Datsun Man
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Something I just came across for GMRS and FRS Radio use in Colorado is the Emergency Channel. To specify it is the channel to use when Colorado Search and Rescue is already on the way after a 911 dispatch in the Colorado Backcountry. This is specifically Channel 3 with no privacy tones being used. Now of course this may be different for other states, so please double check as needed for travel. It can be helpful in an unwanted event of sorts.
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FRS Radio Use for Backcountry SAR Position Paper : 04/10/23 - Colorado Search and Rescue Association
By Bruce Beckmann, Colorado Search and Rescue Association state coordinator and Alpine Rescue Team member EXECUTIVE SUMMARYIf someone becomes lost or injured in the Colorado backcountry and is using family radio services or general mobile radio service radios (both types referred to herein as...
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