Hi, I live in mid-coast Maine. I just got my license, radio, base station set up and have been scanning several hours, not one conversation heard. Zero. Not one station responds to a call for "radio check". Zero. Is there really a GMRS network? I did get automated "responses" off two repeaters with in 12 miles, but have yet to talk to a human. Is this network only used when the power is out or during hurricanes and natural disasters or when the aliens have landed? Put your phones down and turn on your radios!