WRTR769 Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 I just joined this site about a week ago. When I entered my information, it asked for my call sign, which it used as my username. I might just as well have my address and phone number as my username.... And yet there is an old post here warning about posting private information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAF6045 Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 License information is public information -- anyone can scan the ULS to find call signs, names, and addresses of licensees. When using the radio, you are required to ID... So anyone monitoring/scanning GMRS channels living in your vicinity can easily record your ID from the air and then use ULS to find that information. They are more likely to be a threat than people living states away using this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted July 30, 2022 Report Share Posted July 30, 2022 2 hours ago, WRTR769 said: I just joined this site about a week ago. When I entered my information, it asked for my call sign, which it used as my username. I might just as well have my address and phone number as my username.... And yet there is an old post here warning about posting private information. When I joined, which was very late last year, I had the option of creating a username. I still had to provide my call sign so they could verify my license, but I didn’t have to use my call sign as my username. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNRonin Posted July 31, 2022 Report Share Posted July 31, 2022 When I joined, which was very late last year, I had the option of creating a username. I still had to provide my call sign so they could verify my license, but I didn’t have to use my call sign as my username. DittoSent from my SM-T860 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayoverthere Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 On 7/30/2022 at 12:22 PM, Sshannon said: When I joined, which was very late last year, I had the option of creating a username. I still had to provide my call sign so they could verify my license, but I didn’t have to use my call sign as my username. Same here as well, hence... (I think I have the same name on the gotenna mesh forum as well) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirk5056 Posted August 1, 2022 Report Share Posted August 1, 2022 I would like to see more usernames and fewer call signs. For continuity I can not remember who wrote what when it is call signs (not my memory type). wayoverthere 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUA872 Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 I just joined, and I'm experiencing the same issue. I'd like to change my username from my callsign to something else. Following this thread in case anyone has a solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gortex2 Posted August 10, 2022 Report Share Posted August 10, 2022 Solution is to send a PM to Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRTR769 Posted August 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 On 8/10/2022 at 3:53 PM, gortex2 said: Solution is to send a PM to Rich Thanks, but some of us haven`t been here long, who is Rich, and how do I send him a PM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gortex2 Posted August 20, 2022 Report Share Posted August 20, 2022 Rich owns and run mygmrs.com. You can get him on the main gmrs page. https://mygmrs.com/user/rdunajewski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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