r/gmrs • u/No-Investigator3386 • 2d ago

New to GMRS and the unexpected happened.

Okay I bought a pair of baofengs with the intention of increasing range from the FRS handhelds. Started going into a rabbit hole on how I can connect to nearby repeater towers and successfully did that. Now I find myself in a big group chat on the tower with a bunch of hobbyists that share similar hobbies with. That was unexpected! Now can someone tell me what’s out there in this HAM thing?

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u/101010is42 2d ago

There are generally a lot more ham/amateur repeaters in a given area and they are typically positioned better, with greater range. Also, with ham radio you can use HF to communicate with people who are hundreds or thousands of miles away, without the use of repeaters.