Davichko5650

Solid copy! Back in the day, I might have been able to do the gmrs thing in our 501 (c) (3) organization as it was me and my father only. But didn't do gmrs back in the early 2000's.

Deja Vu ?????

What I was gonna say in answer to my "Yes, but..." comment. But you got in here first on that! Yes, but needs to be done within the regulations there in 47 CFR 95 et. seq. I'm thinking the "Marco - Polo" version would be the best. They could do 2 for one if the M & P stations traded off being the fox.

Sounds fun. Up here in the Twin Cities in Minnesota, during Spring-Fall (and one event in Winter out on a frozen lake) we do a thing called "Hams in the Park." A non-POTA, organized unorganized event (not club sanctioned so avoids needing permits, etc.) where we set up portable and mobile stations and have the occasional 2m foxhunt. Talk-in is always on 2m and GMRS Channel 20. One of the regulars has a great Info Table he sets up with Amateur, GMRS, MURS and more info and he always gets a a small crowd there. A real low-key, loose event where we'll have 5-10 operations going, mostly HF, and a lot of Coffee and "Eyeball QSO's" going on.

And we were just discussing GMRS Foxhunts in the Misc Section! We'll send in the LEFT BANK!

Yes, but...

It's been a fun read between actually having to work!

Just the mental picture of a guy at a picnic table in a park surrounded by other guys with UHF Yagi's and step attenuators. People might think it's a POTA convention, or game wardens tracking the wolf population....

This would work I'll bring this:

So using the repeater as Fox would work, people be DF'ing the hunters on the output, the squelch tails or the CW or Voice ID's.

Nor I. The repeater could be the fox. Or one of the users, with the hunters DF'ing the input. Again relies on the Fox not using automatic control. And if a family group under one licensee's call, the repeater would not need to ID itself. Still, not my bag, but does seem feasible.

Only the Fox themselves would need to be licensed as the hunters would not be transmitting. Many of the Radio Orienteering participants are non-licensed people. The Fox would need to manually transmit the calls, be sure they wear that camo to hide as they'll be much larger than the normal "ammo Can" style Fox. But again, I don't see what one way transmission they could emit in concordance with the regs. Hardly a brief test transmission. Again, no real dog in this fight as I don't fox hunt anymore since the taxpayers stopped paying me to do so. Same as with running...

There is also this: 95.347 Operation of Personal Radio Services stations under automatic control is prohibited, unless otherwise allowed for a particular Personal Radio Service by rules in the subpart governing that specific service. The Fox would be automatically periodically transmitting its traffic, normally a CWID Callsign or other brief message. Unless the operator was actually there keying the transmitter, they'd be running afoul of this regulation. No doubt massive fines will ensue (sacasm mode engaged)

This. Now in the amateur bands, the fox would be operating as a beacon subject to 97.203 (g). Used to "foxhunt" as a professional, never felt the desire to do it for free LOL.

My wife actually enjoys using the MP31 vs any of the other GMRS HT's I've given her to use about the spread. No screens or buttons to worry about, just grab and go. The Queen's recommendation was what got me to buy them. 22 bucks delivered and for sure gives us enough Fars to reach anywhere on our larger city lot. Haven't tried them up north as yet, but as the cabin is on a hill overlooking the lake, should have good LOS anywhere the pontoon can get to!.