captdan Posted October 23, 2020 Report Posted October 23, 2020 I know that CW is permitted for station identification My question is can morse code be used for the "normal" transmission of messages between 2 GMRS radios or stations ? Thanks in advance Dan Quote
BoxCar Posted October 23, 2020 Report Posted October 23, 2020 Morse, while being the "first digital transmissions" is not prohibited as long as the signal sent by the radio is still FM. captdan 1 Quote
captdan Posted October 23, 2020 Author Report Posted October 23, 2020 Morse, while being the "first digital transmissions" is not prohibited as long as the signal sent by the radio is still FM.Thank you very much. Dan Quote
dwmitchell61 Posted October 28, 2020 Report Posted October 28, 2020 https://www.fcc.gov/general-mobile-radio-service-gmrs says: In 2017, the FCC expanded GMRS to also allow short data messaging applications including text messaging and GPS location information.https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=a8ff8601ce1729c24a12cf2f3ec179f6&mc=true&node=pt47.5.95&rgn=div5#sp47.5.95.e Title 47: Telecommunication PART 95—PERSONAL RADIO SERVICESSubpart E—General Mobile Radio ServiceSubpart E—General Mobile Radio Service§95.1731 Permissible GMRS uses.(d) Digital data. GMRS hand-held portable units may transmit digital data containing location information, or requesting location information from one or more other GMRS or FRS units, or containing a brief text message to another specific GMRS or FRS unit. §95.1751 GMRS station identification. ...The call sign must be transmitted using voice in the English language or international Morse code telegraphy using an audible tone... This is all I could find on the topic Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.