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What is the cost to apply for a GMRS license?
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nd5y
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Right now $70.
At some yet to be determined date in the future the fee will be reduced to $35.
At some yet to be determined date in the future the fee will be reduced to $35.
n5ims
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Your Technician license is only valid on the ham bands. No ifs. No ands. No buts. Your GMRS license is only valid on GMRS (which includes FRS at FRS power levels). The two are completely different services and nothing in the law grants rights for use of a license on one service to be used on another service. Anyone that tells you difference doesn't understand the FCC rules.
Apparently you need to research what your technician privilege's give you again. GMRS is not one of those frequency blocks.
ecps92
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Maybe that question needs to be added to the "Memorization" errr Pool Questions
At least he's asking instead of blasting RF. Give it time Micro1, you may get salty like the rest of us.
I'm asking because I want to do the right thing on the radio. I'm asking because Iraq (6 IEDS) made my head alittle wobbly and I'm still finding it difficult to comprehend at times and to talk at times. So I'm sorry if I am bothering you or if you feel I'm asking stupid questions
n5ims
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Actually we'd much prefer you ask here and get it sorted out (for you and others that read the forums with similar questions) than to wrongly assume that since both licenses are yours you can interchange the call signs on the different services.
rescuecomm
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I wish the ham license did cover GMRS. It would have saved me 70 bucks last week.
Bob
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I'm glad it doesn't. ITs nice to be able to use a band for non hams and use repeaters. Hams have an entire block in the 440 band for repeaters. Most of GMRS is not for rag chewing anyway. Its another service. I suppose next you'll want the public safety band to be under your ham license ? I just dont get this. It comes up over and over.
rescuecomm
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Some people think it covers the entire RF spectrum in an emergency. There's been some interesting discussions over the years.
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Thorndike113
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Oh, ive gotten that same response out of some CB'ers I used to know and others over the years. They (the ones WITHOUT a ham license) argued with me (the one WITH a ham license) that if there was an emergency I could pick up a fire radio, police radio or even a military radio and start transmitting. Needless to say, the conversation turned into them displaying every vein in their head and spit was flying as they tried to convince me that I had not read the rules correctly when I studied for my test. Very irritating.
They are correct that you can do so, any time you want. You just can't do so legally, and it's doubtful you'll get a positive response if you do.
You can pee on an electric fence anytime you want to. But don't complain about the burning sensation that will inevitably follow...
You can pee on an electric fence anytime you want to. But don't complain about the burning sensation that will inevitably follow...
ecps92
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And you hit the perfect wording. Yes you can pick up and use a Fire Radio, Police Radio, Military Radio etc as it is owned and programmed by that entity already and use it in the "emergency"
As you are using their tool. Same as not having a Gun Permit and taking an Officers Weapon to shoot the bad guy [you get the gold star]
Programming Your Tool [Radio] to operate on their system is where the issue becomes "the issue"
As you are using their tool. Same as not having a Gun Permit and taking an Officers Weapon to shoot the bad guy [you get the gold star]
Programming Your Tool [Radio] to operate on their system is where the issue becomes "the issue"
N4KVE
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Visited LA once. Decided one evening to scan the UHF ham repeaters, & GMRS freq’s. Heard many of the same voices on both. They’d make comments on GMRS about what they’d just heard on the ham repeater.
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