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FRS Radioes question
Thanks Ed,
I had'nt thoght of that but by golly your likely right on snoopers trying to get into the act! I'll tell the wife next time she hears "this is the police" to reply "up yours"!!!! Joe ************************************************** ************************ * Ham since 1937 HiSchool Sophomore ex W9ZUU, KP4EX, W4FAG, KH6ARG KH6JF * * WW2 Vet since Sep 1940 to just After VJ day. US Signal Corps AACS * ************************************************** ************************ On Sun, 11 Dec 2006, Ed wrote: Both Joseph Fenn, and CL responded with good information. That leaves me with nothing to add, except that so-called response from the "Police" was highly likely to be some jerk out there listening in with his own FRS radio. Just change channels to avoid such types. Ed K7AAT PS: J. Fenn, pretty nice credentials you have..... ! **THE-RFI-EMI-GUY** wrote in : If the radios are plainly marked FRS on the model plate, they can be used on any of the frequencies without a license. If they are GMRS models, you need the license ($75) due to higher power. If they are GMR/FRS models you "may" not need license if the radios are used on FRS channels "and" the power is rerstricted to 1/2 watt ERP (About 2 watts output). I suspect yours are of the GMRS/FRS variety. The range claims of the manufacturers are BOGUS. If they work for many blocks in an urban environment and about 2 miles over flat terrain, you are getting your moneys worth. As far as the "POLICE". 1) If you are in Canada there is some overlap with GMRS and police on a couple of 25KHz spaced channels channels. 2) In the US some police departments installed GMRS base stations in past and even so with an FRS radio or properly licenses GMRS radio, you are free to use the channel, however. 3) You might want to change channels to avoid a dispute, simply because they have guns and hancuffs. 4) If your radio can operate on a GMRS repeater (transmit +5 MHz), you need an FCC license AND permission of the repeater operator to use their repeater. What model do you have? Joseph Fenn wrote: I bought 2 of these tiny little FRS radioes so could keep in touch with wife when she takes her daily walks. I called the FCC and asked them if any kind of license is required to use thses. They said certain chnls do require FCC license which costs $75 for a 1 year period. Chnls 1 thru 7 need this license also the higher chnls I believe was 16 to 20 also require FCC license. The others do not require any license or ID when used. So I set both hers and mine to chnl 12 (frs free useage chnl). These free chnls per docs have a range of up to 7 miles. The FCC licensed chnls with same unit have a range up to 14 miles. When my wife was trying to reach me from a shopping center about 10 miles away she did find a spot that worked. But next time we tried I Could'nt hear her well only a sylable or 2. She says after she tried 4 or 5 times, some one came up and said this is the "POLICE" do you need help!!! How in the heck does FCC get into the picture or better yet how does the FCC even monitor these FRS chnls. I thought they only monitor 911. Joe ************************************************** ******************** **** * Ham since 1937 HiSchool Sophomore ex W9ZUU, KP4EX, W4FAG, KH6ARG KH6JF * * WW2 Vet since Sep 1940 to just After VJ day. US Signal Corps AACS * ************************************************** ******************** **** |
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