How Far Can You Really Talk With A GMRS Radio? How Far Does GMRS Transmit? GMRS Distances Explained

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[@donwatkins9600]

I have asked the distance question several times including the Nazi on this channel who would not even respond to a personal email. That said I am going across I-70 this summer and my wife and I will be in two separate cars. I-70 is straight for 2000+ miles so for the most part line of sight. I was just hoping I could talk 10-15 if we got separated. No one in the radio world has ever talked between two autos on the interstate for they can't answer the question. I have had some say 1-2 miles. If I am going to spend $1,000 on two Wouxun 50 watt 1000's and can only get 1-2 miles , guess what? Yep I will use my cell. But I bet I can get a lot farther even in crappy weather. So I am going to make the purchase and test it. I will post the results to this website!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheNotaRubicon]

The nazi on this channel cant answer every question emailed to him nor is he your personal question-answering resource. However, the nazi on this channel has gone out of his way to create a "ask Randy" webpage, with a link to that page on EVERY video, where anyone can ask a question, and it might get answered in a video. If you dont like that, then figure it out yourself, just like the nazi on this channel had to do.

[@the_mad_swimbaiter455]

But where does one go to get lessons in being unnecessarily rude and totally stupid so that one gets pinned..?hmmm...

[@ricknoah9184]

Dude doesn't know I-70 too well. Literally, where I-70 starts, at I-15, in Utah..... you are in mountains clear to about Denver. Even then, it's roly-poly to about 60 miles into Kansas. Then, it's pretty flat until Missouri. I, personally, have made this trip in caravan with several cars. CB turned out to be best but cellphones were still hard to beat. Nothing works in the Rockies reliably, except a satellite phone. Most towns do have local cell service. Heck, even a few rest areas have a tower. IMHO, I-80 is a better drive.

[@RETSTO]

Dear Don, Could it be that your wife is trying to get as far as away from you as possible and this is the real reason why you would need a radio to TX/RX 10-15 miles on your drive? Don't waste your time buying $1000 radio to TX/RX 10-15 miles.... just learn NOT to be an idiot to your wife and she might just stick closer to you on the drive.

[@hatchetjackphillips]

🤣🤣

[@mountainslimb8911]

You convinced me…. Earth must be flat… Thus the many many fars.

[@rodneyhirsch2340]

Just found you. Don’t have a license yet. But I like you. Have had CB for ever. Getting a ham. Don’t see need to spend a bunch. Your explanation on cheap Amazon China stuff will probably be the way I go Because your the only one who actually teaches anything

[@stephentaylor280]

I agree with you on the distance's you can transmit. I have a 10 element Beam antenna that I transmit from Tombstone, AZ to Silver City, NM 129 miles away to hit a repeater there.

[@ataz0th218]

People live down there??

[@coachbulldog4917]

I just got my GMRS license & ordered a couple handhelds. I plan to hook up a mobile one eventually. Honestly I'd just love to be able to talk to family that is about 15/20 miles away. Mostly highway. We unfortunately don't have a single repeater in our area & live in an apartment so not able to actually set up a repeater myself. But looking forward to trying out the distance.

[@royreter6799]

$2 dollars, I want my $2 dollars!! LOL!! Keep up the great vids Randy!!

[@TheSoball358]

I have talked 220 miles on a tid radio ht to a repeater in wenatchee wa!

[@s.davidtrout3056]

Or as some people calculate, "the curvature of the flat"

[@tommyj1811]

I was measuring something the other day and was asked the distance. I said 3 FARS.......got a strange look..... some people just aren't smart.

[@StephenFinkNRP]

*Puts on mad scientist coat and builds a drone repeater* I call it Fars Fars Away. LOL Something tells me drone repeater is illegal though. LOL

[@rejectedgaming1019]

I genuinely had that idea not too long ago but then I ran into the problem of my 25 min flight time then I realized I have a huge delta box kite hehehe

[@NoneYaBidness762]

You better read the FAA FARs before you use your drone repeater to transmit FCC FARS away. 🤣

[@bah5310]

Weather balloon?

