"If you use Hi Power (which you must enable as they start up in low power) you will acquire good range if you don't have hills in the way..."

"That small hill and the houses (all one story ranch) limits this radio's range to less than one mile! That's no better than a non-GMRS 2-way radio! The lack of range is reason enough to not recommend this radio..."

"However, the real "kicker" is that in order to leagally..."