My group is getting these,
http://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-UV-5R-136-174-400-480-Dual-Band/dp/B007H4VT7A

you need a license for most uses with it but there are the MURS freqs that are non license and it can scan almost all of the common channels/freqs

JYD#176
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