![]() ![]() You can mount a GMRS antenna almost anywhere and barely know its there! While a 1/4 wave antenna for CB is 9' (remember those long stainless steel whips?), a 1/4 wave antenna for GMRS is 6". The higher the frequency, the shorter the antenna. The other advantage to GMRS radio is the higher frequencies. ![]() What sounds better, your FM stations in the car or the AM? Clearly FM is the winner! GMRS is a LICENSED service and therefore you need to buy a license, but it does NOT require a test like ham radio does. However GMRS uses UHF frequencies (467MHz) rather than HF (27MHz) and FM (frequency modulation) rather than AM (amplitude modulation). GMRS is basically a throw back to the the days of licensed CB radio which was intended for the general pubic. GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) Radio is becoming very popular with off-road enthusiasts thanks to a few "influencers" and Midland. ![]()
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