My Ham license is about $10-15 every decade and actually gets regular use.
Gmrs has deteriorated CB levels around here, but without any utility, which I can at least still get out of the 11m band on the highway. It's been a downhill slide since mixed bubble packs came out but a high enough % still send in the check to use low power simplex while almost no consumer market exists for part 95 repeaters, mobiles or repeater capable ht. Largely due to certification costs blocking out same quality spec part 90 or 97 compliant radios
Between cell phones vastly expanding rural coverage in the last 10 years and other available services, and the ability to go to my old true frs (Not bubble pack mixed radios, that need the license) radios, or CB when the others are not available for network or lack of license isssues; I've decided to dump gmrs altogether, I'm up for renewal in November haven't been on the air using gmrs in 4 years got a letter from the FCC (Labeled like it was a summo s to federal court) a few weeks ago and can't figure out how it wouldn't just be money down the drain.
I'm out. I hope others join in letting the gmrs coffers dry up, the band is under enforced and overcharged. The last few rule making changes relating to gmrs, FCC response was a middle finger to band users, keeping the status woe.