Its not bad, distance from the rat shack to rat shack, grnd plane antenna is 20 miles, so far, just good to talk to a friend, so can't complain.The old rat shack business band radios are great, and I have 2 of them, so can't complain..
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It all depends on how you use them
frs are extremely short range
GMRS with external antennas can do quite well
MURS with external antenna can do quite well also

my blister pack FRS/GMRS work great for antenna tuning
(even with my antenna tuner)

My 1997 S-10 will see your 130,000 and raise you 50,000!!!
My Chevy has 180,000!


CWM

My '96 Jeep has 240K.

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GMRS might get you 12 miles, with a repeater subscription.

FRS definitely short range. Although during hunting season a buddy and I took a pair of Cobras along to try them out. Way out away from any noise sources you could go a mile maximum under normal circumstances. At one point we were blown away when we got over 4 miles out of them, truck to truck, my buddy in a draw and myself coming down a ridgeline about a thousand feet up. I could see his truck through the binoculars. No way this would happen near any power lines or RF like near town.