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You're probably accurate on that, but Wikipedia doesn't make it entirely clear that GMRS existed before '87: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Mobile_Radio_Service#History

To quote Steely Dan “no static at all” Perhaps an exaggeration but clearer audio I’m guessing and some might see the lack of traffic as a plus. Just a thought.

So what is the advantage if any, of FM CB over AM CB?

While some of the advantages of linking repeaters is nice the whole concept of using many of the only 8 repeater channels makes it unappealing. And especially when a "club" owns said repeaters on a paid only subscription base. Add a dozen more channels and designate a few of them for linking and that might fix it.

I submitted an email to the white house. hopefully someone actually reads this.

I wasn't referring to Line A. You said "95.1763 is gone altogether." It's there. If you meant Line A wasn't mentioned in 1763, then your wording was bad.

Looked it up. Tops out at 520MHz. The RX around 300MHz might be useful. Military air communications use frequencies in that range. For $25 don’t expect good performance. I’m about 20 miles west of Selfridge Air National Guard Base here in Michigan. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2025/04/29/trump-announces-new-fighter-jet-mission-at-michigan-air-base/ For a few years my folks had a house on a canal going to Lake Saint Clare just a couple blocks south of the entrance to Metro Park. You could stand in their back yard and watch the military flights taking off and landing all day long. Would have been cool to monitor the radio traffic that’s not encrypted.

Takes 2 to play because of range/power.

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Copy as of yesterday, if you could highlight the part about line A or C, or 462.7 for me please, I am unable to find it. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-95/subpart-E?toc=1

“Road” means any existing vehicle route. A “roadway” is that portion of a highway improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel. “Freeway” is a highway in respect to which the owners of abutting lands have no right or easement of access to or from their abutting lands or in respect to which such owners have only limited or restricted right or easement of access. Highway” is a way or place of whatever nature, publicly maintained and open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. Highway includes street.

You are a tad off on that date. GMRS was known as Class A Radio Service and CB Radio was known as Class D Radio Service back in the 60s. In the 70s, the FCC changed the Class A Radio Service to General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS).

I have a bunch of them. Passed a bunch out to my family. Use them to keep in contact with the wife through my repeater along with the mobile Wouxun. I know most of the ins and outs of the TD-H3

You can probably find videos on YouTube. Pickup trucks with 50 and 80 kw generators in the back and antenna arrays that require another truck to haul. Lots of stuff to make Randy smile.

Better check again; it's there for me, and it's one of the most important sections.

The Radtel RT-900 is suppose to do 33cm and is only $25 for the non-bluetooth model. I have one on order and I'll try to post a video to my YouTube channel. It might be worth picking one up to play around with.

I used to throw the 10-11 metter in my truck when making frequent trips back and forth between here, (the Desert) and Sacramento.. That all ened back in 23.. I used to catch a lot of truckers, picking them on 58 in Tehacappi all the way north along 99 and back.. Very rarelty did i here them on GMRS and if i did, they were traveling in pairs on long haul deliveries.

That's the only reason I have one anyway.

what version are you reading? I downloaded the most recent copy the day you posted this, and the line A is not listed anywhere in the document. (CFR 47 part 95 subpart E, reading 95.1705. And 95.1763 is gone altogether. A word search on the document finds the word canada missing altogether, per 95.1733.

As long as you keep it under 15 watts. Unless they describe fixed to be one specific location to another specific location at all times.

It is more private. You only hear one side of the conversation unless you are in the know.

Heeeyyyyy... You're right. All good then. Can't say anything about me listening to 467

Well she's talking through the repeater. I'm just not hearing it because of the reversed frequencies. It's not like we're having deep discussions that last a long time. Usually it's me telling her I'm going by the house over to this place or that. Maybe if I say "testing" during the conversation it'll clear all that up.

With the ranch we are on it all day long Checking on live stock & other ranch business. The firearms range is rented out 7 days a week from 0900-2200 for day and night shooting and the range officers must call every time the range is hot and cold. I have been very happy with it since I put the better cable on it.

So, let me see if I have this right. The "legal use" of 467Mhz simplex is all about the devices on each end of the communication as that determines if you are classified as a "Fixed Station". Seems to be a fluid definition.... When the radio in my house is being used to communicate with the radio in your house, we can call ourselves "Fixed Stations" and transmit simplex on 467Mhz. But if a mobile or handheld popped up (simplex) on the same 467Mhz frequency and tried to contact us they would be in violation. Likewise, if either one of us "Fixed Stations" failed to ignore that person's transmissions and communicated with that mobile or handheld (intentional or not), we would by virtue of that action, change our classification from a "Fixed Station" to a "Base Station" and would thus also be in violation for using 467Mhz simplex.