as vague as you want it to be to promote your own actions.. It's pretty clear just by mere explanation the FCC established for GMRS uses. Many (mostly back east), took advantage of the rules by establishing their own rules by their own interpretation. Even after many months ago the FCC clarified the rules. ( a few videos are floating about showing this). The FCC is obviously reflecting the rules by recent actions and I'm pretty damn sure we will be seeing a revision in the rules in short order so 'some' people' actually get it.
become a paid member and get it yourself. LMAO.. You'll have to do a very small amount of work to get the KML data into a database format.. Excel will do it for you and should only take about 20 mins. I recommend using the Excel Table Formatting tools. Have fun. BTW,, it's about time these 'non compliant rogue' Linked repeaters disappear.
did you listen to the first video. He admitted they were multi state.. and i can clearly see it on the kml database. And the database reflects paid membership on some of the repeaters.. not all but some..
Linked across states, i.e. New York, Penn. I'm kind of thinking Carolinas too.... Or at least what i can see from the other side of the country. It' pretty easy to figure to what the fCC is after... 200 members can create quite an impressive cash flow.. illeagly
look on the data base, preferably the KML version so you can sort them out. New York, New Jersey, Penn and the Carolinas have quite a few. New York tops out. Some of these guys have double digit repeaters scattered within a small area and they are using every available repeater ch..
the ones that crack me up and piss me off or the operators hiding under the REACT blanket and in Paid use status..... (not all but a lot) clearly opportunists at work.
Listen in to some of them and give me your opinion. IMO someone is making money and probably used to keep adding more repeaters. and we haven't got into the tax write off part of it yet..
kind of reminds me of the 100's of new repeaters that people register but their status is always 'offline'.. Whats that purpose??? Are they trying to 'claim' a frequency they don't use... some pretty crazy thinking...
yup, there is a growing number of those guys, mostly back east, some in the mid west. Where the hell do they get their money.. They sure have one hell of a large family,, don't they
Pretty sure we will be seeing a clarification/revision to GMRS rules soon... And i bet those revisions address a lot more and could even address REACT usage. I see it coming.
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.