Newbie from Gilbert!

[WRQJ787]

Hi everyone. Just wanted to say hi and learn about this GMRS thing. I am 100% new to this. I just purchased a Midland MTX275 for my 2017 Ram Power Wagon. I am going to use it to mainly communicate with friends/family when we're out camping or trail seeking. 

We used some cheap Walkie Talkie's we purchased off of Amazon, from MOICO, FRS radios and they worked great. 

Now from what I understand, I won't be able to use my radio in the truck to talk to those, correct? 

Also, I would like to listen in on a few radio meetups and get an idea of what it's like and the etiquette, etc. |
and lastly, I like to storm chase and take pictures of lighting and such.

Is there anything out there that I could program and listen to weather conditions other than the WX? Like a weather repeater?

Thanks everyone!

Mike

[WRQC290]

46 minutes ago, WRQJ787 said:

I won't be able to use my radio in the truck to talk to those, correct

Sure ya could. They share some channels, bottlenecks are power output and repeater use. FRS being the red-headed stepchild here.  Since midland makes a big show of marketing the 275 as being compatible with all their frs/gmrs radios, I assume the radio in your truck would just be locked at low power for the FRS channels, so you'll have no trouble yelling at the kids making fart noises on channel 1.