Not so much GMRS, more MURS

[SilentKillerx07]

I know with GMRS, you need an FCC licence to legally operate in the GMRS channels, but with MURS, do you need the same?

[W7RA]

No license needed:
MURS: Frequently Asked Questions

[C138Kaysone]

I wonder how some individuals/businesses are licensed but with the expired status, im guessing they were not MURS freqs yet at the time huh?

[avguy]

The MURS frequencies are the former "dot" business band frequencies.

Red 151.625 MHz
Purple 151.955
Blue 154.570
Green 154.600

The Wikipedia entry is fairly concise.
Multi-Use Radio Service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[jaymatt1978]

The first two murs frequencies should be 151.8200 and 151.8800. The red and purple frequencies ARE NOT MURS and technically you need a license to use them. Although some businesses "forget"

[C138Kaysone]

Now i thought Blue 154.570 Green 154.600 were the 2 business frequencies

[avguy]

Originally Posted by avguy

Some of he MURS frequencies are the former "dot" business band frequencies.

Blue 154.570
Green 154.600


151.820 MHz
151.880 MHz
151.940 MHz


The Wikipedia entry is fairly concise.
Multi-Use Radio Service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Stupid vendor's website got me again.

[C138Kaysone]

I thought the first 3 that are 151 were ok but the two 154's, i thought you can use those without a license...

[Don_Burke]

From the source document:


TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

PART 95_PERSONAL RADIO SERVICES--Table of Contents

Subpart E_Technical Regulations

Sec. 95.632 MURS transmitter frequencies.

(a) The MURS transmitter channel frequencies are 151.820 MHz,
151.880 MHz, 151.940 MHz, 154.570 MHz, 154.600 MHz.
(b) The authorized bandwidth is 11.25 kHz on frequencies 151.820
MHz, 151.880 MHz and 151.940 MHz. The authorized bandwidth is 20.0 kHz
on frequencies 154.570 and 154.600 MHz.
(c) MURS transmitters must maintain a frequency stability of 5.0
ppm, or 2.0 ppm if designed to operate with a 6.25 kHz bandwidth.

[65 FR 60877, Oct. 13, 2000, as amended at 67 FR 63289, Oct. 11, 2002]

[mike_gain]

The businesses on 154.570 and 154.600 can continue operating licence free with no protection from other MURS stations. Hear that wal-mart?

[C138Kaysone]

Originally Posted by mike_gain

The businesses on 154.570 and 154.600 can continue operating licence free with no protection from other MURS stations. Hear that wal-mart?

I hear walmart alot and i always try to wonder what their PL is lol not like i would interfere but all my radios are on DPL codes so i know one of the schools are CSQ and it sucks for them if im near by with a group and we talk, they hear us but we dont hear them... maybe they should think about putting in a PL instead of being CSQ but they thought the entire county would run on MURS with CSQ and talk amongst each other when one principle reaches another school.. heck my middle school was next to me.

Now speaking of murs, i found taco bell on 152.3000 but when im near mcdonalds, i should probably consider ordering my lunch half way their!

[MeddleMan]

Originally Posted by C138Kaysone

I hear walmart alot and i always try to wonder what their PL is lol not like i would interfere but all my radios are on DPL codes so i know one of the schools are CSQ and it sucks for them if im near by with a group and we talk, they hear us but we dont hear them... maybe they should think about putting in a PL instead of being CSQ but they thought the entire county would run on MURS with CSQ and talk amongst each other when one principle reaches another school.. heck my middle school was next to me.

Now speaking of murs, i found taco bell on 152.3000 but when im near mcdonalds, i should probably consider ordering my lunch half way their!

Our Walmart does not use coded squelch, so it's pretty easy to bug them.

[gewecke]

I have found VERY few wal marts that bother with pl tones,but their csm's have no problem with telling you you're on a "company" channel...until they're educated!
N9ZAS.

[MeddleMan]

Originally Posted by gewecke

I have found VERY few wal marts that bother with pl tones,but their csm's have no problem with telling you you're on a "company" channel...until they're educated!
N9ZAS.

Really? Do you think that any of these will spend their precious time listening to one of us?

[gewecke]

Well...they do when they find out your in their store,and they don't know who you are!!!
N9ZAS.