>>>Unless you get an EXPENSIVE business
>>>band system, and a license
>>>to operate it .....the basic
>>>GMRS "family" radios are mostly
>>>a waste of time and
>>>money.
>>>
>>> Midland, Cobra, etc, all tell
>>>you they have 20+ miles
>>>of range. That's BS.
>>>
>>> In a hunting/outdoor situation, the
>>>slightest contour deviation will render
>>>them USELESS......and leaving you pissed
>>>off!
>>>
>>>Stand by, there will be a
>>>dozen guys come on here
>>>and tell you that THEIR
>>>radios work fine....
>>>
>>>We have sold a hundred different
>>>units in the sporting goods
>>>store I managed, but finally
>>>quit carrying ANY of them,
>>>because people depended on them
>>>and they failed to perform
>>>as advertised.
>>>
>>>They are fine in a Mall,
>>>keeping in touch with the
>>>wife and kids......unless they go
>>>into a shop. You know
>>>someone who has a set.....borrow
>>>them and try them out.
>>>
>>>
>>> If you have a SERIOUS
>>>hunt, you can rent a
>>>sat phone and have NO
>>>issues or disappointments.
>>>
>>>"Being an idiot is NOT an
>>>art form. Give it up!"
>>>
>>
>>Midland, Cobra, etc, all tell you
>>they have 20+ miles of
>>range. That's BS.
>>
>>JUDAS Nicky!
>>
>>If I told you how far
>>I've Talked 'SKIP' on a
>>CB You'd Probably call me
>>a LIAR?
>
>
>NOT!...Been all thru that, but you
>tell me how SKIP on
>a CB radio.....totally undependable itself,
>has anything to do with
>this thread? And just exactly
>how are you going to
>get your "foot warmer" out
>to a hunting area?
>
>"Being an idiot is NOT an
>art form. Give it up!"
>
Well Nicky!
You called BS on the CB's having 20+ Miles of Range!
This Story happens alot it's True!
But Ya Best Hope it don't ever happen to you!