[@Pyro1776]

I don’t know about this for a repeater, but I did attach my N9TAX J-Pole to my DJI Mini and about 50 feet of coax so it was maybe 65 feet to the top of the antenna… I was able to get pretty good propagation on VHE & UHF HAM frequencies… this was before had my GMRS Lic. I am sure with a better drone that didn’t get pushed by the wind so easily, it would have been better… the antenna was anything but straight up/down.

[@ghostgadgetguy]

Is the drone made by baofeng? That’s the real question.

[@Superfandangoo]

No matter how long you’ve known los uhf/vhf propagation this is the best explanation I’ve ever heard. Always here for a damn good laugh

[@angeloritz2483]

Fun fact did you know that Puerto Rico is only 100 miles long and 35 miles wide and there are over 200 repeaters. MY repeater is on one of the highest mountains in Puerto Rico and I have reached the repeater from practically the whole island with my 5 watt walkie talkie

[@chrissewell1608]

You should coordinate & link a few together, and cover the entire island. This would be especially useful during hurricanes, and severe tropical storms! And allow for emergency communications after major tragedies. (Just an idea! 🤔)

[@grigorirasputin5020]

@@chrissewell1608 He already covers almost the entire island with just a 5W ht. Sounds like he is already where he needs to be.

[@imagingconcepts]

I finally started looking at GMRS seriously when I was regularly was able to reach a repeater located 60 miles away, and held conversations with a friend that lived 20 miles past the repeater. And you are completely correct about altitude, I live at sea level, but can see Mt Rainier from my place and have regularly intercepted conversations of climbing parties using small portable HT’s on the mountain over 70 miles away.. great video as always!! Take Care, from your FAVORITE Viewer

[@MarchOfMonarchs]

what radio and antenna, this sound interesting

[@LoaFrz]

not much of a runner or fisherman ,so I dont understand these fancy terms for what ever the heck a calculation is, if you could put an affiliate link in the description for buying my own mountain that would be great. I think it could be useful when going on walks with my duck. On a serious note, your content is hilarious. I appreciate your time-to-punchline, and very obscure jokes from left field. Clever and witty. Keep up the great work!

[@Oberkaptain]

You inspired me to get my GMRS license and today I just installed my 50w repeater.

[@neosmith80]

very nice! :D

[@lifeisgood4519]

Which repeater did you go with?

[@Hangs4Fun]

congrats. I'm looking into the same thing

[@DickShooter]

I ordered the 1000g plus today. Maybe I'll hear you out there.

[@ordyy89]

What repeater set up did you go with? THX

[@Wklambert]

It ain't but October, and Randy's already got his Christmas tree up...

[@douglaswilliams6834]

I've been an amateur radio operator since 1985 and I *love* your channel. Your simple explanations and sarcastic manner of delivery always get a chuckle from me. You have also convinced me to buy a GMRS handheld, just to try it out. Seems like a very useful radio service that anyone can use, and far superior to CB. 73 de WB4DW

[@MP-qn1jw]

69s man! 🤘🤘🤘

[@pascalbruyere7108]

Why is it superior to CB?

[@chad4853]

More functionality is good as is tech evolves things get betters like fars 😉

[@d.b.cooper]

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop Lollipop?

[@barrykelly2722]

I forgot the counts that owl made

[@Tenacious-Tiger]

So, that's what it took D.B. Cooper to come out of hiding ? 🤣 👍👍 Thumbs up, Randy 👍👍

[@christisking3147]

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[@andybyers5964]

Funny, I frequently converse with other GMRS radio operators in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and even Alaska, using an inexpensive chinese 5w HHT, transmiting from central Arizona. Not sure how many 'fars' that is, but I'm pretty sure it's more than 6, or 11, or even 100!

