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Could've done without the last sentence. Seemed a little condescending but thanks anyway. Some people like learning the technical aspect of things. I'm one of those people.

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No, I don't believe there are any part 97 rules which prohibit ham radio stations from transmitting on frequencies other than the ham bands. There is no certification of ham transmitters (except linear amplifiers). There are rules within some of the services which prohibit certifying transmitters for those services if they can be used on ham bands, and there are rules which prohibit using transmitters which are not certified for the service, but there are no specific rules in Part 97 that say a radio may not be tuned out of band.

Ahh, so it was. I apologize.

But... this was about ham radios, guys.

That’s not correct. A GMRS radio could be certified for multiple services. The last sentence (italics) could be interpreted to prohibit transmission in VFO mode. Here’s the rule: No GMRS transmitter will be certified for use in the GMRS if it is equipped with a frequency capability not listed in § 95.1763, unless such transmitter is also certified for use in another radio service for which the frequency is authorized and for which certification is also required. No GMRS transmitter will be certified for use in the GMRS if it is equipped with the capabilities to operate in services that do not require equipment certification, such as the Amateur Radio Service. All frequency determining circuitry (including crystals) and programming controls in each GMRS transmitter must be internal to the transmitter and must not be accessible from the exterior of the transmitter operating panel or from the exterior of the transmitter enclosure.

@UncleYoda That is my understanding as well. A GMRS "type certified" radio is not supposed to be able to transmit outside of the GMRS frequencies in any form or fashion.

I thought perhaps LEARN was an acronym for Lawrence Emergency Amateur Radio Network. He might be from Lawrence County.

The FCC doesn’t collect a physical station address for either amateur or GMRS. They’ve stated that a PO Box is fine.

I just recently purchase the KG-1000G+ and today we had our repeater net. After it was over I tasked the net master with some questions about performance of the radio. I did a 5, 20, 50 watt check into the repeater 21 miles out. He said R9 on all three. I assume that because I swapped from a 7.2dBi to a 9.8dBi antenna and swapped out some M&P hyperflex13 to 1/2" Heliax hardline. I always had a hard time getting into the repeater using 5 watts on the old setup. And then I asked about the microphone. I did a check basically kissing the mic, 6-8" away and 12-14" away. He said when I was at a foot he noticed the modulation tapering off. That 6-8" seemed best. With the KG XS20G+ I have to kiss the mic to get a good modulation out of it. My TD H3 has a far better modulation profile than the 20G. It also has an adjustable mic gain.

yea that’s me. Except I’ve never said anything about distance compared to trash. I have said toss that midland rugged woxoun over priced gimmicky junk in the trash. As well as the h3 hts that have a 50-75% fail rate and anything that needs a firm ware update. but I know reading and comprehension may be an issue for some as proofed by people asking super basic questions. now onto the op. Since gmrs is for friends and family while doing an activity. Do you have friends or family that you need to talk to while doing something? It’s not really for chatting with strangers men that call them selves queen.

He was talking about monitoring law enforcement for some reason, which has nothing to do with Gmrs.

I was gong to buy the Vic 20 but decided to use the credit card for the 64. I actually had more fun with the Commodore than the TRS80 or even the Apple..

Welcome to the forums. Only people in the Denver area are likely to be able to talk to you because of the distance limitations of GMRS. Your best bet would be to look at the map here to see what repeaters exist in your area and look at the clubs to see which ones are in your area.

Welcome to the exciting and dynamic world of GMRS! ... One word of warning: Be wary of the trolls here on the forum that tell you that you're doing everything wrong and "if your radio cant transmit 200 miles you should throw it into the trash can" ... He's just a rheet-hard, and other than him everyone here is pretty cool.

I worked at Radio Shack when I was in high school back in the TRS-80 Model 1/3 and CoCo days. I wrote a spreadsheet with VisiCalc (long before Excel or even Lotus) to track golf handicaps for a local golf course and we must have sold at least 50 Model III's to almost every golf course in So Cal just for that spreadsheet. About the coolest thing I can remember was the radio tech that tuned my 148GTL-DX when they first came out (early-mid 80's). He had a Commodore Vic 20 with a Kantronics interface connected to a HF rig decoding RTTY and CW on the fly. I just thought that was so cool - to hear/see radio Cuba (and it's propaganda) RTTY news on a CRT/TV without a teletype in real time made a impression in my early years that last until today.

Many HF antennas were made with twin lead wire from Radio Shack. And I still have a great set of Radio Shack Realistic speakers that still sound great after 40+ years. I have to agree with @SteveShannon, I would rather use a good quality 75 ohm coax over some cheap craptastic 50 ohm coax. I don't even like using the cheap Amazon or eBay coax for short jumpers even though loss is not a factor with such short lengths. The biggest issue I have is the lack of shielding in the cheap stuff.

Last trip to RS I needed some buss fuses. The girl didn't even know what a fuse was. She only sold phones. The electronic parts area was a mere shadow of what it once was and in disarray.

And if you had a Siltronix you really had bragging rights.

SWR was all we cared about and bragged about

Yep, who cared about coax quality for CB just as long as the SWR was good.

Back in the Radio Shack Days, i don't think there was to many people concerned with Coax quality.. Most of us use it for 10-11 meter stuff and it worked great.. RG58 was the norm for auto installs. The good ole' days

It was definitely a great place to hang out and get to play with all the goodies. Those were the good old days.

i started out with a Commodore 64, then a TRS 80, then an Apple and been with Apple since 1986. Although i do have a Windows 11 machine but seldom go to it.