I have a couple 5 watt Midland GMRS that I picked up state side and they have awesome range on the trail but they eat AA batteries like crazy. They do come with a rechargeable battery pack that does last a lot longer, however if they are not kept warm there is no way they will last a day.
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Ok, now your talking! the big wattage ones!. It is my understanding that due to FFC regs in Canada the public are not allowed to use these types of radios with 3 watts or more. On Garmins site it shows the rhino 530 with 5 watts and I doubt that the ones we buy up here are truly 5 watts...
He is doing Ok, and is thankful that it didn't turn out worse. I talked to him last night and he doesn't remember much and I'm not going to pry for details.
I think the spot is a great idea to get a message out, however like stated before it seems to get minds racing and doesn't get feedback to...