And they further cripple the walkies by mandating a max
antenna length of 4 inches. The resonant quarter wave is 6
inches. Like you say, they are low power, short range
devices. My longest reach with them has been 0.7 miles.

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Christopher A. Young
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"stan" wrote in message
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FMRS and GRS frequencies are allotted by the FCC and the
appropriate
regulatory authorities in many other countries, for
relatively low
cost radios operating at a pretty high frequency and very
low power.
They are not intended, no matter what some advertising may
claim, for
long distance communication, or broadcasting.