I just got a GMRS license. The ten year licensing and covering all immediate family members was what drove me in. Even though I have more amateur transceivers than I care to admit to, I’m going to play completely by the rules and get Part 95 GMRS Type Accepted radios. I’d like a mobile and HT to start off with. I suppose the obvious is a Midland MXT400 Mobile and a BTech GMRS-V1. Debating on whether to just pull the trigger on these or patiently look around still. The Icom IC-F6061 has caught my eye too. Thoughts on pulling the trigger or just waiting to see what else may come up without being compulsive? I’ve been reading about GMRS linking as well. At first, I didn’t think that was legal as per Part 95, but after reading see what is prohibited is linking to public switches networks (POTS), while VoIP is permitted. (VoIP probably wasn’t really developed yet when it was drafted.) It seems you just need app_rpt running (Raspberry Pi), a URI and interface cable, and a radio that can interface via DB-25? As I have a few hotspots for DMR (D-Star soon), EchoLink node, etc, I’m very interested in this as well. Thanks, Jerry
