I think you did, Bill.
In my post I acknowledge it "may be legal," and you come along and state that "the letter of the LAW allows.." yada-yada. I say upfront that "I personally feel..." and you graciously say "You are entitled to your opinion..."
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I do not think it is right for these groups to use GMRS - a "Personal Radio Service," when there are frequencies available to them in the public service spectra where they belong.
It is also my opinion, if you will be so gracious to grant me my opinion once more oh exhaulted one, that "chit-chat" between stations is outside the intent of GMRS. Amateur radio, cb, and MURS are available for anyone to chit-chat and ragchew with anyone all they want to. The descriptions of the service from the Wiki you posted and the FCC's page both state that GMRS is "to facilitate the activities of an adult individual and his or her immediate family members, including a spouse, children, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, and in-laws (
47 CFR 95.179)." That does not include a bunch of cops ragchewing about how sexy some woman in central booking is, or for VACs to dispatch buses to a suicide call...which I heard this afternoon on 550, complete with full address.
The cops at worst use GMRS to have conversations "off" the recorder. Cases have been publicized where agencies got wise to this and have removed private radios from cars and forbid GMRS use on duty.
Public safety traffic belongs on a public safety spectrum, ragchewing and chit-chat belongs on a hobby service, and GMRS is for licensees and their immediate family to coordinate their activities as needed.
Thats the way I see it.
Now you can roll your eyes some more.
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