On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 11:15:11 -0700 (PDT), "Phil Kane"
wrote:

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.

Very true. My point was that Motorola wouldn't sell a commercial or
GMRS radio that had not been certified. It's certainly possible it
wasn't certified to the desired band, but the OP stated that his
Motorola radio wasn't certified (to anything was the way I read it.)

Yes Some Mot Business band radios are certified for GMRS but beware
of the bandwidth and power restrictions for that band vs. different
model options. Forget about using the business band radios for FRS
as they aren't compatible. Many GMRS/FRS radios are mode
ambidextrous in order to be compatible.


"Dick" LeadWinger wrote in message
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On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 11:15:11 -0700 (PDT), "Phil Kane"
wrote:

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.

Very true. My point was that Motorola wouldn't sell a commercial
or
GMRS radio that had not been certified. It's certainly possible it
wasn't certified to the desired band, but the OP stated that his
Motorola radio wasn't certified (to anything was the way I read
it.)