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It took almost thirty seconds to find this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-MIDLAND-SP-440-UHF-2Way-Radio-Portable-Transceiver-16-chan-440-480MHz-Ni-MH-/172063806452 While the radio is capable of being programmed for GMRS frequencies, it is not Part 95A certified, so would be illegal to use...

It doesn't really matter, since the DR-735T cannot tune GMRS TX frequencies anyway! TX: USA VHF 144-147.995 MHz UHF 430-449.995 MHz

I know that the 1550LS+ CPS will be found there... (*cough*)

I didn't want them on the repeater output because later in the evening it would have interrupted the NSEA weekly net. But yes, just like last year once the batteries have to be replaced a time or two they will lose their appeal and be put under the bed or buried in the toy box. I have to wonder just what kind of radios they were given though, since no FRS radio should ever work on any but the shared GMRS frequencies.

...and all of the toy radios are on the air. I have had a bunch of kids (and adults) clattering on GMRS 462.675 simplex this morning. I simply played my voice announcement several times and... blessed silence was the result! "All GMRS operators are welcome to use the WQWU626 repeater, covering most of northwest Indiana. Please be sure to use your licensed call sign when using this system."

Thanks. For whatever reason I never could find the actual Grants, but it truly isn't that important since I could care less about this particular radio. What is of interest is that there is a company in Texas that apparently sees an opportunity market to have BaoFeng custom build new GMRS HT and mobile radios.

Honestly, this not a particularly useful answer. Why do I say that? Simple. If you don't know the bloody FCC ID (i.e. "Grantee Code" + "Product Code" there's just no way to find the records... ...this is like giving someone a fishing pole, and line, but leaving out the hook and bait. That man is going to stay hungry.

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Yes, reading is fundamental... ...which is why I'm wondering how you missed this sentence.

My local ham club (LCARC) meets monthly in the Lake County Indiana EOC also. For my sins, I was elected last month to be the VP/Program Director for 2017. Among my responsibilities I am charged with finding someone to make a presentation on some topic of interest at each monthly meeting.

The North Shore Emergency Association (NSEA*) has been doing such since it was founded in 1966. At first, it was via CB radio. Around 1989 everything was switched to GMRS. We now have three repeaters in operation, and have one than can be set up mobile if necessary for any special event. We assign one person as liaison with the police, and filter all reports through that individual. For parade events, we mostly provide communications via liaison personnel assigned to shadow the various parade marshals to keep things coordinated. * http://www.nsea.com/

The chief problem with REACT is that they seem to be somewhat moribund these days. For example, the two closest REACT teams to me according to their Locator are DEAD. I've tried numerous times to contact the closest here in Hammond, IN listed, and both the email address and phone number are no longer working. As for the next closest I checked just now, their website is "Frozen" and there is no response from the email address.

"Travel Tone" is 141.3 and when used is done so as a courtesy to travelers through the area.

Any frequency other than GMRS is receive only. You can't transmit at all!

That probably is the smallest (at this time at least). There's no mention of the number of channels, nor of programmability for that matter. Also, it is rated at 1 watt, but FRS can be no more than 0.5 watt to be legal for Part 95B.

If it were a commercial LMR repeater that would make sense. However, a GMRS repeater that's located that far away? That makes no sense at all.

Well, I'm not the one seeking the info, but then I don't (yet) have a service manual for the radio...

It seems a bit odd that the number listed is in New Hampshire for the "owner" of an Austin, TX repeater...

If you can, I've never figured out how...

Here: http://midlandusa.com/midland-announces-three-new-micromobile-radios/ Honestly though, Kenwood TK-880-1 UHF radios are selling for <$60 on eBay and they are awesome.

In one word, excellent! They sound just as good as my XPR7550 (eXpensive Personal Radio) when using an analog frequency... Battery life is also excellent. I have one channel set for the Chicago PD SE District dispatch (closest to me here in NW Indiana), which is extremely active 24/7 and I've been averaging 18 hours before needing a recharge. Another radio has been scanning a dozen GMRS and amateur 70cm repeaters and averaging >72+ hours before demanding a recharge. I ordered two from China (WLN KD-C1) and received them on Monday for $15 each. I ordered the Luiton LT-316 branded version (pair) via Amazon for $29.95 and received them the next day. The nice thing is that I can safely hand these out to anyone and not have to worry about them too much. At only $15 each, they are truly a "throw away if they break" HT.

Um, you are still showing as "Guest_Joe_*" so either you aren't signed in or...

See §95.179 Individuals who may be station operators. (a) An individual GMRS system licensee may permit immediate family members to be station operators in his or her GMRS system. Immediate family members are the: (1) Licensee; (2) Licensee's spouse; (3) Licensee's children, grandchildren, stepchildren; (4) Licensee's parents, grandparents, stepparents; (5) Licensee's brothers, sisters; (6) Licensee's aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews; and (7) Licensee's in-laws.

The TR-505 also supports MURS...

What a strange and inaccurate claim! My XPR7550 certainly has MDC available, and it darn sure isn't a "stolen police radio!" http://puu.sh/rJIr2.png