REALLY, NP? THe OP asked about the amateur 2m band ONLY, not MURS. He has his answer, so why muddy the water by throwing in "not entirely false" which total BS! Oh, BTW, because the band is lower in freq than exactly 2.0 meters but above 3 meters it is indeed literally 2 meters!
I would have let you slide if it weren't for your first sentence.
Fact of the matter, anywhere between 144-148 MHz, license required, period.
"Hi Guys, I have heard from two different radio ops, that the FCC does not require any license for a 2M radio under 100 watts. I will keep studying but would really like to know. They class it in the same area as a CB radio. You Guys will tell me the truth, that's why I come here. Thanks."
The OP asked about a "2M radio," not "the amateur 2m band ONLY" and said "they class[ify] it in the same area as a CB radio." MURS is the only VHF (2m) radio service that is referred to, by some, as the VHF CB that I know of. The Marine band is another possibility, his friend(s) were talking about in reference to the "100 watts" statement. Either way MURS is only allowed 2 watts and Marine radios are for use by boats and ships. I don't know if they have any power restrictions? Further more the OP stated he was studying for his license and appeared to be rather new to radio. To the uniformed a radio is a radio and they wouldn't know the difference between a CB, HAM and commercial radio services.
"The band is lower in freq than exactly 2.0 meters but above 3 meters it is indeed literally 2 meters!" NO! Literal means "true to fact; not exaggerated; actual or factual: a literal description of conditions." Literally means "in the literal or strict sens." Two meters is only used to refer to the band but LITERALLY, two meters is not in the HAM bands.
I have never heard anyone other then an Amateur Radio operator refer to a VHF radio as a 2-meter.
You may be correct but the OP stated he was studying for his license and may be referring to any radio in the VHF range. If in fact his friend(s) were talking about the 2 meter amateur band (144 -148 Mhz) then they would be wrong. Either way though it sounds like they were breaking some FCC rules.