[@fillmoreranger634]

It depends… I like that! 😂 You explained it well.

[@Randallvgc]

How many fars could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck Fars??? Sorry what I really want to know is what your T-shirt says… I like the full screen of the picture behind you at the end of the videos , but we need to see the T-shirt too!

[@1damgon]

i just want to say the descriptions, features, and explanations you give about a particular subject or radio equipment, is because of you is the reason i got into the hobby of GMRS. thank you so much. keep it up!

[@JimNicholsMotorManiaGarage]

"Fars" is correct, "electricities" is not. The correct term is "wigglies" #JustSayin

[@andrewgilbride7546]

Wigglies only for AC?

[@wendiig0]

Very informative as always. Unrelated, but when are we going to see some MYGA or FARS merch?

[@wesleyosborne2180]

I'm going to have to get me a ham license so I can critique your videos and tell you how wrong you must be, I have gotten my gmrs license thanks to you, but right now I'm just not smart enough to critique your videos without my ham license yet. 🤣 Great video Randy. Love your videos.

[@vitogriffin6575]

I was hoping for a link to the calculator...below

[@richardwallace2590]

Affiliate like below?

[@sflorio]

I can talk to a repeater in Niles, Michigan 70 miles away on the other side of Lake Michigan from my 30th floor rooftop in Chicago, using a $25 Baofeng HT. So height does make might.

[@Dennis-tf2cs]

I'm a Happy Ham (of 35+ years) and just getting started in GMRS, absolutely LOVE your videos!! Keep up the great work (and humor). Your videos are fun to watch and very informative.

[@RETSTO]

When considering GMRS and fars, let's not forget...."When the moon is in the Seventh House . And Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets..." and GMRS will go FARS. Sorry I couldn't help myself, I'm a boomer. (hint: lyrics from "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" by the 5th Dimension)

[@ferdinandtorres3930]

Great video. Which key is the fars function on the Fisher Price calculator?

[@hemitj]

When I saw the title I knew the Fars were coming! Depends! Great video! Very entertaining! I got quite a few laughs out of it! Thank you

[@DC-ok6bk]

I tried reaching you from my couch, yet no answer. Guess I am too fars away 😞. Maybe I tried you when you were busy with you valuable time??? I appreciate your time has value.

[@subsonic9545]

Better off dead is a great movie! Keep up the great videos!

[@andybyers5964]

Where was that movie referenced in this video?

[@chuck7465]

I want my $2

[@subsonic9545]

Very beginning. Paper boy $2 reference.

[@joemeyer2242]

He pointed at me. I’m his favorite!

[@nimblehealer199]

Of course. You have always been his favorite

[@tommyj1811]

No!!! That was me!!!

[@montydaken7924]

Liked and subbed for the nazi on this channel giving ZERO F's about dropping the "R bomb" or pointing out the brand of calculators these "R's" use.

[@troypost4033]

How many fars can we throw a politician? If we could use the mountain I would be good with a couple thousand foot fars

[@NoneYaBidness762]

Depends on how many fars high the helicopter can go

[@madcratebuilder]

All I know is I can talk fars enough.

[@greglawrencemusic]

Even though his blatant neglect in taking account of facing NW or failing to raise your left leg 23 degrees perpendicular to the horizon, the answer is still the same.

[@tommyj1811]

It's 23 degrees? Damn off 1.

[@ScottWiecenski]

I was always taught to shake a chicken's foot in the direction of my intended recipient while dancing around a fire and shaking a spear. It seems to get me a couple extra "fars".

[@toddsickinger3934]

I hit the subscribe button after the r word was stated and then an apology was not given, but quite the opposite. Refreshing exercise of our god given and constitutional rights affirmed again in the first amendment

[@Rusted_Link]

I tried it today in good ole flat Florida. I was able to talk 2 miles on a 5ish watt BaoFeng with a 6 dBi Comet sumthingsumthingsumthing. This was from my Chevrolet 2500 talking to a Tram 1486 bolted to a 6 foot tall fence post connected to a BaoFeng 50 watt mobile sumthingsumthingsumthing. So the answer is... Blah Blah Blah.

