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Of course, I may be a little too late, but you could go wrong join the ARRL. Then again, it is your choice. There may be some benefits that you'll find helpful or not, but it's your decision. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Back in 1993 the Town Watch group that I was member of, switched from CB radio to GMRS. At that time only two of our members had GMRS licenses. The rest of the members operated under those licenses until we moved to a LMR system. We continued to use the same radios with new ones added to fleet. but I guess the FCC did or still does make an exception for community emergency volunteer groups.

BTECH GMRS PRO looks like everything one person would want in a radio. The ability to monitor other services and to stay in touch with friends' family or coworkers.

The simple answer is, NO! I assume that you hold an Amateur Radio License as well a GMRS License. You're already aware that GMRS falls under FCC part 95 and Amateur Radio part 97. However, I myself use my Connect Systems CS-800D for Amateur Radio and GMRS, even though the radio is part 90 typed accepted, but sold as part 97 Amateur Radio.

Sounds like I'm the one who needs to buy a dictionary and look up definitions that I thought I knew. I sincerely apologize for doing again, putting in my two cents before doing my research. 73s Have a Good evening

That is a confusing statement. Why couldn't you talk with a portable station from a fixed stations?

I was just on radio reference to double check, but it looks as if the RR staff deleted the information. However, I did see a tourist short line railroad using FRS channel 01 maybe I had the name wrong, or it was an industrial Railroad using FRS Ch.01 to spot rail cars. Beside some commercial eating establishments use FRS, because is cheap and no licensing required

I was on Radio Reference doing a search on short line class 2 railroads. I came across the Turtle Creek RR listed using (462.5625) PL 67.0 for their communications, which I thought that was odd. I would assume the short line railroads us the standard AAR channels as Class 1 railroads. Or use the old uhf business band for comms away from main line operation.

My reply maybe long overdue, but according to my knowledge, the FCC doesn't do vanity for GMRS. Besides, if the FCC did or does, I like my call WQAI363.

I didn't mean sound stupid when I said that it's not that difficult. Anyway there's many individuals out there with more helpful advice that I'm able to give. I would keep my eyes out for used or new old stock radios, for simple reason, they're easy to switch from Narrow to Wide or back. Even though they may not be typed accept 95 A or 95 E. If you're able to obtain the solfware and hardware. You should not have any problem as long as you keep in spectrum that you're assigned to.

My very first HT was a YAESU FTH 7008, I bought this radio to have for Town Watch. The Town Watch that I was member of had purchased 12 YAESU FTH 7008 radios and a repeater. I wish that I sill had this radio.

It's not difficult! You have a radio with 400 or whatever numbers of channels, which means that you're able add and groups channels together with different PL tones. With some older Kenwoods or Motorolas, you can group 16 or 32 Channels to a zone Each of those channels you can add names to channels

I know my 50 cents don't mean squout, but I haven't really heard anything about the FCC not allowing any more repeaters to be errected. However I do think if you're gone to have more then two repeaters on the frequency with a 5 to 20 mile range from another, they should be on different repeaters pairs. After all we only have 8 repeater pairs. I've notice that some repeater owners can act like children fighting over who had their repeater on the first when using the repeater pair and tone.

Let's face it, no matter what radio service that is available to the general public, licensed or unlicensed. There will always be pros and cons to each radio service. Sure, everyone who checks into this forum has heard someone making a fool of themselves over the radio, either the Amateur Radio Bands CB or GMRS. Ignoring is not always easy and reporting is next impossible, unless they threaten harm or loss of life. They are meaning the bananas or little children as I call them.

Your Post made it sound as if I said that NARCOA was the Only licensed user of (151.625). I sicerely apologize if I sounded like a person that write posts with out knowing some about the subject or topic. Maybe you have a point, I probably should do research before posting anything regardless of topic.

