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  1. AdmiralCochrane
    I primarily use GMRS for family comms. If others in my household were interested in getting ham licensed, I probably would not have spent the $70 on the GMRS license. GMRS works for me only because my wife's place of work is only 2 miles from our house and practically under the nearest GMRS repeater; those 2 factors make it useful for us.
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    AURSINC is the name brand to look for. The real v3.4 H model should be around $55. AURSINC makes them upto $140 or so
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    A used name brand handheld scanner from eBay beats a BTECH HT anyday at the same price. (I have both)
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    And unlike ham bands, under FCC regs, you are not allowed to build your own GMRS radio, nor alter existing radios to transmit on GMRS, nor modify GMRS radio transmitters. Outside of antenna and coax on mobile/base units, its pure plug and play. The info in the ARRL FCC Tech license book regarding UHF does apply to GMRS, the VHF and band info, not so much.
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    Even a properly working cable may look for a comm port that is in use by other software on your computer. You may have to play musical chairs with comm ports to make one available to the cable driver.
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    "The Interceptor" You weren't likely to outrun the 440/6 Pak in front of the 294 S axle. With all that intake roar you couldn't hear it from the driver's seat, but it spun the wheels when it shifted into high at 80 mph. Let's just say it could have run 'respectable' speed at Daytona in its time ...
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    ... while using a properly programmed GMRS/FRS transceiver
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    Sometimes you have to be explicit
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    They are legal receivers on all frequencies As yet, its not illegal to own a transmitter of almost any type. If you have the cash you can buy a commercial TV transmitter, you just can't transmit on it without a license. These things may change as the government perceives the populace to be a threat.
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    I've done that with some radios too
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    I'm confused. The antenna was tuned and was garbage?
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    KAIX3715
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    I didn't mention that I may do the same with my own 220Mhz antenna in addition to a separate GMRS antenna. Right now I'm running a Comet triband that's probably not too far off for GMRS and have a separate 220Mhz J-Pole on its own (shorter) mast. Time to buy more coax!
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    That's the only thing that makes me envious of the 15 story building at the top of my line of sight facing north. If we had a repeater up there, it would be golden
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    Yes, the software is open, its not licensed.
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    So, with my back to a body of water where I do not expect significant GMRS use, I could offset a bracket 17 or 18 cm off my VHF antenna mast and mount a GMRS antenna on the side away from the water and probably get acceptible performance (at least according to theory) ...
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    I've met several 12 year old Techs. She should be able to study and pass the test now.
  18. AdmiralCochrane
    And all over eBay as well. The advertising is getting outrageous - magically some now transmit 60 miles
  19. AdmiralCochrane
    Sort of like asking NTSB and EPA to simultaneously certify a vehicle as a Diesel dump truck and a gasoline motorcycle
  20. AdmiralCochrane
    Radio waves in GMRS band are public domain, but hardware is not. There is nothing more to it, repeaters are personally owned hardware. I do not expect to use someone else's radio just because I know where it is and how it works.
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    There is a good chance that GMRS may not work for this application, regradless of how much power unless both are on the highest rooftops without taller buildings in between. Rooftop to rooftop would work like a dream, ground to ground with tall buildings between reduces the chances of success.
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    GMRS is used the way the FCC generally intended: between 2 users that know each other and plan in advance to communicate. Its different from ham radio.
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    Welcome
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    The assertion that there is equipment that licensed hams cannot use to transmit on ham bands within their licensure is just silly lack of reading comprehension by both the FCC and the public. ARRL has been trying to convince the FCC of this technical mistake in the 2018 advisory about Baofengs for 2 years. Pointless debate will exist forever, much like some of the ATF regulation confusion that has been raging for decades.
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    Excellent news. You may be correct about the repeater
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