On Sun, 29 May 2005 03:40:02 GMT, Falky foo wrote:

Nope, it is a way to regulate the Radio Service. If they have to track
you down, then they have your License Suspension to hang over you. If
you don't have a license when they track you down, then you PAY, Big
Time, for operating an Unlicensed Station.

I don't understand how you're making the connection between a high fee and
regulation of the service. How does a high fee serve to regulate a radio
service? And if it's so effective in doing so, why is the Amateur service
license essentially free?

I'm not certain of the conditions governing the GMRS service, but perhaps
one of the reasons that the amateur radio license is essentially free is
that there is an express prohibition against conducting business other than
incidental. (you can order a pizza, but you can't contact a client).
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Larry W1HJF
email is rapp at lmr dot com
05/29/05 11:06:41 AM