xek (👻🏴☠️👻) on Nostr: npub1j43pt…0jvze FWIW, you can't legally use the same radio for both due to ...
npub1j43pt6t2armkngn84945s3ns6zl68g9xx3w6jg25snanatz6zs6s40jvze (npub1j43…jvze) FWIW, you can't legally use the same radio for both due to technical restrictions written into the regs.
That said, it's very easy to program GMRS and FRS frequencies into a Baofeng and my understanding (based entirely on hearsay) is that they interoperate really well. You will run into goofiness with mapping vendor privacy tone numbers to actual tone frequencies on a ham radio, though. Uh, or so I heard, one time.
Getting a Tech license isn't too bad; find a local club and try it out!
That said, it's very easy to program GMRS and FRS frequencies into a Baofeng and my understanding (based entirely on hearsay) is that they interoperate really well. You will run into goofiness with mapping vendor privacy tone numbers to actual tone frequencies on a ham radio, though. Uh, or so I heard, one time.
Getting a Tech license isn't too bad; find a local club and try it out!