Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Not all Two-way radios and walkie-talkies are the same! So in this video I explain some of the main differences between a ham radio and a GMRS radio. I talk about some of the things you need to do on a ham radio vs if you are using a GMRS radio, and how amature radio (ham) is very different from GMRS - even if the Baofeng UV-5R ham radio and the Baofeng UV5R GMRS radio look exactly the same. I also declare that CB radio is dead, and nobody uses CB anymore because GMRS is the new CB Radio 2.0.
TL;DR: GMRS is for cool people doing adventures and other cool stuff, while amateur radio aka ham radio is for radio dorks looking to chat with anonymous men.
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Not all Two-way radios and walkie-talkies are the same! So in this video I explain some of the main differences between a ham radio and a GMRS radio. I talk about some of the things you need to do on a ham radio vs if you are using a GMRS radio, and how amature radio (ham) is very different from GMRS - even if the Baofeng UV-5R ham radio and the Baofeng UV5R GMRS radio look exactly the same. I also declare that CB radio is dead, and nobody uses CB anymore because GMRS is the new CB Radio 2.0.
TL;DR: GMRS is for cool people doing adventures and other cool stuff, while amateur radio aka ham radio is for radio dorks looking to chat with anonymous men.
►Want to help support my channel? Click the JOIN button and become a member for as low as $1.99/mo (cancel any time) - Click here for more info: youtube.com/@TheNotaRubicon/join
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►►► Like my shirt? Get yours here! --- amzn.to/3vc1Whf
NOTICE - The above links (and most other links on my channel) are affiliate links - if you use one of my affiliate links to make a purchase I may receive money or something of value in return.
