bands? Oh look! I'm right between Radio Havana and Radio Moscow! I'm on the International Shortwave Frequency Band! Cool! And so by that time. I had a record player, a tape recorder a microphone and a mixer. And I am ready to Rock and Roll! And I plugged my mixer into my transmitter. And I'm on the air! And then I turn my frequency down. So I'm on top of Radio Havana Cuba. And I'm interfering with them. And I'm playing rock 'n' roll. I love the Beatles. I've got the White album. It's a great album. Then I tuned my VFO again. So I'm now on top of Radio Moscow! And I'm playing, Journey to the Center of your Mind! Oh yeah baby! Everybody will be grooving to this! But then I wondered. How far my signal was actually getting? It couldn't be getting that far. But I wanted to see what my signal was like? I know! So I recorded myself. A rock 'n' roll DJ show on to my tape recorder. I could record at the slow speed. And get 1 1/2 hours onto the tape.. So I made a show that long. I had to play a lot of the same songs over again but. I mixed up the order. Then I plugged my tape recorder into my transmitter. And I took my big, RadioShack DX-150 shortwave transmitter. Which could operate on 12 volts. And I plug a 9 volt battery in. And lo and behold? It works! And I plug in my headphones. And I start the tape recorder. And I get on my bicycle. By the time I got 3 miles away. I got scared. My signal strength was still, +9. On the meter. Oh, oh? This is going much farther than I thought. I better get home before the FCC gets there before me. And I'm listening to my show all the way home on my headphones. I sounded really good. I liked my own radio show. I'm definitely on the wrong frequencies. My signal is getting out really good. It's probably making it to Hawaii and Latvia? Halfway around the planet both. Around 9.5 and 10 MHz bands. Well outside of 40 meter band. Where all of the international broadcasts are coming from. I figured the FCC was probably listening. Hey Bob have you heard this new station? It looks like it's out of Royal Oak, Michigan? Who the hell is doing that? We better go find them. They are violating copyright law broadcasting the Beatles. They are identifying their station as, WDBO in Akron, Ohio.. But they are in Royal Oak Michigan. What the hell? It's true. I had a demonstration Jingle Package from a company. They included those jingles. So that's how I was identifying myself on the international shortwave frequencies. Doing a rock 'n' roll radio show. And I only had like 4 record albums. So I got to play all the songs! But that got scary. And I wanted something Better! So then at 15. I got smart. I decided to go Legit and Legal. And so I Cut, high school this one, Friday. Got on the bus. And took myself to downtown Detroit. And marched into the FCC Building. Where I sat down. And aced my, 3rd Class FCC Radiotelephone License. The following Saturday morning. Less than 24 hours later. It arrived in the mail. In 1970. This is not normal. The lady at the FCC told me it would take, 10 days-two weeks to get. But here it is! This is amazing! The lady told me I was the youngest kid she ever gave the test to. She told me I passed. I asked what my score was? Because I was never good on tests. She said she couldn't tell me. That only I passed or failed. I said that's okay. I said it was okay. But there must've been some kind of expression on my face? Because she then pulled me closer and whispered… You got 100%. I thought surely she must be lying? And that's what she told me it would take 10 days to, 2 weeks to receive it. And I smiled again and said thank you, very much. And I left. So no way. Should this license have appeared the following morning. When I took the test around 330 the previous afternoon. She must've walked in the back door of the post office and handed it to, Frank or Bob or somebody? And asked them if they could get this out? And I received it Saturday morning. This was generally impossible. In 1970. I thought this must mean something? It was shortly thereafter. Our mother divorced our dad. And moved us to Baltimore. (More LAV MIC in following post)

[@roadhammer5541]

I asked this a while back and got cussed out and treated like crap for asking this. Here's the question I asked. Ok when I'm driving I use zello and a cb radio. Is the 462.6500 channel 19 and 462.6750 channel 20 on GMRS and 146.520 and 446.000 there all travel channels on any zello channels so I can listen on my headset while driving so don't bother anyone else just to listen while driving ? Thru my phone instead of carrying 2 radios and maybe missing something. If so please let me know.

[@nimroddiaries_]

I think your question is not clear. Channel 19 on CB is 27.185 MHz ch 20 is 27.205 MHz. Maybe this will help. GMRS 19 is 462.6500; 20 462.6750. Yes the national calling VHF HAM freq is 146.52 and UHF 446.000. Just trying to help, not bash. As for how zello fits in, I have never used it in that manner.

