NO. Type acceptance has nothing to do with how someone built the system on what license the tech had.
BTW - the GROL is not required for a tech to work on part 90 or 95 systems. ------ Original Message ------ Received: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 11:05:05 PM CST From: Benjamin Naber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Advice on Business Band repeater > > If a guy were to have a GROL license and he built his > own repeater to meet type acceptance(or close to), > would it be classified as being so? > > > ~Benjamin, KB9LFZ > > > --- KI4AWK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am a ham who is contemplating building a > > business-band repeater. I have a few questions that > > maybe you guys can answer and save me hours of > > reading and searching. > > > > I want to do this so that my family can stay in > > touch. The business license would be in the name of > > the family farm. > > I know that not everyone in my family is interested > > in radio enough to become a ham, but would > > definitely own a radio if they could communicate > > reliably. Cell phones are horrible. > > > > I do not want to use GMRS frequencies for three > > reasons: I am not impressed with the policing of the > > GMRS frequencies. Anyone can get a GMRS radio, and > > the line between GMRS and FRS and CB seems to be > > very blurry. I don't want my mom to be the one > > listening when someone starts being rude on our > > frequency. Reason two is that I want to be able to > > hook up a phone patch. This is strictly forbidden in > > GMRS. Reason three is the "type acceptance" rule > > that prohibits several quality radios from being > > used in GMRS. > > > > My questions: > > > > What kind of cost am I looking at for a repeater > > pair license? > > Does each user need a separate license? cost per > > user? > > Can I do the research and find a frequency pair > > myself, or do I have to go through a coordinator? > > (if so, what does that cost?) > > (We live in a rural area, Thomasville, GA. Finding a > > pair should not be hard. I am hoping for a pair in > > the 460 band, as I have a very nice mastr II for > > that band.) > > I have been monitoring a specific frequency, and did > > research through the FCC website on it for users in > > my area. > > What else should I do to get started? > > > > > > John Clark - KI4AWK > > > ===== > ------------------------------------------------- > ~Ben, KB9LFZ > > Got your radio on and "listening?" > Then KEY the radio and say that you are! LET US USE WHAT WE HAVE!! > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
