"Honestly NR - what you are asking for is a car with the performance of an F1 racer but with the fuel economy of a citroen 2cv.
Never going to happen in a free to use , unlicensed form."
Then my highland friend its no use to my group, I want my radio system up and running and established long BEFORE the SHTF and the licencing and technical shortcomings show me for my group at least that radios are no good for what I want. It is 14 miles to my wifes place of work and 5 miles to my sons school, when he goes to sixth form that will increase to nearly 16 miles. I need a simple radio, not clogged by foul mouth chavs playing music, channel numbers not frequencies, no relay or repeaters etc. In this area as the others like RW will confirm there is a hill every two miles in the way, only a modest hill but it screws up radios at the best of times.
A working radio system for my group needs to be up, operational, bugs sorted out now, deadspots indentified etc BEFORE TSHTF, and as you good gentlemen keep pointing out neither CB / HAM or PMR fill those needs without to many short cuts, so my answer for my group remains two way radios dont work for me

I can not and will not rely on a flawed, unreliable, over complicated system that if I want up and running now will require huge antenna/ repeaters/ licences or courses so I wont go down the radio route as its a waste of time for THIS area. I'm sure its fine for others with different geography or willing to comprimise.
THERE'S NO easily attainable HOLY GRAIL IN RADIO COMMS.
Then sir its no good for me, just like petrol engined vehicles, electronically controlled and ignited boilers, mains water supplies etc