[@amdgamer1990]

2 miles ? Lmao

[@Rusted_Link]

@@amdgamer1990 what's so damn funny?

[@donwatkins9600]

@@Rusted_Link My cell goes farther than that and I don't have to worry about going to jail.

[@glennarrant3743]

Sad Ham, no HAM, Ham and cheese, we need to wake up. I have spent the last 20 years in contingency communications on various projects and the attitudes I see and some of the feedback need to change. My radios are set up for Marine Band, GRMS, FRS, Ham and a few others. This allows me to work across all the frequencies if I need to. This is not directed at HAM’s, it is directed at EVERYONE. Wake up! In a critical situation we all need to be able to communicate on every frequency that is available. Lose the attitude and start working toward a common goal of total communications. Hams are not better neither are the GRMS operators. Why we at odds? Lose the attitudes start looking for ways to start work together, because they may be a time when we may all have to get through a crisis.

[@TwoFeatherChannel]

I can't talks very many fars if 1 fars equals 1 mile, I can talks 45 fars using babofang handheld using 5 wartts in a forested area in a National Forest mostly flat earth land

[@joeljones6728]

how many FARS can i talk, i watched the video so now i know.

[@jcberb]

I just received my license, and have a 50 watt Midland radio with a 6db gain antenna. On my first day just listening to conversations there were two gentlemen talking on channel 22. One of them disclosed their location as they were driving and it was over 60 miles from my home. I could not believe it but then realized they were under 25ft elevation and I was at about 3,000ft.

[@amamsurri5454]

A GMRS radio can have thousands of miles of range if you have a portable vacuum somewhere.

[@farmhousehamradio4774]

dude, you just got some fools hopes up. And people think Randy is a dick.

[@ag1382]

Hummm, how high can you get your ‘far’ transmitting stick (antenna)? Yes, UHF electricity is Line of sight! Raising the transmitter far stick, the receiving stick, or both increases the number of fars.

[@shnlj5910]

How many scalps do we owe you for this video?

[@ryanhorn4190]

So 50 is better than 5 fars?? Man I am really confused now!! Informative and hilarious!! 🤦‍♂️😂😂😂

[@DanWahrenberger]

Not Fars - Whats. The number of Whats is inversely proportional to the number of Watts.

[@1AXMRDR]

I installed my radio (Midland MX-275) in my truck about a week ago and was listening to conversation between a couple of guys in a city about 40-45 miles (straight line) away. The repeater was in the same city on a hill, (they mentioned the neighborhood it was located) one of them was on a handheld because, first he said he was and second he was walking a bike path. There was static and only a couple of bars but I could fully understand them. I was on a elevated ridge, not in the valley. I was impressed.

[@philipstaite4775]

I paid extra so my watts are bigger than other radio's watts. ;-) Seriously though, according to an online horizon distance calculator, to extend your visible horizon out past 69 miles only takes about a 4000 ft relative elevation gain. It is very believable that the repeater would be at least that far above the surrounding landscape.

[@nsixvl]

There’s a form of propagation called tropospheric ducting prevalent in the VHF/UHF spectrum that can cause signals to bend over the horizon. It’s not present all the time. It doesn’t occur frequently in California but does occur more often in the eastern half of the US. A tropospheric ducting opening could allow GMRS signals to extend beyond line of sight. Again it doesn’t happen that often but can occur. How do I know this? I’m a glad ham checking in. You can check with your friend at Ham Radio Crash Course to verify this. You two have done at least joint video together.

[@eduardowatkinz]

What! The earth is curved? Who would have thought...

