seems to me, they would make more money by lowering it to at least $40 or
so. People might actually be tempted to pay it.

--
William Baldwin, Jr
MBA HCM program at the Univ of Phoenix
Ground below Zero at New Orleans area La.
go to: www.coastguardauxiliaryslidell8cr.us

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Licenses are now $80 (and going up next year?). It's no wonder the
retailers would rather a prospective consumer not know they will need
a license. I keep hearing Wally-Wonder-Radio ($8/hour 'salespeople')
in Best-Buy and Wal*Mart tell folks that: "Oh, you no longer need the
license. The airwaves are now free."

A GMRS license now costs $85. It went up a few months ago.

"WILLIAM BALDWIN JR" wrote in
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seems to me, they would make more money by lowering it to at least $40
or so. People might actually be tempted to pay it.


Instead they raise it about $5 a year. I really wonder if they actually
expect folks to pay.

On Apr 8, 11:05 am, John wrote:
"WILLIAM BALDWIN JR" wrote innews
seems to me, they would make more money by lowering it to at least $40
or so. People might actually be tempted to pay it.

Instead they raise it about $5 a year. I really wonder if they actually
expect folks to pay.

I know lots of people with walkie-talkies, and don't know of a single
one ever mentioning that they have a license.

Don't see the point in bothering. It's just a way for the FCC to
collect money on something they can't feasibly regulate anyway.

"Invader3K" wrote in
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I know lots of people with walkie-talkies, and don't know of a single
one ever mentioning that they have a license.

Don't see the point in bothering. It's just a way for the FCC to
collect money on something they can't feasibly regulate anyway.



Nonetheless, a license is a requirement. A great many people do get a
license. It's the right thing to do and it is a requirement. You have no
choice.

On Apr 9, 9:56 am, John wrote:

Nonetheless, a license is a requirement. A great many people do get a
license.

Yeah, 5% of a million is still a lot of people, I guess.

It's the right thing to do

Are you making this up as you go along? Prove it. Legality neither
proves nor disproves what is "right."

You have no
choice.

Of course, I do.

Bruce Jensen

"bpnjensen" wrote in message
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On Apr 9, 9:56 am, John wrote:

Nonetheless, a license is a requirement. A great many people do get a
license.

Yeah, 5% of a million is still a lot of people, I guess.

It's the right thing to do

Are you making this up as you go along? Prove it. Legality neither
proves nor disproves what is "right."

There are standars of right and wrong. The point is its illegal to operate
a gmrs radio without a license.


You have no
choice.

Of course, I do.

Bruce Jensen

Yes, you do, you can break the law by operating a gmrs radio without a
license, or comply with the law and get a license to operate. Just because
you don't pay for illegality now, doesn't mean you wont later. If you feel
safe, you're welcome to it. But people that generally don't have regard
enough for the law will turn gmrs into another cb radio band. I for one
don't want to see that and will report people using the radios without a
license.
B