Why should you have a GMRS radio?

GMRS radios will provide you with more and more effective crisis resolution in emergency situations.

A News; about the role of GMRS radios in rescue

In May of this year, a skier fell about 1,000 feet down a ravine and rescuers were called at 11:00 p.m. The snow had begun to melt and was very soft. By then the snow had begun to melt and was so soft that the depth reached below the rescuers' waists. Rescuers rushed to the scene at Torres Peak. They felt the situation was very bad.

Skier companions said. The injured man and his companion did not have cell phone service on the 14,267-foot peak. The skiers did, however, have a piece of technology that proved invaluable: walkie-talkies.

Throughout the rescue, the rescuer and the stranded person communicated via walkie-talkie. Rescuers can assess conditions at the scene. Reasonable arrangements are made for the skier as well as contacting the medical team in a timely manner. The whole rescue process was organized and luckily they did it. It is not difficult to think that if there is no walkie-talkie. It's easy to imagine how much more stressful it would have been for the stranded person. Rescuers might have taken longer to conduct rescue activities.

Now, the Colorado Search and Rescue Association is emphasizing the potential of home radio service or universal mobile radio service radios (commonly referred to as "walkie-talkies") to save lives in remote areas. The Association is designating Family Radio Service or General Mobile Radio Service radio channel 3.0 as the default channel during emergency search and rescue in the state.

Retevis GMRS Radios

HA1G - versatile customizable channel outdoor radio;

NR30 - two-way AI noise-canceling large battery capacity noise-canceling group call two-way radio

RA85 and RB19P - high power long range NOAA weather capable handheld GMRS radios.

RB89 - High power radio with Bluetooth headset.

RB17P - has 30 channels, 8 channels are GMRS repeater channels.

If you want to know more details about GMRS radios. You can check it out in the link below;

https://www.retevis.com/consumer-gmrs-handheld-radio

About GMRS Radio License

The previous article has a detailed description, hope it can help you.

How to get a GMRS license-Apply for GMRS certificate?

https://www.retevis.com/blog/how-to-get-a-gmrs-license-apply-for-gmrs-certificate

How to get a GMRS license-Apply for an FRN number?

https://www.retevis.com/blog/how-to-get-a-gmrs-license-apply-for-an-frn-number-

Summarize

In an emergency situation, direct communication with the person you are rescuing is critical. While (SAR) teams do not actively monitor any FRS channels, establishing a common preferred channel when (SAR) has been activated by other means and is en route can greatly assist rescue operations and ultimately help save lives.

Overall, the radio helped make what could have been a difficult rescue much smoother and more efficient. In the future, mission coordinators for mountain rescue organizations may begin a call by asking those in need of rescue if they have a home radio service or a universal mobile radio service radio.