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True enough, and he could use the same antenna for marine channels,
albeit with another radio.
THis is the same reason I suggested Murs. Only problem is I'm not
hearing of that much equipment available for murs yet. I think
Popular COmmunications did a review of one unit for the Murs freqs a
couple months back but that's the first I"ve seen.
FOr the original poster, check with reputable two-way radio shops in
your area regarding business band equipment for vhf. IF all else
fails ask your plumber heating contractor or other businessmen you
deal with who use two-way radio equipment in their endeavors to steer
you to their provider of services. YOu might find some used
equipment at a reasonable price.
IF you buy new often an application is included for the license.
FOr Murs equipment I think good ol' radio slack is selling murs
equipment these days, those are the "color dot" channels in the vhf
range around 154-155 mhz. NO license required and with a decent
antenna at the cabin you could conceivably achieve ten mile range.

All the Land Mobile OEM's make a MURS version of their low cost
handhelds. They sell them to Constuction Outfits that need
Nationwide Coverage, and Licensing for fairly short distance
communications. All the MURS Frequencies came from the Intinerant
VHF Frequencies out of the bBsiness Radio Service block of allocations.
These are the old "Color Dot Frequencies". Same stuff, new Name.....

Bruce in alaska
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