[@Felix-tm7tp]

Good morning Note, thank you for your excellent video tutorials. I am new to the GMRS Community, I already have my license and thanks to you I bought a Baofen UV-5R GMRS version. I have a pretty good command of the radio. We're in Florida, I'm in Deerfield Beach and he's in West Palm Beach. We would like to speak in simplex without the use of a repeater. Would that amplifier that you demonstrated B-Tech U-25 help us with an external antenna? or what equipment you recommend to set up a base.

[@TheRealRenn]

High Desert here...4450ft. Our Revetis NR30 communicates clearly at 12 miles from our house into town where my trophey/sugarbaby wife slaves away to support my habits. We have one hill between us, but does not effect the farz in this, our case. Edited to add: Town is approx 150ft lower in elevation

[@johnkaelberer237]

I can talk further on my GMRS radio because I'm a licensed Ham Radio Operator....Slay Me !!! Good video. You're radio will talk as many fars as it will. One tip, keep the antenna vertical when talking and receiving, it does make a difference. Holding your radio sideways is Ghetto and Ghetto does not get fars or hot chicks. I'm off to a land far, far away so I can get more fars...73

[@nimblehealer199]

The correct way to say it is " I'm off to a land fars fars away." 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@fredr7217]

You’re the best! I love all your videos! I come from an electronics background currently designing security systems. My father got me into shortwave radios when I was a kid and taught me how to build an fm transmitter which I made a little station for me and my friends. He had a GMRS radio and never got licensed but he could talk from his mobile car unit to our bass unit when he went to Los Angeles (25 miles from us).

[@andrewyoung-n8ary]

You never clarified. Are we talking metric Fars, or Imperial? I know Imperial is something like 176 yards. Now, the Space Station is at least 2500 imperial fars away, and I talked to them on 50 watts from Michigan as they passed New York about 15 years ago. My Fischer Price Abacus says that’s about 7445 fars (744.5 miles). I think their radio is 5 or 10 watts. Height is might.

[@BrianRRenfro]

"Happy HAM" here. I only point that out cause we do exist and talk to each other but hate the Sad HAMs too. Being such I have used radios in the KHz range - GHz and you are spot on. This actually goes for all of them WITHOUT skip. If you can see it, you can talk to it. I will point out that your "see it" is a great rule of thumb for lower wattage and higher freqs. If you are on a mountain on say 2 meter (144ish MHz) really the only thing that stops you talking to Mars is getting out of the atmosphere and that there isn't anyone there to receive you. Between two points on Earth that aren't blocked by a land features the only real problem is what is in the air between them be it humidity or interference. Hence why with 23w of power the Voyager probe was able to talk to use from beyond our solar system! 23w of power, line of sight, with NO weather conditions is enough to make contact 12 billion miles away! So regardless of what the dingleberries pop up and say, YES it is IS possible (under good, clear conditions) to talk across an entire state if you are both high enough. What is crazy is how the Happy HAMs seem to do this all the fuckin time but the Sad HAMs seem to never do it! I guess living in your mother's basement and never getting laid you entire life makes sad hams forget it happened 2 minutes after you sign off.

[@kc1nuw510]

Wait, you can’t get exactly how many mile it says on the package???

[@eskieguy9355]

While driving, I hear people achieving fars with FRS, that I wouldn't think possible. So apparently reality doesn't agree with the "experts".

[@Jayizzy433]

Two friends of mine (definitely not myself) fairly regularly talk on a grms repeater, that is 90 miles south of friend#1 and 110 miles south of friend#2, using 8w uv5r. And we live in the south east US with trees and hills and such, granted the repeater is on a mountain top. But we do’s it many farz at least once a weeks.

[@Edb007th]

Two weeks, ten papers… two dollars….

[@TheNotaRubicon]

THIS guy gets it!

[@toddarend8229]

Ricky!!!!!!!

[@queezyheadache]

HAVE YOU ANY IDEA WHAT THE STREET VALUE OF THE MOUNTAIN IS!?!?!?