[@ernestbeckley]

GMRS would be a lot more popular if you didn't need to pay for a license. GMRS radios are inexpensive (especially the handheld variety) and can deliver 50w of power. Granted, GMRS is UHF and line-of-site, so that 50w only gets you so far. But yeah, CB still reigns supreme for the road warriors. Ham is completely antithetical to the on-the-road use case and I would not recommend it.

[@cheesefries7436]

You don't *need* to pay for a license. Just use the radio, it works just fine without a license.

[@tedmichas7709]

Ham Radio 2

[@bobbynewton4555]

CB is the only way to go. And CB is far from dead.

[@charlestimm9696]

There’s just so much childish drama on CB I got rid of my mobile and base station and went to Gmrs and ham radio so much better and friendlier, you can’t get out on cb with everyone shooting skip and over powered radios just very disgusting

[@kirkendahlvoyd]

CB is best for the road, but usually quiet unless there's an accident or road obstruction. For passing the time, its not well monitored.

[@OtisDyson]

Right you are my friend.😀

[@RemyRAD]

I know exactly what Otis is talking about here. CB, GMRS, HAM. All kind of the same. All vastly different. And different people appear on them. From different walks of life. And your constant dilemma. Which one to get? I understand fully. I feel your pain. And I discovered. My younger, 64-year-old, now late, brother. Had the same dilemma. But he came up with a fix for that. I inherited his car. That within it. Has some radios. First there is the Pioneer, flat panel, dashboard entertainment system. And then he installed a President brand, McKinley CB radio. Then he installed a, Yay zoo, 2 meter transceiver and a, Radio itty idiot, radiometry? GMRS, transceiver, also. He's got all three in the car. And 3 Wacky Talkies. I think 2 are GMRS and 1 is, HAM 2 meter? I think? I've looked them up I forget already. I don't use them. I'm really not interested in them. Though I might keep them or just one or two? As I will shortly be enjoying my, Nomadic, hermit, Retirement. In a motorhome. Cruising around mostly, Southwest USA. As I want, Endless Summer, mostly. And I don't like humidity. And I don't like, disapprove of, hate, Ronnie DeSantisepsis in, Florida. I hate everything about that bigot. And his law degree from both Harvard and Yale. How did they let him through? What has happened to our for-profit universities of these great American institutions? They obviously got paid off handsomely. Integrity is out the window. Even for Harvard and Yale, Hopkins, Princeton, all the rest that are For Profit Universities. They have become terribly corrupted in the 21st Century of the New Millennia, USA. So we are not doing well. And perhaps never again? As nobody wants to remember, Never Again. From 100 years ago. They would have to be woke. To know such former history in our world. And they need not be bothered with woke. They have a campaign against it called hate. Called disgusting, revolting, depraved, deranged, fascist Nazi pig bullshit again. To make America a better Nazi Germany! And that's why we need these, Convenient Transceivers. So we can all get on the same page and the same Channel. When, Donnie comes marching home again. Hurrah hurrah. And right into a federal penitentiary where he belongs. Along with his Ku Klux Klan of cronies. And his Nazi fascist pig, cohorts. His brethren. And his worthless spawn. Junior begging for dollars for daddy. When he claims to be worth billions. And he's funding his own campaign. With your pledged and donated money. Trump goes beyond Hitler. Because Trump was born in New York, America, USA. We are not living in a little pipsqueak country called Germany. With a bunch of angry boys. Telling everybody the Jews are responsible. And all should be massacred. That will make your problems magically go away. And they all bought into it. Hook line and stinker. And look at the good it did for them. They got to be with their Jesus much quicker. Was it Jesus? Did they have a Jesus? Yes. Adolf Hitler. Today it's Donnie Trump. Hitler impersonator. Like an Elvis impersonator. They can still sing. They sing a funny tune. They sound funny. They look funny. They are funny. They are imitations. Imitations of once living beings. One brought great joy to people. As he thrust his hips. One also played guitar and sang. And did the same thing. To the distaste of conservatives. They had for King Presley. Today those with the greatest, distaste. All go for King Trump. Who thrusts his, fat hips. Only on the golf course of his Country Clubs. Of his World Class Golf Courses. One even with a dead woman buried upon it. At the 9th Holes. In his life. And identified E. Jean Carol as his wife Marla Maples. Yeah it was Marla. In his Dimensional Mind. in His Expanding Dimensional Mind. And best he be put to, rest. And let him choose which cell. It will not be Patriot Mobile. I can see Dementia in Donnie's eyes. They are so clear and empty. His empty mind, mine. Mind Mine, 2 words not spelled the same. But sound the same and mean the same thing. RemyRAD