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I think what we need are two lawyers on the forum. They can both read the rules then explain them in layman's terms. After which they can spend eternity arguing whose interpretation is correct (yea, two lawyers can't ever agree on what laws mean, how can we mere mortals).

Stateside things were tight and we didn't have kids yet. But when I was stationed in Spain we even managed to save some. The exchange rate was very favorable, unlike Italy, England and especially Germany. Honestly, that was my best duty station. All the fun and no one was shooting at us. Although, it did come darned close a few times. The ETA really didn't like American servicemen.

Goo heavens, you made that much. I remember my first months take home pay was &147.00. But by '75 I was an E-5, married and getting sep rats and quarters.

Except I then see it descending into to mess that CB is today.

Reaching back into the dusty hinterland of my memory I seem to recall that a license was required to use a CB. At some point the number of unlicensed folks got so large the FCC just gave up enforcing it. If my, admittedly, somewhat sketchy memory is correct, could the same thing happened to GMRS? Is it happening?

Phelan. I was stationed at George AFB in the very early 70's. The Phelan explains more than you could ever imagine.

Welcome to the fold. I'll leave the technical stuff to guys like Steve. But I want to warn you someone here will likely tell you GMRS isn't a hoot like HAM. But take heart, their opinions hold no sway. And there's a good thread on how to block this individual. GMRS user is clunky. I going to start using GMRS'rs. Hey, it's a couple of letters shorter.

So I blocked the pessimist quite a while ago. But his nonsense still shows up in quotes. Anyway to hide those? Live is too short, and at my age getting shorter daily, to put up with his nonsense.

Like any good advertiser, I will meet or beat his price. Plus you get unlimited asterisks free.

What are these things you call thumbnails? I only see finger appendages on women and men whose greatest work hazard are paper cuts

We really don't need or in my case particularly want an agency like FEMA having any easier time dispensing questionable information during a disaster. I've started setting up a small network of folks in my neighborhood so we can communicate should something happen. I can't say I came up with the idea. A, sadly now deceased gentleman set up a phone tree in this area before I moved in 46 years ago. He was a HAM (started as a WWII Marine radioman). It sort of died as a lot of folks did as well. Now I'm the old guy, just using newer technology. By the way this was motivated by a home invasion where a neighbor and kid sat in terror as individuals broke in and ransacked the house. The 911 operator who kept promising the police would arrive soon convinced her to stay on the phone so she couldn't call anyone else for help.

For the very old or computer illiterate, long ago we had a thing call pen and paper. You could even get paper with lines already printed on it. I suppose one could just write down the call sign and name then refer back to the paper when needed. I know these are archaic ideas, but I'm old and slow. Oh by the way I am putting together a spreadsheet with all of the accessible repeaters in my area. It includes things like the owner/call sign, TX frequency and RX frequency, codes, plus other stuff I just found interesting. It's not complete yet, but if anyone in the Greater Los Angeles are is interested.

Then we simply agree to disagree. But just so you know my sanity has long been questioned.

So we are in agreement that there are no "Native Americans".

My point exactly. I've read various origins of the species. None show man evolved in a the Americas. They either hit here by foot or boat.