Huh, I can't quoot my own comments from my blog. That's interesting, since posts are fine.

I might want to look into that, too.

Anyway, here's why FRS radios are good at protests:

https://solarbird.net/blog/?c=54567

#gmrs #frs #AmateurRadio #protest

Thoughts on Retevis license free HTs (FRS)? Helping a favorite local place upgrade their radio situation, and saw the MateTalk B4. AI noise cancelling supposed to have been trained on 100k samples. $140 for a six-pack with a charging station.

I have a pair arriving tomorrow to check out - does anyone out there have prior exposure to this model? Is the advertising realistic?

Gonna find out soon enough, but if you've heard them.. let's me know what you think 🤔

#frs #gmrs #hamradio

new (to me) radya all cleaned up ^_^

(gmrs/frs)

(it was reasonably clean already I just made it cleaner, there was sticker residue and such)

#radio #gmrs #frs

My old #FRS radios still work. The Motorola Talkabout FRS radio was first sold in 1997, but I bought my pair around the year 2004. It's like #AmateurRadio except it requires no license. I gave one of our cats an opportunity to say something over the radio, but he was too busy eating.

#cats

Sending data over free radio waves with no license.

Digital modes are allowed over #FRS radio (as of 2017), without an #AmateurRadio license. Here is a test I performed, using #fldigi to decode the data.

http://john1126.com/697

After seeing the videos of #Japanese #radio enthusiasts using low-power radios to hopscotch a message for the funz, I have the urge to do something similar. Message passing via #FRS. Looks like #Canada uses the same frequency list for their "public #UHF FM radio service" as well... And Mexico... And Brazil... and "most South American Countries."

Man, that's a lot of North-South potential space to cover with passed messages

Human-relay of messages via #lowPower UHF #walkietalkies

I have brought up ideas like this for emergencies for communal information exchange, and people often go down the "just do X" route... And, look, not everyone is getting a #hamRadio license. Not everyone is getting GMRS. EVERYONE has an #FRS radio in a drawer someplace. The infrastructure is there, people CAN self-organize

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHsiE6xszvg

#PSA:
A good chunk of the #northeast US is about to get up to two feet of #snow over the weekend. Please make sure you know where your #furnace vents are and they stay clear.

Please be aware of symptoms of #carbonmonoxide poisoning. Keep your phones and batteries charged, and if you're more remote, have more than one way to contact #emergencyservices or other friends/family/neighbors (such as #frs or #lora #meshtastic radios) if needed.

Thank you.