On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:52:18 -0400, jawod
wrote:
I'm sorry, I know what MARS is...what is MURS?

MURS (Multi-User Radio Service) is an unlicensed service using the 5
frequences 151.820, 151.880, 151.940, 154.570, 154.600 MHz. The FCC
permits a maximum of 2 watts (TPO) on these channels but allows the
attachment an arbitrary gain antenna (with height restrictions).
Since repeaters are not allowed, you can think of it as something akin
to 2 meter simplex. As a result, I feel that this is a much more
serious unlicensed service compared to FRS.

It is my experience that the upper 2 frequencies are used mainly by
businesses (Costco, Walmart, etc) and the lower 3 are pretty much
dead. For this reason, the antennas that I have constructed are
geared more for the lower 3 frequencies.

See http://www.provide.net/~prsg/murs_faq.htm for more information.

--John