acidradio5
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what is the diffirent between gmrs and ham licenses I know one gives you only so many freqs. to talk on and the other gives you a lot more but other than that what the diff?????
what is the diffirent between gmrs and ham licenses I know one gives you only so many freqs. to talk on and the other gives you a lot more but other than that what the diff?????
IF you read the Ops post, he's trying to learn the difference between services So why mention those? ... Baby steps first! :wink: 73, n9zasGet both and frs murs and cb....
Cb, Murs and Frs aren't really an option in this forum since there's no license required. 73, n9zasThey are all options thats why... More info is better than less... Wink wink...
Yes it is, since its a licensed service. 73, n9zas"The RadioReference.com Forums > Amateur Radio > Getting Your License / New Operators"
Then neither is GMRS.....
what is the diffirent between gmrs and ham licenses I know one gives you only so many freqs. to talk on and the other gives you a lot more but other than that what the diff?????
Simple:
The big difference is whether you need to talk to specific friends or your family. In this case GMRS is the choice.
Ham license requires technical and FCC rules proficiency test and with it you can talk to random people (hams) locally or around the world. There are different levels of license and test proficiency that permit greater number of frequencies, power level and modes. The entry level Tech license permits limited operation on 10M band and greater privileges from 6M band thorough microwave bands.
In my circle I have found that the GMRS radio service is a "I Give Up" choice. I say this with my tongue in cheek for the "I Give Up !" is on the part of the Ham member of a family trying unsucessfully (for many years, in some cases) to get the rest of the family- and friends, interested enuff in ham radio to sit the test. Its a lot better than CB for local stuff, and more powerful than FRS and MURS. With it everyone can use fairly powerful, professional UHF radios, repeaters and such, to talk to around.... Well, that is, if you can separate them from their 'celphones ( the usual agruement here is 'why do I need *that radio* when I have my iFone??...I can't text on *That*, can I ?!"----- and so on.)
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