Me ham family not so much

[chasrobin]

Greetings all.

 

I'm a ham (Sounds like an AA meeting)

and I use that equipment most of the time.

Of course I have gotten a GMRS Lic so my non ham family and I can chat when we are out and about.

Now heres where Im confused when chatting whith your GMRS folks do you other hammies use your GRMS call or your Amatuer call?

Whats the proper ediquet?

I don't wanna be a snob.

I honestly havent even checked my band plan to see if my ham license covers the GMRS stuff so it may be a moot question.

I just got the GMRS today so I can chat with  the family who are non hams and probably will never take the test.

And perhaps convince some of my prepper pals to get GMRS Lic though not sure why they won't get their tech for that matter.

 

Thanks

[PastorGary]

Hello, Charles and welcome to our radio amily here at MyGMRS...

 

An Amateur radio service license is issued under Part 97 of the rules. Those rules apply ONLY to Amateur operations on strictly Amateur designated frequencies.

 

GMRS licenses are issued under Part 95 of the rules. Those rules apply ONLY to the services covered by Part 95, which includes GMRS and allows operation ONLY on GMRS frequencies specified in the GMRS section rules.  Call signs from each service are used strictly in it's respective service.

 

If you are operating on Amature frequencies, use your 'Ham' licence call sign.  If you are using GMRS frequencies with Part 95 type accepted radio equipment, use ONLY your GMRS call sign.  (Ham equipment for 440 Mhz band can NOT be used on GMRS frequencies UNLESS the equipment carries a Part 95 type acceptance.)

 

Again, welcome to the Forum and thanks for posting.

[cwheeler]

I have "oops'd" a couple of times.  Since I got my GMRS license (actually my second one as I never used my old one) I have turned on a couple of other radios that I have dug out of storage.  I hadn't been on the amateur bands in about 1 dozen years until about a week and a half ago.  I have ID'd with my ham call on GMRS, doing the, "...KD6ELA... doh! wrong call!  I mean WQTI277!..."  I am guessing that happens a lot for guys that regularly use more than one call sign.

 

Your call sign identifies your station (in the case of GMRS it can be a "system").  Your amateur station is supposed to be identified with its assigned call sign, and you GMRS system needs to be ID'd with its assigned call.  There are a couple of services that can cross calls signs, but not amateur and GMRS.  You have to turn that ham call sign baseball cap around when you are on GMRS.  

[Guest spd641]

Hello, Charles and welcome to our radio amily here at MyGMRS...

 

An Amateur radio service license is issued under Part 97 of the rules. Those rules apply ONLY to Amateur operations on strictly Amateur designated frequencies.

 

GMRS licenses are issued under Part 95 of the rules. Those rules apply ONLY to the services covered by Part 95, which includes GMRS and allows operation ONLY on GMRS frequencies specified in the GMRS section rules.  Call signs from each service are used strictly in it's respective service.

 

If you are operating on Amature frequencies, use your 'Ham' licence call sign.  If you are using GMRS frequencies with Part 95 type accepted radio equipment, use ONLY your GMRS call sign.  (Ham equipment for 440 Mhz band can NOT be used on GMRS frequencies UNLESS the equipment carries a Part 95 type acceptance.)

 

Again, welcome to the Forum and thanks for posting.

PG,

I think you mean the FCC Part 97 rules for amateur radio instead of Part 93.

[PastorGary]

Yeah - Thanks, William... I corrected it - the old tired eyes didn't catch the typo.

[Guest spd641]

Charles,

 

Welcome to the forum,in a nutshell Amateur radio only covers you in the amateur band and you shouldn't use your amateur call sign on GMRS.The ARRL amateur band plan has nothing in it about GMRS.I have saw this question asked several times asking if their ham license covered them on GMRS,no it does not as it would be the same as operating without a license.

 

GMRS is a completely separate band from amateur radio and thank you for getting a license and using it right.We have some hams who think their license is a catch all to use on any band or frequency or those "just in case" excuses which they carry not weight.We are here to help you with any questions you may have...William

[deputycrawford]

     I am also an amateur but also hold a GMRS license.  I like both of the radio services and plan to stay active in both of them.

 

Jerry

[WQWR846]

I have been a ham for a 1/4 century, trying to get the wife licenses, she isnt having any part of it. So I picked up a GMRS license, but pricing FCC accepted GMRS radios and gets spendy, its frustrating when I have loads of ham radio gear on hand. Oh well, lead a horse to water, but cant make her drink. ;D

[ASRM]

I have been a ham for a 1/4 century, trying to get the wife licenses, she isnt having any part of it. So I picked up a GMRS license, but pricing FCC accepted GMRS radios and gets spendy, its frustrating when I have loads of ham radio gear on hand. Oh well, lead a horse to water, but cant make her drink. ;D

 

Happy Wife / Happy Life (Rules to live by)