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Your radio SHOULD NOT reboot when your start your vehicle unless your battery is bad or going through a swtched circuit that is turned off when your starter is enguaged. If your radio is wired directly to the batter (as it should be) then there is a battery issue.

THe FCC records are public as you noted, The other sites are making use of those public records so I see no issues. Be it your listed one or multiple sites your data is still out there. Due note your address of record doesnt need to be where you live, just were you can get mail. If your really...

While a ham , a CB is fine but I would go with a rig mounted radio/antenna. Handhelds are such a compromise on antenna, range is very limited.

The down and simple answer is that is a ham radio and only legal on the ham bands. While it can be programmed to other frequencies you can not legally transmit on it anyplace outside the ham bands. To transmit in the ham bands you need an amateur radio license. Now SOme of the Boefeng are...

Unless you really want DSTAR the 2730 is a great radio. While not in the main chirp download, it looks like it might be in the daily update (beta version)>

Check and see if there is any dstar activity in your area. Around OHio its pretty dead. DMR is the more active digital mode right now.

GMRS rules have always allowed repeaters, nothing new about that. many gmrs repeaters are pay to use. In fact some are pay or dont use systems.

BEing able to tune vs legally operating are two separate items. Receving FRS/GMRS would be legal, transmitting would not on most of the Baofengs . There are some part 90 devices that would be legal on GMRS, but MURS/FRS are suppose to be purpose built radios so most of the wideband CHineese...

I doubt anyone in your group was licensed for 157 mhz and were most likely using the frequency illegally. Even if they were licensed your radio is not legal on the freq. You ham radio is for ham radio use.

The only legal use for these would be on the ham bands. They are not legal on GMRS or FRS. For the price they are better than nothing but with the micro antenna, very low power there use is limited. YOU would better off with spending a little more money for the boefang radio. At least you get...

I think you need to go back and look at aprs, what is it is, how it works. I suspect it will not meet your needs as a solo explorer. If your close enough to hit another aprs node your most likely not exploring. (yes you can use HF but thats another story). aprs is not a service, aprs is simply a...

Looking at the price, they took a $60 Chinese radio, slapped a blackbox logo on it and changed the price to $250. with the exception of the "base" you can get those radios a whole lot cheaper.

Two very different radio services... Both with different rules and regulations, One licensed, one not. Your not going to find a legal ham / cb radio combo.

keep in mind you need a license to use... COst about $85 for the license.

what bands do you want to operate. 10-20m a simple "hamstick" will work. 10-40m a good 12ft whip will work, for 10-80 a good screwdriver antenna is a must.

so your going to tie up close to 2K worth of gear to send your position? Seems there are lower cost options

As noted the radio is not legal on CB

Your wrong!!! The only radio you can use on MURS is a radio specificly build for MURS use, No other radio will meet FCC requirements for murs. Even if the radio meets the techincal specs, one of the murs rules speicifcaly states the radio must be make for MURS and MURS use only. No dual band...

As long as you dont trasnmit on the marine freq you good.

What are you comm needs? WHo and how far do you need to talk? Since your going to have multi governments in the loop you should contact local 4x4 groups to find out what is legal and tolerated in various areas.