Delta33
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. WHY ?? APX radios aren't legal on Frs either.
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Business use of FRS
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bill4long
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`round about these parts what i hear as far as buisness use of FRS is mainly construction crews (mostly in the summer) and snow removal crews (in winter & early spring), which i can pick up from my pad no problem (five floors up). When i did my Dayton run last may i listened to FRS mainly to hear if any stors/schools/construction folks were using FRS, heard nothing, which i found kinda strange for a big city like Milwaukee or Chicago. Personally i kinda like hearing that kinda activity, as it means the service is getting used, and also it`s a great way for me to test out antennas on my ham radio & scanner. N9NRA
I live in a town of 80,000+. Driving around my part of town, aside from the occasional kiddies doing their thing, there are several businesses using FRS every weekday, including a private elementary school, a YMCA, a nursery (as in trees and plants), a hardware/paint store, and a dentist office, within about a 1 mile radius. The police explorers use them during special events. Road crews use them to switch the direction of traffic in construction zones. There is an auto dealer using bubble pack FRS/GMRS radios on GMRS frequencies without identifying with callsign, so I assume they are not licensed. Their radios have their roger beeps on, so I doubt they are grandfathered from yester-year, plus I checked the FCC database and nobody is licensed around here for that frequency any more. There are some licensed GMRS repeaters near by. FRS and GMRS seem to be utilized a fair amount around here.
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