Your radio SHOULD NOT reboot when your start your vehicle unless your battery is bad or going through a swtched circuit that is turned off when your starter is enguaged.
If your radio is wired directly to the batter (as it should be) then there is a battery issue.
THe FCC records are public as you noted, The other sites are making use of those public records so I see no issues. Be it your listed one or multiple sites your data is still out there.
Due note your address of record doesnt need to be where you live, just were you can get mail. If your really...
The down and simple answer is that is a ham radio and only legal on the ham bands. While it can be programmed to other frequencies you can not legally transmit on it anyplace outside the ham bands. To transmit in the ham bands you need an amateur radio license. Now SOme of the Boefeng are...
Unless you really want DSTAR the 2730 is a great radio. While not in the main chirp download, it looks like it might be in the daily update (beta version)>
BEing able to tune vs legally operating are two separate items. Receving FRS/GMRS would be legal, transmitting would not on most of the Baofengs . There are some part 90 devices that would be legal on GMRS, but MURS/FRS are suppose to be purpose built radios so most of the wideband CHineese...
I doubt anyone in your group was licensed for 157 mhz and were most likely using the frequency illegally. Even if they were licensed your radio is not legal on the freq. You ham radio is for ham radio use.
The only legal use for these would be on the ham bands. They are not legal on GMRS or FRS. For the price they are better than nothing but with the micro antenna, very low power there use is limited. YOU would better off with spending a little more money for the boefang radio. At least you get...
I think you need to go back and look at aprs, what is it is, how it works. I suspect it will not meet your needs as a solo explorer. If your close enough to hit another aprs node your most likely not exploring. (yes you can use HF but thats another story).
aprs is not a service, aprs is simply a...
Looking at the price, they took a $60 Chinese radio, slapped a blackbox logo on it and changed the price to $250. with the exception of the "base" you can get those radios a whole lot cheaper.
Two very different radio services... Both with different rules and regulations, One licensed, one not. Your not going to find a legal ham / cb radio combo.
what bands do you want to operate. 10-20m a simple "hamstick" will work. 10-40m a good 12ft whip will work, for 10-80 a good screwdriver antenna is a must.