Jack, P.T.,
why not SSB? You have legally 12W PEP, and SSB wins by far and large as far as spectrum bandwidth is used. I have an older SSB-enabled unit, and it works great. More so, you can actually use it when there are hundreds of trucks within 5-mile radius.
FRS/GMRS is nearly completely useless in the mountains near the ski season, or in the desert when there's any sizeable off-road event. Crowded beyond hope. Also, the sound quality that a vehicle-mounted CB unit offers is by far superior to "digitally-enhanced" FRS sound.
BTW, P.T., what's wrong with a no-code tech license? Personally, I couldn't care less of the Morse code, neither do most of the ham operators. 5WPM or 25WPM - who cares? Nobody's really using it anymore. When was the last time you actually used the "real" key (not side-to-side gizmo)? People use computers to send and receive the goddamn Morse code - you could hear the rate being near 100 WPM - who on the earth could read that?
why not SSB? You have legally 12W PEP, and SSB wins by far and large as far as spectrum bandwidth is used. I have an older SSB-enabled unit, and it works great. More so, you can actually use it when there are hundreds of trucks within 5-mile radius.
FRS/GMRS is nearly completely useless in the mountains near the ski season, or in the desert when there's any sizeable off-road event. Crowded beyond hope. Also, the sound quality that a vehicle-mounted CB unit offers is by far superior to "digitally-enhanced" FRS sound.
BTW, P.T., what's wrong with a no-code tech license? Personally, I couldn't care less of the Morse code, neither do most of the ham operators. 5WPM or 25WPM - who cares? Nobody's really using it anymore. When was the last time you actually used the "real" key (not side-to-side gizmo)? People use computers to send and receive the goddamn Morse code - you could hear the rate being near 100 WPM - who on the earth could read that?