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I made a new blog post - The Joy of Personal #Radio: #FRS, #GMRS, #Meshtastic, and #Motorola DLR/DTR . I still love #amateurradio too, but if you need to communicate with people that aren't licensed hams, check out these options: https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10406-the-joy-of-easy-personal-radio-frs-gmrs-and-motorola-dlr-dtr
@jgoerzen The grocery store and hardware store that are the closest to our house are a little over a mile away but that shopping center is like a black hole where my cell phone is completely useless. I'm seriously considering getting a couple Motorola DLRs so I can talk to my wife while I'm at the store in case she thinks of something she needs from the store or needs to get ahold of me while I'm there in general. Do the Motorolas have an internal li-ion battery? Are there any others with similar range that take AA/AAA?
@kelbot As for analog, see my GMRS comments elsewhere in the thread. I should add, the Moto DLR/DTR are somewhat legendary for building penetration. You have both that and distance, so it may not be a big factor. But from what I've read, for things like cruise ships, there's no GMRS or other 400MHz handheld that will come close to the DLR/DTR. That said, it's possible that a GMRS may do better in a dense forest; I want to take these to Colorado and compare someday.