OH! By the way we have GMRS repeaters in Ocean City NJ, Glassboro NJ and
Chester PA.
All three get used a lot by licensed GMRS people. We did have a few Hams on
the GMRS with out a GMRS after asking them to leave a few times we changed all
the tones to digital and the seems to have fixed that problem. Most of our
repeaters have one chat tone on and 8 for each family so we get a pile of folks
on GMRS.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 12:59
PM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: FCC
typr acp.
Then how is it I see them and lots of
other GE, Midland etc stuff in use as GMRS stuff. I guess there is no
self policing of these frequencies like there is in Amateur. I bet if
there was that the 5 and 8 mile radios on sale at Wal-Mart (junk compared to a
good Kenwood 349E BTW) would be protested by legally licensed GMRS
operators. I saw how Wal-Mart and the manufactures get around this
though by including a mice type version of the GMRS application inside folded
up in the part you toss.
Has there ever been a "Pirate" GMRS
repeater shut down? GMRS is new to me and I'm wondering if it's just a
freeband whose only requirement is $80 to the FCC and then that is optional if
no one complains.
I notice there are only 2 GMRS
repeaters here in my area. No one seems to use them at
all.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 12:13
PM
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: FCC
typr acp.
If you're
talking about the TK349's appearing on Ebay and Overstock.com, No they are
not type accepted (certified) for use in the US. Just look at the label and
you will see something like "certified for the UK". These radios can only be
used legally on the ham bands in the US, not for commercial purposes, no
GMRS either. Same for
TK709 and TK809.
Art - KC7GF
Golden,
CO
GROL
