I've had very good luck with FRS. If yours aren't
good for more than a couple hundred yards then there
is something wrong with them. That is unless there are
major obstructions between the units. FRS is line
of sight.

Doug, k3qt
s/v CAllista

"Brad" wrote in message
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HELP
This has likely been covered before.
I want to purchase some affordable 2 way radios so that I can leave 1
at the cottage, and take the other in the boat so we can communicate
effectively.
It'd be nice if they had noaa weather too, but not mandatory.

Tried 2 FRS (cobra and something else (can't remember)) that were
supposed to have 6 and 5 mile range respectively. They didn't work
beyond several hundred yards!!

Any suggestions on something you've used and worked would be most
helpful.

Thanks

Brad