[@lisasievers6999]

I can only speak for myself, AS A NEWBIE, the real question is what is the distance you can use a gmrs radio WITH repeaters. WHAT is the best way to talk to someone many FARS away ;)~ with a GMRS?? Thank you.

[@craigdavidson2977]

Well, you went and did it again. You aroused my nerdy juices 6:33 so I got out my fisher price calculator (actually a free space path loss calculator on the interwebs). The answer I got back after several 'assumptions' said two baofengs with stock antennas will talk 300 miles with NOTHING inbetween. (that's what 'free space' means) If you put Midland MXTA26 antennas at both ends then that theoretical distance goes up to 1200 miles. So, now the intriguing question becomes: Can we find two mountain tops within line of sight of each other 300 miles apart that are both accessable by jeep? Any question with both words 'mountain' and 'jeep' in it is an awesome question.

[@randallross5038]

Love the channel and information. But, what's a "Paper Boy" and why does he want 2.00 USD? :-) a reference to some historical or ancient informational function?

[@Tenacious-Tiger]

I'm still trying to figure out why Mom would send me to my room everytime the Milkman came.

[@grigorirasputin5020]

@@Tenacious-Tiger "Every time", or just "until" he came?

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

OMG I'm laughing so hard.. You should have been working in a comedy club Randy.> Too funny man.. But, honest!

[@victordipersia]

So Randy.... the bottom line is: People can talk many farts, i get it.... it depends on many things like diet, etc. but the question really is... How many farts can you take....? hehehe... J/K i don't care about radios, i just watch your videos because I enjoy your sense of humor "muchly"

[@Raptor-gd6sk]

Got any affiliated below 👇 for those fisher calculator?? 😁

[@sogent56]

Love your vids. Using my local repeater in SC on my handheld uv5g I can talk to ft Collins Co. also monitor Fla and NH. Good enough for me.

[@John_C007]

The Angry Pixies 🧚 of the electrical & radio wave 🌊 world will be upset that you called them Electricities! So please refer to the 😡 Angry Pixies 🧚 correctly or else Tinker Bell will come & attack you! So please keep Tinker Bell Happy & keep making your silly & rather ridiculous KZbin videos! Ha Ha Keep up the good work 👍🏻🤣

[@trayces8006]

I have boofwang ar152 10 watt. Handhelds what kind of super tall antenna can i get that i could put up when want and take down when i want with an extender painter pole per say to transmit many more farrs say 50 or 100 miles and does the gain matter or a specific mygiglehertd frequency matter?

[@giarcsavage]

I don't know what a "FAHR" is, but i do not appreciate subversive commie content...If you can't use proper distances like bald eagles, or busch light cans, go back to Fahr-vania!

[@wickedzayyy]

Trying to dip my toes into the comms world and subbing because this is not only the most straight forward but also based video I’ve seen on gmrs😂

[@djzman]

YOu should make one for VHF 2 meter, after all VHF is only line of sight too. So GMRS handheld, VS 2 meter Handheld. they both go the same as you just said GMRS.

[@rabidscallion9947]

Late to the game... can you repeat this video please? What was the middle thing? I need to convert digital video to analog audio through decelerating my fars in inverse proportion to principality of equality. So in short, I need more fars... aka cow bell. If you can hear the cow bell, you have enough fars. In fact, cow bells may be the next sad ham. The end.

[@FuriousFarmboy]

Fars: Radio waves can't penetrate a corn field. Just something that Farmboys know.

[@ekimp252]

The earth is curved? Blasphemy!

[@aziggy1039]

How many extra FARSE can you send when utilizing a counterpoise? Imo about 120%.

[@randysteagall3151]

Hey everyone ! Could someone please help me to find a way to reach my daughter about 40 miles away if the grid goes down what kind of set up would I need and her to reach each other thanks.

[@mattschoicereviews1322]

Just bought radioditty gm 30.. I can talks approximately 40 farrs to a repeater on the ground at my house from the front yard, stock antenna. In my back yard I can't gets there and the only thing that changes is trees.

