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Business Radio license
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Can you clarify what you mean by "business license"? Do you mean you have an FCC license for your business...or you have a state or local government issued business license for operating your business?
WA0CBW
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If you meet the rest of the FCC license requirements you would be assigned a frequency(s) and operating area as need by your business.
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mmckenna
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"Business license", as in a license to operate a business in your state/county? That doesn't grant you any rights to two way radio use at all, at least not in the USA.
"Business Frequencies" is a generalized term to refer to FCC Part 90 frequencies that are reserved for business/industrial type use.
To be legal, you need a couple of things:
A valid license issued to your business by the Federal Communications Commission, if you are located in the USA.
You can license for "itinerant" frequencies via the FCC if you qualify.
If you don't, you'll need to work with an FCC authorized Frequency Coordinator to find one or more suitable frequencies you can use in your area. With the approval from the frequency coordinator, you can apply for the license. The FCC will need to have the info from the coordinator.
You cannot legally operate on the Part 90 business frequencies until you have a valid FCC license. There are -NO- license free business frequencies in the FCC Part 90 allocations.
Also, do NOT purchase radios until you have the FCC license in hand. All too often people purchase radios first then try to get them licensed. This can be an issue if you are put on coordinated frequencies. While the frequency coordinator will try to accommodate you, you will not know which frequencies or even which band you'll be able to use.
A much better approach is to look at FRS radios or MURS radios. Those can be used by individuals and businesses. They are "License by Rule" which is the FCC term meaning you can use them without an issued license form the FCC as long as you follow all the rules for the appropriate sections of Part 95.
FRS radios will work well for short range use. As in retail, small manufacturing, etc.
MURS will give you more range in most cases.
Do not purchase anything until you figure out which direction you are going to go. If you are using FCC Part 90 frequencies there are some specific requirements about which radios you can legally use. Same goes for FRS and MURS. Do -not- purchase the low end Chinese radios you find on e-Bay, Amazon, Alibaba or similar websites. Many of these radios are not legal for use on business, FRS or MURS.
Since you are just starting down the path, make sure you do it right, abide by the rules and get good equipment.
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You can't.
The Baofeng radios don't meet the FCC requirements for legal use on FRS or MURS.
If FRS will work, get thee to WalMart and pick up a couple of Midland or Motorola radios.
If you need MURS, Ritron PT-150M is a good option. http://www.ritron.com/PTSeries-Ritron-2-Way-Radios
The Baofeng's have the low price that attracts a lot of people, but the don't meet the FCC requirements for what you want to do. For a bit more money you'll get a better quality and legal radio.
nd5y
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You can only use FCC Part 95 certified equipment on FRS and MURS.
Baofeng radios aren't Part 95 certified so they are not legal to use on FRS or MURS.
There is one Baofeng Tech (aka BTech) handheld model that is FCC approved for
MURS use. It is the MURS-V1. It costs about US$55 on Amazon.
http://amzn.to/2gKt9ht
MURS use. It is the MURS-V1. It costs about US$55 on Amazon.
http://amzn.to/2gKt9ht
No, you need a FCC license to operate on those frequencies in the US. If you buy the radios you will need a license to operate them. You file and pay the fees online with the FCC (www.fcc.gov).
Alternatively, you can rent radios from another company and as part of the agreement operate under their license.
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The Motorola DTR550 covers up to 350,000 square feet (30 floors) and does not require a license.
https://www.motorolasolutions.com/e...-radios/dtr-series/dtr550.html#tabproductinfo
https://www.motorolasolutions.com/e...-radios/dtr-series/dtr550.html#tabproductinfo
Where it does not require a license to purchase, it does require a licenses to operate.
Per FCC, "Individuals or entities desiring to operate on frequencies listed in the Industrial/Business Pool are required to obtain a radio station license for these frequencies." https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau...ustrial-business-licensing#block-menu-block-4
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The DTR (and DLR) series operate on the 900 MHz ISM license-free band so it does not require any FCC license to use it.
https://www.motorolasolutions.com/c...adios/dtr410/dtr550_and_dtr650_spec_sheet.pdf
I see this falls under the low power exception. But higher-power convential NFM radios do require an operator licenses.
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