I guess we haven't encountered that much competetion for an open channel. OTOH, we (i.e., my family) are accustomed to a fair amount of radio traffic. On many of our family trips, we have taken 2 or more vehicles. We have kept in regular communication with one another via CB radios. The competition there is substantial, but we have always maintained steadt communications. I guess the training and discipline developed there have made FRS easy.

I do agree that discipline needs to be maintained in the use of radios or else they will become a nuisance. On a recent family trip, we confronted such a problem, but my wife resolved it peremptorily with our kids. We haven't experienced it yet in Scouting. I suspect a similar imposition of reasonable self-discipline will also work there. We'll see.

Anyway, best Scouting wishes,

John