Well, FRS also requires a fixed antenna, is limited to 0.5 watt, and is FM which would make such a bizarre combination impractical and probably expensive...
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I read through the FCC rules and have a question about remote control.
I also saw that CTCSS is allowed. You'd probably need an external encoder to not violate the internal modification rule.
Would a homebrew cross band repeater be considered "direct electrical control by wire" since it would be wired to the other radio?
I also saw that CTCSS is allowed. You'd probably need an external encoder to not violate the internal modification rule.
. Frs radios are priced pretty reasonable, its worth a shot. :wink: 73, n9zas
A 27MHz AM 4 watt transceiver that will also do VHF FM in the FRS band at .5 watts and a fixed antenna? :roll:
Nope, Frs and class D citizens band are two separate services, so not happening. You'd need one radio of each band.
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Well thank you for recapitulating what I've written previously Captain Obvious... :lol:Nope, Frs and class D citizens band are two separate services, so not happening. You'd need one radio of each band.
I was simply pointing out the absurdity of the entire idea!
I think there was a Standard talkie, that was produced for awhile that included Murs, and Marine band or something like that but I never owned one. Not sure if it had frs or gmrs. 73, n9zas
Anyone have an opinion on this? I'd use a TK-880 for the UHF radio.
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If you made a cross band repeater that included a CB radio then you would be remote controlling the CB by virtue of the other half of the cross band repeater. Although I don't find any specific wording on cross banding CB its generally not legal to do that between different services.
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Get a yaesu 8900 and some export cbs that do fm and you will be all set !
We still need to talk to conventional AM CB users and stay within the rules as much as possible. Can't even do SSB unfortunately.
. Why would a db admin give illegal advice? :roll: 73, n9zas
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Guess that many of the newer CB radios are illegal that have the WX channels. Those are in another band near 2-meters. Thus, those CBs are multi-band radios.
They are certified and weather is receive only so I'm not concerned. I'll look up the FCC ID when their search form is working.
No, they are fcc type accepted because they have a secondary receiver for nws channels. They cannot in no way transmit there. 73, n9zas
The FCC is aware of the weather alert feature as noted on the grant. To be complete they could have added another grant under 15B for 162.400 - 162.550 showing no output like they do for scanners.
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Not going to overthink this. MURS would be great for what you want, but the radios are scarce. Cobra 25's are good CB's, and most truck drivers have CB's in their trucks. Go with simple, quality, Cobra 25's and you are good. No, there are no "commercial grade" CB radios. Amazon.com: Cobra 25 LTD 40-Channel CB Radio: Car Electronics
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And he's still wanting a portable solution. Like I said, it seems that the best solution is almost using someone to dispatch with a CB and UHF base.
Crossbanding a CB...there's some stuff that would have to be built. (Legalities aside).
Maybe pick up some cheap Chinese Bao Fangs for the company folks and a nice CB base radio for the office to talk to visitors. Program the portables for your lmr frequency. Not sure you you renew the license without your vendor...someone here will know.....
Is the quarry big enough to need a the repeater?
http://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-BF-88...e=UTF8&qid=1456550423&sr=1-8&keywords=baofeng
Is the quarry big enough to need a the repeater?
http://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-BF-88...e=UTF8&qid=1456550423&sr=1-8&keywords=baofeng
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