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Legacy two-way radio is plagued by analog. FRS would be vastly more useful to the average person if some digital comms were permitted. People want to be able to
by teeray 3y ago
Legacy two-way radio is plagued by analog. FRS would be vastly more useful to the average person if some digital comms were permitted. People want to be able to text each other in the woods, send coordinates, etc. and there’s no technical reason why a digital FRS gateway (with meshing) couldn’t exist. Obviously the no encryption rule would need to remain so people don’t, for instance, use the whole allocation for more Wi-Fi channels.
- emptybits 3y ago> People want to be able to text each other in the woods, send coordinates, etc. Small amounts of digital have been allowed in FRS for a while. But only one second, every 30 seconds. Creating a mesh within that constraint would be genius. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/95.587 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/95.587 But sending GPS coords and short data bursts standalone or with phone app is a thing. e.g. https://baofengtech.com/new-release-btech-gmrs-pro/ https://baofengtech.com/new-release-btech-gmrs-pro/
- teeray 3y agoTIL! Thanks for the info.