Keep your family in touch with two-way radios?

Answer 1

Personal communications has never been easier with today’s two-way radios. Two-way radios are an excellent way of keeping your family in touch when they are at an event, festival, outdoors, or shopping. Some of the benefits of two way radios are price, effectiveness, and safety.

Two-way radios for family use come in either the license free FRS band or with the FCC licensed GMRS band. Both bands use similar channels and frequencies, but the licensed GMRS band lets you use more powerful radios which will cover a larger range. FRS radios have a range of 1-2 miles while a GMRS radio can cover up to 5-7 miles. A GMRS license is $85 and is good for the entire family for five years.

The biggest advantage of using two-way radios instead of cell phones to stay in touch is the cost. Once you purchase the radios, there is no charge for airtime. You can talk as long as you want without racking up charges. Two-way radios are also a one to many communications tool. With a cell phone it is difficult to coordinate three or more parties as you can only talk to one person at a time. Two-way radios let you talk to your entire group at once and coordinate everyone cheaply and effectively.

Another advantage of using a two-way radio than is cell phone is that the radios work great in remote or wooded areas. Many cell phones will not work in wilderness areas as cell towers are not usually found in sparsely populated areas. But two-way radios do not rely on cellular networks, so they will keep your group in touch even in the most remote wilderness areas.

Most two-way radios have multiple channels and security codes, so you can keep your conversations private from other two-way radio users. Some models even have scrambling technology built into them for more enhanced privacy.

Using two-way radios is a great way to keep in touch with your family or friends at an event or outside. They are a cost effective communication solution to save you time and money.