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GMRS Call Signs

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kasari

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ok, I just got my gmrs license. As I understand it my family can also use this license. With that being said...
For radio etiquette sake, If im talking to another family member, do they have to have a call sign? Do they make one up?
I'd rather not use names on the air.
 

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ok, I just got my gmrs license. As I understand it my family can also use this license. With that being said...
For radio etiquette sake, If im talking to another family member, do they have to have a call sign? Do they make one up?
I'd rather not use names on the air.

You can use whatever unit identifiers you want. Doesn't need to be names.

The FCC issued call sign just needs to be transmitted every 15 minutes and when you are done with the series of transmissions. Only one of you needs to transmit the call sign.
 

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As an example, many users here use "Unit 2,3,4" etc. for family members with the assumption that the actual license holder is "Unit 1"
 
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