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I bought a set of Motorola FRS radios this year. They are supposed to offer a 10 mile range over water or flat terrain. I left one with my wife here at home and got in the truck and drove stopping occasionally to see if we could communicate. We lost reliable communication at 4 1/2 miles. Now, my house is on a ridgetop and I stopped on a ridge at the last place we could talk to each other. But there is plenty of rough terrain in between and we talked through all the ups and downs on the county highway. I bought them for here on the farm and deer hunting to keep track of my 71 year old Dad in the big timber. We're seldom more than a mile from each other and this should keep us in touch. Two years ago he took a wrong turn and ended up semi-lost in some real rough country. To top it off, he killed a deer there and wasn't quite sure if he could return and find it. This should help rein in the old man. He's too stubborn to sit on the same stand as me.

<blockquote data-quote="GC" data-source="post: 184549" data-attributes="member: 58"><p>I bought a set of Motorola FRS radios this year.&nbsp; They are supposed to offer a 10 mile range over water or flat terrain.&nbsp; I left one with my wife here at home and got in the truck and drove stopping occasionally to see if we could communicate.&nbsp; We lost reliable communication at 4 1/2 miles.&nbsp; Now, my house is on a ridgetop and I stopped on a ridge at the last place we could talk to each other.&nbsp; But there is plenty of rough terrain in between and we talked through all the ups and downs on the county highway.&nbsp; I bought them for here on the farm and deer hunting to keep track of my 71 year old Dad in the big timber.&nbsp; We're seldom more than a mile from each other and this should keep us in touch.&nbsp; Two years ago he took a wrong turn and ended up semi-lost in some real rough country.&nbsp; To top it off, he killed a deer there and wasn't quite sure if he could return and find it.&nbsp; This should help rein in the old man.&nbsp; He's too stubborn to sit on the same stand as me.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="GC, post: 184549, member: 58"] I bought a set of Motorola FRS radios this year. They are supposed to offer a 10 mile range over water or flat terrain. I left one with my wife here at home and got in the truck and drove stopping occasionally to see if we could communicate. We lost reliable communication at 4 1/2 miles. Now, my house is on a ridgetop and I stopped on a ridge at the last place we could talk to each other. But there is plenty of rough terrain in between and we talked through all the ups and downs on the county highway. I bought them for here on the farm and deer hunting to keep track of my 71 year old Dad in the big timber. We're seldom more than a mile from each other and this should keep us in touch. Two years ago he took a wrong turn and ended up semi-lost in some real rough country. To top it off, he killed a deer there and wasn't quite sure if he could return and find it. This should help rein in the old man. He's too stubborn to sit on the same stand as me. [/QUOTE]

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