Yep, anyone that want the ability to Rag Chew with the Drama BS of 11m CB, GMRS isn't the solution. Amateur Radio is the solution, because GMRS is intended for semi privite communications between family members or organizations, such CERT or Neighborhood Watch Programs. Of course, there are GMRS systems that are design to be what Amateur Radio Systems are.

That repeater is apart of LEARN System, which is closed System. I don't know how many repeaters on that system with the same pair. Each repeater has a different tone that's all I know. This past spring, I was able talk with another station using a repeater in Long Island NY Of course, not the same repeater, but both repeaters were on 462.575 67.0. Man, what a Band Opening. I did have difficulties hearing the stations in NY, but the one station came in like we we were 10 miles on simplex. DFQ or Blowing my Windows Out

Why did MIDLAND introduce the XT 511, when that's simplex only? If you were to asks me, I think Midland should retroduce XT511 and add repeater channels with spit tone. This way consumers would really have a portable base station for camping or outtings.

Beside commercial esblishments, I'm really not sure of how many individuals that use MURS other than for occupational use. Than again, NARCOA [ North America Rail Car Operators Association ) alreay 3 VHF frequencies near the MURS portion. Yes they licensed to use : WPHT745 151.625 151.505 158.400 Who knows maybe some members may have programmed MURS as extra channels to use, since they aren't allowed to use AAR Channels.

This comment maybe late, but if the FCC were to add VHF channels to GMRS. The FCC would need find five more frequencies to pair up with the original five in order to allow repeater use. Of course, the VHF Hi 150-174 is pretty much used up, so seriousy dought that FCC will ever add VHF frequencies or combine GMRS and MURS. Especially for VHF Reapeater use.

Mr. Ed If you're looking for a mobile radio, but want the ability to add channel with same repeater pair, different channel guard or PL. You may want to look at BTEC or WOUXUN, these radios have the ability to store same repeater pairs with different tones or same or split tones. Midland well known in radios and excellend quality, but I would lean tward BTECH or WOUXUN KG 1000, because they offer Wide Range Recieve, especially if you like monitor AAR channel or Aircraft. Than again, the AAR channels are slowly migrating to IDAS/NXDN, but put shortline RR and VHF MARINE BAND 73

I don't know anything about the Midland MXT275. However, I guess it was wrong to assume that radio couldn't do split tones or leave receive off. I still waiting for ICOM, KENWOOD, MOTOROLA AND VERTEX STANDARD to unvail their GMRS Radios. Don't get me wrong, Midland has a great history with two way radios, but I like using Motorolas.

This reply maybe long overdue, but according FCC Rules and Regulations Channels 16, 18 and 20 are technically shared with Part 90 users. White Dot, Black Dot and Orange Dot. I would assume businesses who are licensed and occupy those channels have priority. Same goes for those businesses that were or currently using the MURS channels, such as WAL MART or Home Depot. Althugh, I dault the FCC renews licenses for those users, since the FCC created MURS back in 2000. I'm not too about those three GMRS channels, but I don't mind as long as both user of those channels respect one another.

The FCC has a better chance of increasing the power output on MURS, before they approve digital mods on GMRS. DMRS sounds like a good idea on GMRS. It would certanintly would allow users to make good use of repeaters as far as adding talk goups. Unfortunately, GMRS was intended for Short Distance as 11m CB radio was. Of course, the FCC had dropped the indivdual licensing requirment back mid 1980's for Class D Citizen Band Radio. The Short Distance isn't observed, because when I think of Short Distance, I'm thinking of less than 5 square miles or less than that. With the use of a repeater or a network of repeaters on same pair, it goes beyond Short Distance.

The debate over using PART 90 equipment for PART 95 use, I'll assume that debate will still be around long after I'm gone. My opinion on using Part 90 equipment shouldn't really matter if the equipment was manufacture prior to the January 2013 NARROW BANDING mandates, because those maybe be used on Amateur Radio Bands, but no real reason that they could be used for GMRS.