Hey, I know, you all could get your Amateur Radio license and talk with up to 200 watts of power legally. I know that much power is not practical out in the field while hunting but you could use a Ham radio HT unit that puts out 5-6 watts. I use mine that way and I can program any frequency that I want into it readily. The range on my ham radio is 8 miles (Loud and Clear) in the roughest terrain and even over hills. If anyone is interested in Amateur radio, you can go to www.qrz.com and scroll down on the lower left side and then click on "Practice Tests,". Take the "Technician" test as many times as you want until you can pass each test everytime you take it, then schedule a test with a VEC in your area and go take it. Then you can put a VHF/UHF dual band radio in your truck and talk over a 100 miles, and it's all legal. These power limits have been set aside by the FCC itself and the higher license class you go up in, the more power you can use, up to 1500 Watts of power for World Wide communications. I think anyone who has the slightest interest in talking on a quality radio would love the Amateur Radio World.
Just my $.02 worth.
