BTCA Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I am visiting from the States this April and we usually bringing a set of 2 way radio with us when we travel. Easier to connect than calling using cell phones. I am wondering what the law will be to use them in Calgary? Our second party will be staying at a hotel near the Airport and I planning to try to catch a fish for half a day. thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murray Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Poly, the use of your radios will depend on the frequency band that they operate in. Certain frequencies are dedicated to specific licences. If they operate in public domain frequencies ie: Radio Shack ,you will not have a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTCA Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Thank you Murray for the reply. The radios are just the regular 2way radios from Basspro or Radio Shack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningChrome Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 FRS / GMRS radios like you probably have are line of sight and usually good up to 10km in absolutely ideal conditions ie. no interference. When we use them in the backcountry sometimes they aren't even good past 50 metres if there are a lot of trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTCA Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 You are absolutely right, they worked really well when we were at Disneyland, shopping outlets, lakes, between cars, etc but not so much in and around downtown area or around tall trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murray Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I tried using them in the Downtown area for a rooftop job a few years back. Although they worked, the interference from pagers, taxi drivers, couriers etc. made it very difficult to have a conversation. Most of the FRS radios have numerous sub channels within each marked channel on the dial.example, channel 1A, 1B etc. theses are not really separate channels but rather a filter that screens out incoming traffic unless you are on the same channel (1A ,1B.) So having said all that, you will find that they work but you might be disapointed with the performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDoctor Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 I have a set of Motorola's that I use on streams with a fishing buddy, work great through the trees to about a mile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTCA Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 Exactly right, the interference is a noisy story and looks like this isn't gonna be like at the Disneyland. I just made a call to my cellphone provider and add the international calling feature for a month so we could use our US mobiles in Canada as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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