There is no MURS in Canada but I’ve added the frequencies to my GMRS scan list. No joy so far.
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MURS - Do you use it? How often do you hear traffic?
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sempai
Member
I rarely hear MURS in Iowa City or Philly. Sometimes I will give a shout just to see if anyone does a hollerback, but have not talked to anyone on MURS in several years!
rf_patriot200
Active Member
Not even Walmarts ? They use Murs nationwide. Some even use tones.
nd5y
Member
Not all stores. Some of them have dumped MURS and moved to wifi/900 MHz digital radios.
As of 2009, the five MURS freqs that are used in the US are allowed to be used in Canada, per their Spectrum Management Regulators.
ised-isde.canada.ca
SAB-002-14 – Multi-Use Radio Services in the 150 MHz VHF Band
In 2005, Industry Canada held a public consultation Proposals and Changes to the Spectrum in Certain Bands Below 1.7 GHz (DGPT-004-05) to invite comments regarding policy changes to accommodate new services including MURS radio products available in the United States market. Following this...
nd5y
Member
There are several threads about Walmart where this was discussed.
The store near me (don't know about the other two in town) has been using Motorola Curves for a year or so and several other people have reported the same thing in different states.
Your local store could have been using MURS 20 years ago when somebody submitted it but not now. Don't count on the db being accurate. It doesn't magically update itself whenever something changes.
The store near me (don't know about the other two in town) has been using Motorola Curves for a year or so and several other people have reported the same thing in different states.
Your local store could have been using MURS 20 years ago when somebody submitted it but not now. Don't count on the db being accurate. It doesn't magically update itself whenever something changes.
You sure about that?As of 2009, the five MURS freqs that are used in the US are allowed to be used in Canada, per their Spectrum Management Regulators.
SAB-002-14 – Multi-Use Radio Services in the 150 MHz VHF Band
In 2005, Industry Canada held a public consultation Proposals and Changes to the Spectrum in Certain Bands Below 1.7 GHz (DGPT-004-05) to invite comments regarding policy changes to accommodate new services including MURS radio products available in the United States market. Following this...
As a result, the Department does not feel that the introduction of MURS devices in Canada is warranted at this time, and has decided to defer the introduction of MURS devices in Canada until a clearer indication of actual need is provided by Canadian MURS advocates and/or stakeholders.
Well, maybe I should have read it a little more closely. Oh well, it is only another second mistake I have made in my life.
mikepdx
Member
I live up in the hills, and I have a large county park
near a river, very close. Just below me.
Thru the woods.
I've not heard anyone from there on MURS,
but sometimes FRS is hopping with
kids & their parents.
About 5 years ago, I heard two stations
on MURS 151.94 MHz
They were definitely on base stations.
A much different sound than mobile,
of course. Very strong too.
The one guy had a familiar voice.
A ham that I used to hear often
on the 2m repeaters.
Never heard them again on MURS, tho.
I do hear regular activity on the VHF
itinerants 151.505, 151.5125 & 151.625
A lot of flaggers.
The Canadian members might want
to include the US MURS freqs. in a radio.
You might hear some tourists from the states
who smuggled some MURS radios across
that inconvenient imaginary line.
near a river, very close. Just below me.
Thru the woods.
I've not heard anyone from there on MURS,
but sometimes FRS is hopping with
kids & their parents.
About 5 years ago, I heard two stations
on MURS 151.94 MHz
They were definitely on base stations.
A much different sound than mobile,
of course. Very strong too.
The one guy had a familiar voice.
A ham that I used to hear often
on the 2m repeaters.
Never heard them again on MURS, tho.
I do hear regular activity on the VHF
itinerants 151.505, 151.5125 & 151.625
A lot of flaggers.
The Canadian members might want
to include the US MURS freqs. in a radio.
You might hear some tourists from the states
who smuggled some MURS radios across
that inconvenient imaginary line.
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nd5y
Member
and US members might want to include these.
Trucking Common (Alberta) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference
Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference for Trucking Common (Alberta)
www.radioreference.com
mikepdx
Member
I've heard truckers many, manyand US members might want to include these.
Over the past few years have heard what sounds like truckers or other people in vehicles passing through town on all of these frequencies here in North Texas and I don't think they were all Canadians.Trucking Common (Alberta) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference
Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference for Trucking Common (Alberta)www.radioreference.com
times in the Portland, OR area
on the LADD Channels.
We're right here on I-5 and Canada isn't far away.
Many Canadians pass thru town.
rf_patriot200
Active Member
I forgot about that ! I doubt the stores in my area would stray from Murs though.
I suppose anything is possible but my understanding is that eventually all Walmart stores will be required to use the handheld 'smartphone type' devices with PTT over wifi/cellular capabilities in place of the MURS radios (as has been discussed in other threads).
Our local store is still rocking MURS, though, too. With no timeline known, it may be years before all switch over. Or they could change plans all together.
nd5y
Member
Why? They will use whatever radios corporate HQ gives them or tells them to use.
rf_patriot200
Active Member
The local store here, tends to be the last in the technology chain unless it's related to their self checkouts or POS terminals. One of the TLE associates was walking around with a moto and the antenna looked like his dog used it for a Chew toy ! The cover was gone and most of the helical coil was mangled .
Gmrsrancher
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I use murs a few times a week and hear traffic on it every time I use it. Same with gmrs. Since both are ment to communicate with people you already know and not talk with random strangers I never really care who else in on the radio. I do care if I can communicate with the people I need to.
