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License for 2-way radio supporting both GMRS/FRS???
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June 28th 03, 11:54 PM
stewart
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(Steve Robeson, K4CAP) wrote in message m...
Only a radio specifically designed for FRS applications may be
used license free. Any other radio is GMRS and must be licensed.
Bull****.
There are MANY FRS/GMRS hybrids on sale at Wal-Mart, K-Mart, etc. You
CAN use them on the FRS freqs without a license.
You could use them on the GMRS repeater output freqs (and a very few
of the hybrids are even repeater-capable), but they are not very
useful on those frequencies in most environments... so don't bother
using them on those freqs, and don't bother licensing them.
The GMRS capability on the integral-antenna GMRS-FRS hybrids is
bascially a marketing gimmick, created so that the radio manufacturers
can claim "5 MILE RANGE!", and claim "22 FREQUENCIES"!
- Stewart
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MURS-OPEN
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