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How old are your kids? Mine were 7 & 9 when the got their Technician amateur licenses early last year and we have several Yaesu 2M handhelds (about $120 each) and they work VERY well. All 4 in our family have Ham licenses and these days it is easy to pass the test.
I have a decent antenna on our 80 and it becomes our 'base' station (my wife). No issues with communication from several miles away in dense forest with hills and gullies separating us - perfect signal quality. Same place with so called 5 mile GMRS radios (yes, the family has a license for those too) and they were barely audible (if we had any reception). The GMRS radios are now relegated as disposable/toy radios.
cheers,
george.
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