What makes the Family Radio Service radios so much better than other walkie talkies?
FRS: The radios use radio spectrum that is more efficient for the intended use AND the radios have a significant power level. One half watt may not seem like much; however, under ideal conditions your signal will go a long way compared to the old 27Mhz 100 milliwatt radios and the 25 milliwatt radios used on 49MHz. An FRS radio is very much like the hand held radio a policeman uses with similar power output and in the same UHF frequency range.
