GMRS is for the most part with in a county, town to town communication from my research this is supposed to be the use of GMRS. HAM is for higher power levels and longer distance, more advanced coms. For incase of emergency coms GMRS is cheap and reliable. 10 watts with the right antenna and conditions can get you a long ways away. I am no expert but I have done my research. Maybe explain it in a way that you would like to practice on the GMRS band get your feet under you for future test maybe pay for his license. Regardless knowing how to operate a radio reliably trumps the opinion of only country folk use that in a emergency, having the GMRS license allows you to use/practice with up to 50 watts on the respective channels while others are limited to .5 watts..... Just be mind full there is a reason .5 watts is a limit your not gonna hurt your self un knowingly with it. DO your research please not one of us here wants you to get sick.
