More consumers that have no idea how the technology works... I have such a distaste for the term " walkie talkie ".. Portable is the correct term.. Wish the general public could learn that..
People that believe that FRS or GMRS radios are great for disaster preparedness are just delusional.. The batteries will be dead IF and or when they need them or the batteries will be bad from being on charge/ sitting on the shelf...
Unfortunately 80% of our up and coming amateur brethren are no better..
What do you have when your junk doesnt work? You have a great paperweight..
Those of us who know, probably should really help educate these people..
Meanwhile they will continue to waste money on radios that wont work or they wont know how to use when the time really comes..
Then you have the rest of the population that thinks all " radio " is the BC AM their grandpa used to listen to.. So they associate it as a old and obsolete technology..
Ive tried very hard to tell a few of these people different.. The deer in the headlights look along with " my cellphone works everywhere " is all i get....