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actually probably a good idea. That would be their last step and wouldn't change the outcome if you gave them the info on their 1st, 2nd request. Not sure how that would impact fines etc if the offense warranted penalties. Usually cooperating gets you a long ways, but not always. Probably would hire an attorney and follow what they say.

I wouldn't give the FCC any of the that information unless they sent me a formal letter requesting it.. And i doubt seriously the FCC has any intentions of going any further with this matter. I would take this as a learning experience. move on and follow the rules. Now others will enjoy the open bandwidth to do their thing..

When I go up to Lake Crawley and fire up my portable repeater it gets a hell of a lot of use from boaters and campers, young and old alike. Kids even love it, they have a lot of fun with radio and i get a kick out of listening to them. . When i pack up and leave everyone misses the heck out using the portable repeater. Camping families are able to take their radios and keep in touch with camp from the lake all the way into Mammoth.. When someone needs to make a shopping run, they always use the repeater.. It was always hard for me to shut it down when i left. But someone has finally erected a permanent repeater in the area and it works great.. I hope it attracts the family side and it gets good use.. GMRS can be fun for everyone if it is used for the right purpose.

oh. you are missing out.. very good tool, much easier to navigate then use of the site navigation tools. And it has a LOT of other uses too...

You have to be a paid member to get to the KML version of the database.. Once you have the KML file you can open it s an XML (need excel) and manipulate the the data just as you do in a real database, which enables you to sort data.. The newer version of Excel also has tools that allows one to 'swipe' data off web HTMS very easy.. In either case, once you have en XML file you have a database. No I will no share the person but i will say he/she/it is not the only one doing these 'rogue' networks. Many of them in the East coast and some in the Mid West.. One person does have licensed repeaters across multiple states and its strange that his/her/it's license stretch across from the East to the West.. I'm thinking the FCC has gotten the KML version of the file and did a backwards conversion as i suggested above to get the database.. Thats my bet. BTW, The KML file is the one you open with Google Earth..

its not hard to figure out who the 'custodian' of this large New York network belongs too. Using the KML tool reveals it very easily.. You even see the same person networked into New Jersey. And it's not hard to figure out why the FCC has made some noises out of 'courtesy. Visit the KML map, do a sort and look at the repeater network by area one person is hogging. Just think for a minute, 'one' licensed person is using for this entire network which ends up for the sole use of a 'club' Defiantly not what the FCC intended in the course of making the GMRS a family and friend radio service. This persons network does not meet that definition of GMRS but closer to a HAM WIN or PAPA network which is managed very closely by a lot of people and licensed by many many HAM radio operators. . In a nutshell, this person was running a rogue repeater network infringing on a lot bandwidth other people deserve to use for their own little thing. These private network clubs are popping up in a lot of places, they hog up bandwidth others want to use and have fun with and essentially end up controlling the whole GMRS bandwidth.. I think its overdue the FCC steps in.. This is happening in other states as well, and one person seems to get stepping a lot of ground.. I'll leave it at that. So long.

i agree 100%

And still many people seem to forget that GMRS/FRS including the repeater option and usage is meant for personal family usage. i just LMAO over the number of people that treat GMRS like its meant as a tool for business purposes or similar to communications in the HAM radio world... And i get a bigger chuckle over the good handful of folks out there that have 10,15 and even 20 repeaters in operation then get mad because someone is on 'their' frequency.. BTW,, FCC petitions is a standard way to blow you off. Have fun.. Some of us get a good laugh out of this.

During a huge enduro motorcycle race in town, heard some gal on the CH 6 get on the radio to tell her lover her husband passed out and she was sneaking over to his camp....

And we've all owned a few 'coakroaches'... Damn things are so tough, the're hard to get rid of

this is going on in a lot of areas.. Especially in 'busy' cities fued's and 'stomping' is only getting more popular and intentional. Kind of reminds me of the CB hay day.. Even a week out camping trying to use these GMRS radios turns into fiesta of jack-wads.. Certainly has gotten pretty bad in the last two years.

I told you it was/is a Zoo

some are junk, some are failry decent. Really depends what you got.. Freq range?? Does is spec (notch) for the tuned frequency?.. They are older duplexers but if they bench out well i wouldn't throw it away..

Oh Lordy

My understanding is: if you can program inverted, you can use them.

Pretty amazing the tools the Sheriff and even airline pilots have that can instantly pin point the exact location on ground when a laser lights them up. Granted, the FCC has tools that can find an illegal transmitter but nothing as fast as the laser spotting tools. To bad the FCC seldom uses them.

Add's are not effective if they aren't 'In your Face'..... another good reason to use the KML tool

it's already gone my friend... But have fun if you can..

Some of them ask, but they don't require.. Especially in this money hungry day..

anywhere in Calif.. Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco and even the rural areas. Also notice same in Reno, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Denver.

The only time ever i have heard someone use their call sign when talking on GMRS is when they talk via a repeater.. And even at that, call signs are seldom used.. IMO, GMRS has turned into another free for all zoo and only getting worse, especially in the bigger cities. At this point, i certainly would not worry about a call sign.

Yes you can get a bad Duplexer but it is very uncommon.. This is why i suggest you buy them tuned and ready to go for your chosen freqs so they can be checked on scope and confirmed of its notch ability.. The first one i ever bought was and XLT from BuyTwoWayRadios. It sat in a box for about a year before i used it and when i did, It was bad out of the box. BuyTwoWay did exchangfe the unit at no cost. I still use it today for my portable repeater we use for camping and honestly, its a pretty decent Duplexer (especially for the cost)_