On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 21:41:13 +0900, "Brenda Ann"
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On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 17:57:27 GMT, Gary S. Idontwantspam@net wrote:

I happened to be in Costco today and looked at a Motorola set
which referred to a large number of FRS + GMRS frequencies being
available. Based on an earlier posting, I spent a few minutes reading
everything visible on both sides of the packaging. As suggested in
that posting, the word "license" appeared nowhere in the text. They
sure don't seem to feel any need to help the buyer stay legal.

It's in the manual when you open it up.. but yes, they should be mentioning
licensing on the outer packaging. They do tell you not to use it on GMRS
channels without a license (these radios use FRS power levels on FRS
frequencies).

Yes, I've seen those as well. As a licensed ham operator, I tend to be
sensitive to being properly licensed to transmit.

If they mentioned this, it would no doubt hurt sales. And they can
always fall back on "it is the purchaser's responsiblility to be
licensed". Considering where most of these are sold, depending on the
salesperson to know this is not a good bet.

Of course, a GMRS license only tests your ability to write a check and
mail it to the correct address.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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