+WildcatRegi Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Does anyone actually do this (as talked about in the faqs)? I never heard about FRS radios before. Do you have an FRS channel to find out if other Geocachers are in the area? Yes. The community has decided on channel 2 as the primary and 12 as the alternate FRS (Family Radio Service) channel. FRS radios are longer distance walkie talkies, like the Motorola Talkabout. "The hardest thing to find is something that's not there!" Quote Link to comment
+canadazuuk Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 can you say Garmin Rino? have used FRS when caching quite a few times, can be quite useful canadazuuk Quote Link to comment
+Dekaner Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 We always turn ours on when we're out in the field... They also come in handy during event caches. - Dekaner of Team KKF2A Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 I use mine, especially when my daughter is running ahead...... DustyJacket ...If life was fair, a banana split would cure cancer. Quote Link to comment
+KYtrex Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 My wife and I use them quite a bit. She doesn't like the longer hike type caches, so she usually waits in the car. We use the radio's to keep in contact so she'll know about how long I'll be and if I'm ok and things. Here is a sample conversation.... Wife..."Will you hurry up? I'm getting tired of sitting here!" Me....."What's that honey? Your breaking up. I can't hardly hear you. I'll be right back as soon as I find the cache." KYtrex ----------------- Do it today because tomorrow it may be illegal. Quote Link to comment
Cache Canucks Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 ...my 13 year old son and I use a pair of Motorola T6220's all the time (and not just when GeoCaching). If you tend to cache alone, you probably won't get a lot of use out of an FRS radio (unless your caches are 'high traffic' and the chances of you bumping into other GeoCachers is high). However, as mentioned in earlier posts, if you cache as a party (more than one person), each person having an FRS radio can be quite handy for any of a number of reasons. Even if you do cache solo, for the small size/light weight/low cost of a typical FRS radio, taking one along and monitoring Ch 2 while cache hunting mightn't be a bad idea regardless ...who knows, you might unexpectedly 'bump into' another GeoCacher on the air. Quote Link to comment
+M-Class Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Luvzbooks and I got a pair of FRS radios recently. We actually have found them handy while caching (espically for caches near a busy highway, or in irregular terrain where we can not hear each other without facing each other). I've just been wondering if we need to work out some sort of code as to not make any non-cacher that may be monitoring the channel suspicious. Can you imagine: 'What are you reading?' '53 feet bearing 265 degrees.' 'Is the cache over by that tree?' 'No... I don't see the ammo can.' Hmmm.... sounds like we are terrorists looking for something we hid in the woods. Considering the state of things today, I can imagine how an uninformed but well intentioned person could panic! For what it is worth, we've never encountered another cacher on our channel, but we have had non-cachers break in before. Quote Link to comment
Cache Canucks Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 ...if you enjoy doing 'Corn Mazes'! Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 This night cache uses FRS radios. It's close enough to my home that I can respond to transmissions. http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ Quote Link to comment
+Cachetrotters Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 when she's not expecting me to call. She almost fell down a hillside. I didn't need a radio to hear her reply that time! We used ours last weekend when we needed someone to keep clear a steep, curvy, one-lane access road. They went to the top and we followed when it was clear. The radios stay on our Camelback shoulder straps always. don Quote Link to comment
+Team Boogidy Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 We got a couple of FRS radios awhile back, haven't used them for caching yet. They came in very useful when we went camping with a bunch of other people and had to off road to get where we were going. We now want to upgrade ! ...Running over the same old ground, what have we found?... Quote Link to comment
CacheMonkeez Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 We have a couple Cobra FRS radios we use when we split up. I carry them in my caching bag just in case. quote:Originally posted by MuzzleBlast!:Does anyone actually do this (as talked about in the faqs)? I never heard about FRS radios before. Quote Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 I do. I have a 1-GRMS a 3-FRS a CB-base and 2-walkie talkies,handheld scanner, 11 meter ham,which I can not use because I still do not have a license!!! WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS *GEOTRYAGAIN* http://www.msnusers.com/MissouriTrails Quote Link to comment
+TRIOGEO Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Always have them with me, and use them quite a bit. I go caching with the wife and three year old, when the trail gets rough, or is to difficult, I go ahead while they stay behind. Lets us keep in touch the whole time. Also work great at any event, theme parks, fairs, etc. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 15, 2003 Share Posted March 15, 2003 I only used a FRS for this cache.It's a 4 stage multi over difficult terrain and each of the preliminary stages gives you two sets of coordinates, one correct and one that sends you off on a wild goose chase. We took a team approach in finding it. One pair would head off to each set of coordinates and we used the FRS to keep in contact. If one party found a dead end, or the next stage we'd relay this info over the radios and regroup for the next stage. In most other instances, I don't see the need for a FRS on a cache hunt, as I rarely get far away enough from my partner to need one. "An appeaser is one who keeps feeding a crocodile-hoping it will eat him last" -Winston Churchill Quote Link to comment
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