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> As others have said, GMRS is limited to 50W for large bases/repeaters,
> also 35W for mobiles, and 5 or 6(?) for portables.
In the GMRS mobiles are allowed 50 watts. I have never heard of a 35
watt limit for anything. Portables are also allowed 50 watts if you want
to setup a backpack with an amplifer and battery.
> Another limit is unless you have one of the old grandfathered business
> licenses from back in the 80's or before, business use of GMRS is
> ILLEGAL!
Bussiness use of GMRS is NOT illegal as long as each person is licensed.
> And a business CANNOT now get a GMRS license.
> GMRS is for individuals for the purpose of conducting FAMILY business,
> ie, picking up kids, going to the store (using specific item names or
> specific store names, or how much you paid), ordering a pizza (phone
> patch is illegal!), what bills you got in the mail, and other similar
> things that would be illegal on amateur bands. Ham and GMRS should
> complement each other, as most things that are illegal on GMRS are legal
> on ham, like phone patch, and casual conversations.
Not sure where you are going here, but casual conversations are legal on
both bands.
Johnny
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