How are you communicating on the trail or on the road?

[cruiseroutfit]

A subsidiary question for GMRS and ‘ham’ users:

Communication via simplex (radio-to-radio direct) or relay through a repeater station? My vehicle to vehicle use has been almost entirely simplex.

Great follow-up. For trail/overland travel, nearly exclusively simplex. The exception would be APRS. I do occasionally chat to others (including my mother as of recent) on our local repeaters.

 

[Bill Ruttan]

Great follow-up. For trail/overland travel, nearly exclusively simplex. The exception would be APRS. I do occasionally chat to others (including my mother as of recent) on our local repeaters.

You are a good son (with an apparently tech savvy mother)!

 

[craig333]

Primarily ham radio but I have the capability to use any of the listed frequencies. On last weekends snow run the group leaders were using ham and gmrs. I may remove the CB radio, it hasn't seen use in years. Simplex only but its nice knowing I can use a repeater if it were necessary.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

You are a good son (with an apparently tech savvy mother)!

Therein lies the issue, she's not too tech savvy