If you're not using Garmin Rinos, you are missing out. It is a radio and GPS. It will tell you the location of your hunting partners, and lead you right to them. If you're walking in woods, you can beep each other every few minutes and know exactly where your safe shooting lanes are. If you get the license (or are a scoflaw) you can use the GMRS which has great range. I find I don't really need that range most of the time. The newer models have rechargable batteries, and can also be run off of AA batteries with an adapter. We use earbuds for quiet, and by naming and sending your location, you can text short messages. The FCC limitst texts to about 14 characters, but it is usually enough.