[@doommmmmmm]

furthest transmission i received was from 80 miles away listening to a police chase over the radio using a 90s uniden scanner that i paid $20 at a garage sale.

[@bleepo57]

9:04 is the direct and general answer for people like me who are just trying to get into the hobby without all the science and shade throwing.

[@xtibi1]

We spoke at a distance of 107km (66.5 miles) in a straight line using two identical Baofeng GT-3TP handheld radio stations. No repeaters! Station no.1 was an altitude of 2544m and station no.2 was an altitude of 417m. It certainly works from an even greater distance because the sound quality was good.

[@donwatkins9600]

I wonder if this guy lives in another country.

[@begooglybegrudged8070]

I just purchased my $70 GMRS license. God willing, the all important reply email is what I'm waiting for.

[@martyisabeliever]

Randy perhaps you need to include a fars to meters/watts(swr) table or calculator device...

[@JohnAdams-or9xw]

Love your videos I always get a chuckle while watching. And learn something at the same time keep up the great video's.

[@schadlarry]

"Gee Johnny I can't spare a dime".

[@stevenemert837]

It's not GMRS but it's on a nearby UHF frequency. Using a UV-5R I've listened to hams talking through the crossband repeater (2M up, 70cm down) on the ISS. I can see it - even without a telescope (at night when it's lit by sunlight anyway). And it's way higher than a mountain. That translates to several hundred miles worth of fars! But, alas, using a couple of Midland GMRS walkie talkies in a coastal town in Florida I've only gotten about 1-1/2 mile of fars through buildings and brush, and about 2 miles of fars around the Old Faithful area in Yellowstone thanks to the hills.

[@briianhebert]

Height makes might! Best radio knowledge ever. Thanks for the video.

[@hesperadventures1642]

Can you advise what radio to get so i can speak to my friend 75 miles away in mountainous terrian if SHTF?

[@stephengardner4186]

I just watched this and I love the way you answered this question. I use to have a few wireless stores and I was constantly explaining to people with complaints why their phone didn't ring or why they dropped a call, particularly when in a vehicle. It's amazing how some people thought these half watt phones at 850mhz should be able to connect all the time. Great Video.

[@MP-qn1jw]

There is window tint with metal in it. I heard (because I am an expert) tint with metal kills cell phones. Dyed & Ceramic tints don't interfere (I am an expert) I have been told by sales (person($)). (I am an expert who stayed at the Green Holiday hotel)

[@sasilverbullet]

Thanks! Love the video, made a lot of sense. Love the humor!

[@MattKester]

I think we should have a KZbinr conclave to determine the statutory distance of a FAR.

[@thefirstmissinglink]

Also to include the hotly debated, "how High Is Up?" And when those cool we can move on to, "how high does a fly fly before turning over to land on the ceiling?"

[@gustavohidalgo7712]

How many far can I get with all my KZbin certifications?

[@robertknight7934]

I’m new to GMRS and still waiting for my first radio to arrive. If I understand correctly you CAN?-use GMRS repeaters to talk at great distances as long as the repeater is line of sight?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

If you can see the repeater, then you can use it to talk to everyone that can also see it.. since repeaters are usually on the tops of mountains, a lot of people can usually see them = many more fars.

[@bunnyboy2650]

Found your channel looking for radios to talk on the farm...I need 110 acre range. Great explanation that helped get my brain around it. Thank you, and appreciate your sense of humor.

[@JohnMackay-kn3rl]

11 meter (CB) SSB will give far more fars than UHF or VHF with no license and no repeater. Goes well with our lovely GMRS hand helds

[@bhi7165]

I've yet to determine the limit of my mediocre Fars. For now, its a lot

[@zhartheProprietor]

Curvature of the earth is 8" per mile squared. Break out the fisher price calc for the fars on that one!

[@mikehernandez5878]

Excuse me Mr Rubicon I'm a radio dark and that's offensive