GMRS question
 

"Jason" wrote in
:

HI All,

My brother is interested in getting a 2 pack of Midland g-300's for us
to use the GMRS band.

He said that an FCC license is required. Does anyone here know if the
license covers all radios you own? For example if my brother and I
were to use these, do we just need one license?

anyone know?




One license is needed. This covers all radios you own and all persons in
your specific household. If your brother and you live at different
addresses, each of you would need to get your own license.

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Yes you only need 1 license each to talk on any GMRS radio. but why
don't you try the FRS radios. you don't need a license with them and
can talk a long ways i believe 2 miles at least

On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 03:33:54 GMT, "Jason" wrote:

HI All,

My brother is interested in getting a 2 pack of Midland g-300's for us to
use the GMRS band.

He said that an FCC license is required. Does anyone here know if the
license covers all radios you own? For example if my brother and I were to
use these, do we just need one license?

anyone know?

Screw that , Just use them NO PROBLEM
Nobody else get the license. Just like in the old days of CB, they finally
dropped the license idea after everyone had one. it ran out of controll.
Still does today. AMps, out of band,ect.



"Brad Kellison" wrote in message
...
Yes you only need 1 license each to talk on any GMRS radio. but why
don't you try the FRS radios. you don't need a license with them and
can talk a long ways i believe 2 miles at least

On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 03:33:54 GMT, "Jason" wrote:

HI All,

My brother is interested in getting a 2 pack of Midland g-300's for us to
use the GMRS band.

He said that an FCC license is required. Does anyone here know if the
license covers all radios you own? For example if my brother and I were
to
use these, do we just need one license?

anyone know?

That may have been and still may be the case; however, one only has to look
at the music industry. They sued some of the file-swapping networks and
others appeared. Finally, they started whacking the users. The whacks
given to the college students were likely not far out of line the whacks the
FCC may (or may not) start leveling at folks running improperly
operating/unlicensed/whatever. Perhaps and perhaps not. I wouldn't bet a
nickel either way, let alone 17 grand :)

73 from Rochester, NY
Jim

"BuckEye" wrote in message
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Screw that , Just use them NO PROBLEM
Nobody else get the license. Just like in the old days of CB, they finally
dropped the license idea after everyone had one. it ran out of controll.
Still does today. AMps, out of band,ect.





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On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 11:37:48 GMT, "John L. Wilkerson Jr."
wrote:

"Jason" wrote in
:

HI All,

My brother is interested in getting a 2 pack of Midland g-300's for us
to use the GMRS band.

He said that an FCC license is required. Does anyone here know if the
license covers all radios you own? For example if my brother and I
were to use these, do we just need one license?

anyone know?




One license is needed. This covers all radios you own and all persons in
your specific household. If your brother and you live at different
addresses, each of you would need to get your own license.

There is nothing in 95.179 that states that all users have to live at
the same address. It only describes the family members covered. This
includes aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, in-laws, etc. It is highly
unlikely that all the family tree would be living in the same house.

Dick

"John L. Wilkerson Jr." wrote in message 2...

One license is needed. This covers all radios you own and all persons in
your specific household. If your brother and you live at different
addresses, each of you would need to get your own license.

Actually, the rules say nothing about households. Here's the excerpt:

"TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

PART 95--PERSONAL RADIO SERVICES--Table of Contents

Subpart A--General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS)

Sec. 95.179 Individuals who may be station operators.

(a) An individual GMRS system licensee may permit immediate family
members to be station operators in his or her GMRS system. Immediate
family members are the:
(1) Licensee;
(2) Licensee's spouse;
(3) Licensee's children, grandchildren, stepchildren;
(4) Licensee's parents, grandparents, stepparents;
(5) Licensee's brothers, sisters;
(6) Licensee's aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews; and
(7) Licensee's in-laws."

All it states is "immediate family members" with no stipulation on residence.

Yes you only need 1 license each to talk on any GMRS radio. but why
don't you try the FRS radios. you don't need a license with them and
can talk a long ways i believe 2 miles at least

But with GMRS, you can use mobile or base radios with up to 50 watts and even
use repeaters.

I personally got into GMRS because my wife doesn't want to get a ham license
and this will allow us to talk when one of us is out. I bought 3 Standard UHF
mobile radios (30 watts each). I've got a GMRS base antenna outside, which will
eventually be about 10 feet above the roof and the other two radios will be in
our 2 cars with Antenex NMO mount antennas on the trunk.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
73! de Andy KC2SSB - WPYI880 (GMRS)
Beachwood, NJ USA! Grid FM29vw
http://vhfradiobuff.tripod.com

A license is still required! Those running illegally should be fined severly!



says...


Screw that , Just use them NO PROBLEM
Nobody else get the license. Just like in the old days of CB, they finally
dropped the license idea after everyone had one. it ran out of controll.
Still does today. AMps, out of band,ect.