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Why not FRS/GMRS instead of CB?

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Old 10-23-2009, 01:36 PM
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Just wondering why the MOCO hasn't gone this route. CB's are so passe. Most people don't use them any longer. In my car club we all use FRS to communicate while on group rides. What's everyone else that has an Ultra think? I think most people would rather have FRS than CB for Bike to Bike communication.
 
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I'll bite...what is it?
 
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Old 10-23-2009, 01:42 PM
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Geez, Milwaukee only stopped using semaphore flags three years ago. This IS Wisconsin we're talking about after all.
 
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I agree CB and corded(non-bluetooth) headsets are a big turnoff.
 
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The guys running the show are still watching re-runs of Smokey and the Bandit.
Ya think?
 
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why stop with FRS/GMRS?
Why not get a 2 meter rig?
Maybe a set of beams too?
 
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Old 10-23-2009, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by beaucoup_dinkydow
why stop with FRS/GMRS?
Why not get a 2 meter rig?
Maybe a set of beams too?
Now we are talking! And, they should automatically build powered beverage holders into the handlebars, and provide the bike with a 20-something supermodel on the back!
 
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Old 10-23-2009, 05:02 PM
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FRS is pretty limited on range. Be ok if it had about a 10-20 mile range or so.
 
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That and technically, some of the channels in FRS require a license. CB doesn't require a license.

It would be interesting to see interchangeable modules to go from CB to FRS or other radios. Just change your module and your antenna(s) and away you go!

I once knew a guy who had an Ultra that had a 500w linear amp in one of his saddlebags, and three motorcycle batteries in the other....
 
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I haven't tried my CB yet! Is there a poroblem with CB usage among Harley and GoldWing riders?
(I still have a box of cassette tapes in the shed waiting to be used again.)
I wish you people would pick ONE fangled way to commiunicate.....pick up your damned pants to cover your underwear.....and play music I can understand the words to! You damned Hippies!
 


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