Another digital post.

[FreqieRadio]

So anyway Gmrs can have digital channeled frequencies?

edit: Is there any hope of maybe more channels? Getting a ham tickets just to talk simplex a few miles seems like a waste. But digital sounds so much better. 
 

 

[OffRoaderX]

I'm not sure what you're asking, but, the answer is no.

[marcspaz]

What OffroaderX said.  LOL   Do you mean why can’t we use digital voice on GMRS?

 

[WRKC935]

yeah, nevermind. 

Getting in line to kick the dead horse. 

 

Edited November 29, 2022 by WRKC935
Voicing personal opinion no longer acceptable

[OffRoaderX]

35 minutes ago, WRKC935 said:

Yes there are people doing it.  There are also people shooting other people every night in most major cities in the US, and that don't make murder legal either.

There are also people like you and me rolling through stop-signs every night, which might be a better comparison. To compare breaking an FCC rule to murder is absurd and something only a true "sad HAM" would say.

So.. Congratulations.

[WRUU653]

I was going to compare it to going 5mph over the speed limit. Digital = Murder… sounds like a  bumper sticker. Not a good one 

[Lscott]

55 minutes ago, WRKC935 said:

There are also people shooting other people every night in most major cities in the US, and that don't make murder legal either.

Maybe some day for one night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0LLaybEuzA

 

[Lscott]

12 hours ago, FreqieRadio said:

So any can’t Gmrs have digital channeled frequencies? 

No digital voice modes are currently legal on GMRS. However exploring the idea of pushing the FCC in the direction to allow it with future rule changes, and what would be the likely rules, is a worth while discussion. One of the reasons they haven't is they feel there isn't enough debate and consensus to date on the topic.

As noted in past posts there is at least one GMRS repeater which was granted an experimental license, expired in 2017, to use DMR to test the feasibility or the idea. The group asked for another waver which was denied.

https://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsEntry/attachments/attachmentViewRD.jsp;ATTACHMENTS=n9p7jGfBzPvTQZDnhxgNPVMfDMRPMp19Th2TTvhK05h5QSwbHvbq!-414398754!990034342?applType=search&fileKey=37400551&attachmentKey=20621169&attachmentInd=licAttach

Note in the waver request denial the FCC mentioned some users were concerned about the effect on analog communications. It appears that ANY idea proposed to use digital voice modes on GMRS must take the points mentioned in the waver denial in consideration plus several more. As an example have a look at the attached file with some comments and ideas I have on the topic.

 

GMRS Digital Voice - 20221011.pdf

[MichaelLAX]

3 hours ago, WRKC935 said:

Hmm, ANOTHER DIGITAL POST??

This horse has been beaten into the ground.

And with the title of your post YOU KNOW THAT.

Lets not rehash this topic again please.  Answer is the same as it has been the last 10 or more times it's been discussed.  NOT LEGAL, DON'T DO IT.

Yes there are people doing it.  There are also people shooting other people every night in most major cities in the US, and that don't make murder legal either.

 

One of the greatest attributes of this Forum is that new GMRS licensees can come here and easily obtain a fount of valuable information on all sorts of useful GMRS subtopics.

Now to them, this is the first time such a question is being asked and it is a feature not a bug, that these questions are answered over and over again and updated, if necessary, each time.

Using the "Search" function does not always work well and is it sure not as easy as just asking the question.

If you find it disconcerting to answer the same question over and over again, here is any easy trick: Don't reply and move on to the next topic!

Let those of us who want to help cut through the crap and answer the question.

[MichaelLAX]

4 hours ago, WRKC935 said:

There are also people shooting other people every night in most major cities in the US, and that don't make murder legal either.

Bakersfield, home to the hoped-for next Speaker of the House of Representatives, has crime statistics that go far beyond "most major cities."