On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 18:19:39 -0700, Dick wrote:

You can buy a certified radio from RS and have it programmed for GMRS.
You can also bet next week's paycheck on the fact that the Motorola
radio sitting in front of you was type accepted before it was sold..
Motorola couldn't have sold it otherwise, and it wouldn't have been
available to you. If you look up that Motorola model on the FCC
website, you will be able to find the certification documents. You
also need the FCC ID number which should be on the serial number tag.

Not all FCC type-accepted/certified UHF commercial-band radios are
certified for GMRS - I owned one, a King-Bendix portable - and upon
inquiring why, it turned out that the manufacturer applied for Part
90 (private land-mobile radio services) certification but overlooked
applying for the Part 95 certification because they weren't thinking.

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Phil Kane - K2ASP -- Beaverton, Oregon
PNW Milepost 754 -- Tillamook District