Drachen_Fire
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Would such a thing be legally possible?
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LTR Trunking on GMRS
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What is the emission designator for LTR? If it's one of those permissible for use in the GMRS, then at first glance I'd say yes. YMMV.
Now, as to whether or not it's actually a good idea, based on several factors, is another question.
What is the emission designator for LTR? If it's one of those permissible for use in the GMRS, then at first glance I'd say yes. YMMV.
Now, as to whether or not it's actually a good idea, based on several factors, is another question.
Probably not unless there is a trunking radio out there that is Part 95 certified. That might not be an easy thing to find.
Midland 70-1526b will do trunking if configured right and part 95 certified....
stmills
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I currently own 2 icom f40gs and a Kenwood Tk3140, all do LTR and are part 95 accepted.
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It would also require that one person own repeaters on all of the GMRS channels that will be trunked. It does not appear to be legal to build a network on GMRS that would serve multiple unrelated users, although the fact that a repeater own is free to authorize other licensees to use their repeater is evidence in the opposite direction.
On business (Part 90) frequencies (just as a point of reference), someone who wants to trunk repeaters that were formerly coordinated as conventional needs the consent of co-channel users in adjacent coverage areas.
On business (Part 90) frequencies (just as a point of reference), someone who wants to trunk repeaters that were formerly coordinated as conventional needs the consent of co-channel users in adjacent coverage areas.
Come to think of it, the Motorola M1225 trunking model is Part 95, I believe.
I think trunking on GMRS, while technically possible and not terribly difficult, would create a lot of usage issues for existing users and would probably end up being in violation of one or more operational Part 95 rules because of that.
There's virtually no GMRS activity here where I live, so it'd probably never generate a complaint or any interference. The big question is who'd use it. But I don't think it would fly very well in well populated areas.
And, as Dave pointed out, GMRS licensing rules do limit who could use such a critter anyway.
If nothing else, compared to simply setting up a repeater, a trunking system would be beacoup expensive.
I think trunking on GMRS, while technically possible and not terribly difficult, would create a lot of usage issues for existing users and would probably end up being in violation of one or more operational Part 95 rules because of that.
There's virtually no GMRS activity here where I live, so it'd probably never generate a complaint or any interference. The big question is who'd use it. But I don't think it would fly very well in well populated areas.
And, as Dave pointed out, GMRS licensing rules do limit who could use such a critter anyway.
If nothing else, compared to simply setting up a repeater, a trunking system would be beacoup expensive.
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