Mr. Hawk-
Thank you so much for your detailed and thoroughly helpful response. More than the cost I’m concerned with interfering with ship and/or land communications. Do you mind answering a few more questions? I’m in the U.S. by the way in case that makes any difference.
-Realistically is interference an issue with a business radio being that it will have 5 programmed frequencies?
-Wouldn’t a 3 watt UHF radio (SL7000e) have significantly more range than a 1 watt VHF (Talk About)?
-Would a 1 watt 900mhz radio have better range than the Talk About series radios?
-Are you familiar with any 900mhz radios with text messaging capabilities? I’m currently looking at the Motorola DTR650.
Thank you again for your time. I’m obviously a complete rookie at this. We’re just looking for a higher quality and more professional solution to the typical kid style Walkie talkies.