This might be of interest and good for discussion!

[Sticky Fingers]

Hmmmm read that article and from my use of PRS (personal radio service ) here in NZ (477mhz) it's not quite as bad as he makes out. I have a friend about 5 miles from my home to his and we can talk simplex on handheld baofeng radios no problem at all.... he's in the country and i'm in town.... might be different in a city though. And CB radio 5 miles..... you have got to be kidding me. I regularly talk to a mate from my mobile to his mobile, we are 60 miles apart with a mountain range between us and we can talk just fine on SSB , AM is a total waste of time at that distance. I don't know where they come up with the stuff in these articles but I think it must be the worst case scenario there talking about. If all I could do is 5 miles on my CB radio I wouldn't bother with it. Even when I go to the city (Wellington) here in NZ I can still talk 20-30 miles on my CB .