RE: 5 mile " FRS' s"
Don' t want to get bogged down in semantics, but as I understand it a FRS radio only claim to reach 2 miles and do not require an FCC license. Any radio that claims to go 5 miles needs an FCC license.
As far as FRS goes, Motorola makes a good " talkabout" model that is good. A pair of them goes for about 60 bucks, and they were offering a rebate.
Can' t help you if you really want a more powerful radio