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Should we have a special band for non-licensed communications other than CB, If the FCC allowed it?

I had submitted a possible correction I encountered due to not finding a few listed trunked frequencies in the FCC databases for a particular licensed system in NY. Response I got back from GTR8000 was that the frequencies were leased as part of 'market based YD (SMR, auctioned) licenses'. I...

Hi, I am trying to find FRS radios that have the most actual transmit power within the limits (0.5/2W depending on channel). There is an old thread asking a similar question with a couple of recommendations here: Seems like the bigger names like Motorola and Midland do not market or publish...

I brought something up with my local repeater friends earlier today and I told them I’d come on here and get some answers. The topic of the discussion was IDing on local repeaters and if IDing your callsign via CW was fine. Repeaters seem to have the choice of IDing either by CW or phonetically...

Glenn M’s Weekly FCC Grants Reports Ending. Thanks for doing it for everyone for the past 14 years. Scanner Community Announcement... http://fccgrants.x10host.com/quick.htm P.S Maybe someone that knows how to do it can take it over?

There is a R/O from the FCC Drafted for the October 23rd Open Meeting in Washington D.C from 10:30 to 12:30 https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2018/10/october-2018-open-commission-meeting Revitalizing the 800 MHz Band The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Order opening up...

Looking thru the Enforcement Section I Came Across a Few Big Companies who got the Visit and Letter from the FCC Enforcement Offices in 2018 08/14/2018--Snapchat, Venice, CA-- https://transition.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2018/DOC-353591A1.html 06/27/2018--Big Bear Theater Inc., Big Bear Lake...

How to apply for a GMRS license and receive your FCC call sign General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) is a land-mobile UHF radio service in the United States, near 462 and 467 MHz. GMRS shares the same frequencies with the Family Radio Service (FRS), however output power is limited to 0.5 or 2...

In the FCC database, some numerical frequencies are followed by a space then an upper-case letter "V." An example is callsign WPTE977, licensed to Georgetown, County of (S.C.), Site 2, Pawleys Isl, 3700 West of City off US 17 on Dump Road: 853.23750000 V 853.35000000 V. What does the "V"...

So here the question: A non-profit (Church, museum, school as examples) may or not use FRS/GMRS portable radios at 1.5W of power? For background, the radio fleet is a mix of bubble pack radios and baofengs. The subtleties of a 16 Chanel radio and what channels to use at what power level...

What is the schedule to update the FCC DB? I see the message it is down for maintenance and to try later. Is there a regular schedule for updates and DB maintenance?

Hi all, New user here and I'm hoping this is the right section to discuss some general DMR questions I've come up against. I've been studying DMR and am aware of the three tiers. The gist I have is Tier 1 is based off of PMR466 in the EU and is analog. Tier II brings digital capability while...

Whenever I search for FCC data, if the frequency is in the 454.0000 - 455.0000 range, I never get any results, even though I have several active frequencies in that range. For example, there's a hotel on 454.125 and I'm trying to figure out what hotel it is. We have a Hillsborough County...

From the SWLing.com website... FCC Approves MF/LF Ham Radio Bands | The SWLing Post Mike

Hi all, I am in the process of filing an application for Part 90 Itinerant Frequencies for our local CERT Team. I'm using itinerants because we move from site to site depending on our mission(s). However, I have a few questions before I spend the money only to have the application rejected due...

This one is strange... I was sitting here with my PRO-651 on Signal Stalker when it stopped on 453.8375, I thought it would be another DMR Frequency, NOPE! it was St. Vincent's Hospital (Pretty close to me so I thought that had to be it) I looked under Jefferson County and went to FCC Licenses...

Wondering what the most efficient way to import frequencies from the FCC database to my pro 668 using iscan. is there a way to go throught and pick all the businesses i want and whatnot and get them in? i would do it manually but theres hundreds in my county that i want to put into indiviual...

When looking at the frequencies licensed to a specific FCC license some of the frequencies have an "SC" icon on next to them. A quick hoover with the mouse indicates that this is a special condition icon. Logic suggests that the Special Condition is directly associated with the frequency in...

I am trying to listen to SNHU (Southern New Hampshire University) public safety, i pulled the fcc license and got their frequencys but all i hear is what sounds like a trunking control channel. I only hear this noise sometimes, probably only when they are talking or something. Im not sure whats...

I recently purchased 3 Motorola HT600's off of eBay. I have a computer running DOS for the programming along with the software and the proper serial cables. I am just started learning about these radios and Im trying to figure out what kind of license I need to legally operate them and what...