Hi Gang, Don't forget the "Part 15" channels on 49 mHz. There were at least (3). Power limit was 100 mw. I still have a few Sears walkie-talkies of that type (late 70's) I think they are "AM"? Always thought about "upping power"(-: When "Skip" was in it was an interesting band. The channels were differnt that the old cordless that are on 49 mHz.
Tim Hardy W7TRH Wa. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "JOHN MACKEY" <[email protected]> Class B was something on UHF, and class C was 27 MHz remote control. ------ Original Message ------ Received: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:09:19 AM PST From: MCH <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: OT: Radios and Coms in TV and Movies > Wrong. > > GMRS is "Class A CB" (FCC designation) while the 27 MHz band is "Class D > CB". I don't recall what classes B and C were offhand. FRS didn't exist > until recently and has never carried an official CB label even though it > too is under Part 95. MURS is even more recent. > > Both Class A and Class D CB used to require a license. The Class D > license was dropped around 1980 or so. The Class A frequencies still > require a license. > > MURS is also not a CB band - it is a business band. Although families > can use those frequencies, so can literally anyone else - for any reason > (yes, hams too, although only with FCC TA'ed equipment). It's truly one > way hams can legally communicate with other services - such as your > local Public Safety or EMA personnel. > > Joe M. > > Bracy Poppell wrote: > > Correction. UHF CB is FRS (Family Radio Server). GMRS (General Mobile > > Radio Service) requires a license and is not considered CB by the FCC. > > > > Also VHF CB is called MURS (Multiple Use Radio Service) and we all know > > the tradition HF CB as "CB". > > > > Bracy > > > > --- In [email protected], wd8chl <wd8...@...> wrote: > >> Gordon 'Yeti' wrote: > >>> You think? > >>> > >>> In Die Hard, the terrorists brough 'CB radios' - which were > > obviously > >>> UHF (Does the US still have a UHF CB frequency?) > >> FWIW-Yes-it's called GMRS. > >> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > >
