So, I have been trying to do as much reading as I can on some kind of coms for SHIFT and man is it confusing! I'm not really looking at communicating to the far outside world, but mostly my family that lives about 8 miles away or if I'm at work and need to communicate to home which is about the same 8 miles. I am fine with having a couple of "home" bases but would also like to have a handheld stored in a vehicle if I'm at work. We live and work on opposite sides of town and in your typical Mid to Northern Indiana terrain. Looked at HAM but not sure everyone would want to go through the process. I seems like a GMRS license might be the key, but I have never used any of those radios (like the Motorola T465). Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks