Does anybody have an experience with this. the reviews are very mixed, and not sure what i want to do with it. I was thinking about picking this up, as my Emergency Radio for the House, with a pair of Handhelds to go with it. Something this storm taught me, was, that you cant always depend on the cell service in an emergency. And this would at least give me the option to broadcast GMRS.

 

Any thoughts, suggestions, or alternatives ??

 

 

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I've been using the GMRS two-way radios for a while from Midland with decent success. This is not a bomb-proof product but is decent for around the house usage. As a note, Amazon has this product for ~30% off what Cabelas is asking.

CB radio is another option, when the cell phones go down. Truckers still use them, and they are the ones that usually know which fuel stops have fuel, what roads are impassable, what the road conditions are, what is causing the traffic jam, and can relay emergency messages out if need be. CB radio is cheap, a new basic model can run $40 or used on E-Bay for $15 to $25. Antennas can be had from $15 and up.

 

Amateur radio is another option but a license is needed.

Thinking I am going to give it a try. order it from Walmart, if I dont like them. Just return them. Apparently to get a license from the FCC to use the GMRS channels for higher power, is $85.00 for 5 years. if it increased the range and functionality, that is not that bad.