Quote Originally Posted by streetglideok View Post
More power, and better antenna will be the key players there, neither of which work in your favor with FRS radios. With VHF and UHF radios, you're limited mostly by line of sight. If terrain blocks your view of the other guy, you likely wont get to him without aid of a repeater. Same time, at higher elevation versus surrounding terrain, you can get out a lot further. From the top of pikes peak I had no problem getting out past Denver. Look into the radios suggested, and learn the frequency limits. If you wander onto ham radio frequencies without a license, you're likely to get tracked down and reported. FCC likes to start fines in the 10k range. If those options still limit you, then you may look into getting a ham license and gaining a lot more access to options.
Sounds like a good idea. I'll do some research. Thanks