Posted by LJD on December 19, 2011 at 07:55:38 from (75.213.58.160):
In Reply to: CB's posted by Erik Ks Farmer on December 18, 2011 at 21:33:24:
We needed radios for talking back forth - from the fields or woods to home. This in an area with a lot of hills. We've got CB and FS/GMRS. Usually the little FS/GMRS radios work just as well as the CB with better voice quality and they're much smaller. They will often work a 1/4 miles away in deep woods and much further in open areas. Since CB is on AM, it can pick up interference from ignition systems on gas tractors.
CB has more power but is on AM and requires a big antenna and a lot of batteries. A 1/4 wave CB antenna is over 100" long.
FS/GMRS is on FM and a 1/4 wave antenna is only 6" long. Many have built-in weather radios which I like. Small enough to fit in your shirt pocket.
I've found a big difference in small FS/GMRS radios even though they are supposed to have the same power.
My newer Midland GXT 1050 goes almost twice the distance as my older Midland GXT 710.
My hand-held CBs are Radio Shack TRC-222 and has a 48" antenna. 8" X 3" X 2"
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