The frequencies that are open to to the GMRS are in the little used
'business section' of the UHF band, and these frequencies have had
license requirements for years... so whats your bitch? Does that mean
Im due a refund after all these years? ... you know that answer.

You need not bother with licensing of those radios. You are not on
frequencies that anyone would worry about and you will never, ever have a
representative of the FCC or the DOC ask you for a radio license. Don't pay
the fees simply use them professionally and you will not have to worry.
Especially in Canada, everyone already has those FRS radios, I mean everyone
so the DOC wouldn't even think of having a crew out asking, they simply do
not have the resources available.









"Rich Hampel" wrote in message
...
The frequencies that are open to to the GMRS are in the little used
'business section' of the UHF band, and these frequencies have had
license requirements for years... so whats your bitch? Does that mean
Im due a refund after all these years? ... you know that answer.

You need not bother with licensing of those radios. You are not on
frequencies that anyone would worry about and you will never, ever have a
representative of the FCC or the DOC ask you for a radio license. Don't pay
the fees simply use them professionally and you will not have to worry.
Especially in Canada, everyone already has those FRS radios, I mean everyone
so the DOC wouldn't even think of having a crew out asking, they simply do
not have the resources available.









"Rich Hampel" wrote in message
...
The frequencies that are open to to the GMRS are in the little used
'business section' of the UHF band, and these frequencies have had
license requirements for years... so whats your bitch? Does that mean
Im due a refund after all these years? ... you know that answer.

My point was in the marketing of the radios. They marketed those FRS radios
for several years basically saying "you don't need a license!" Then they add
the GMRS frequencies, but don't really tell anybody that they'll need a
license that costs more than the radios to operate them legally. The folks
that bought them for me had no idea that we'd need licences. I was only
trying to notify those folks who didn't know.

Good luck to the FCC trying to enforce those laws with the hundreds of
thousands, if not millions of those radios that are out there now
unlicenced. You think any of them who gave their kids a pair for Christmas
are going to say... "now wait 'till we get a FCC licence honey!" Nah.

"Rich Hampel" wrote in message
...
The frequencies that are open to to the GMRS are in the little used
'business section' of the UHF band, and these frequencies have had
license requirements for years... so whats your bitch? Does that mean
Im due a refund after all these years? ... you know that answer.

On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 07:02:38 -0600, "Keith"
wrote:

My point was in the marketing of the radios. They marketed those FRS radios
for several years basically saying "you don't need a license!" Then they add
the GMRS frequencies, but don't really tell anybody that they'll need a
license that costs more than the radios to operate them legally. The folks
that bought them for me had no idea that we'd need licences. I was only
trying to notify those folks who didn't know.

Good luck to the FCC trying to enforce those laws with the hundreds of
thousands, if not millions of those radios that are out there now
unlicenced. You think any of them who gave their kids a pair for Christmas
are going to say... "now wait 'till we get a FCC licence honey!" Nah.

I think the most annoying part is that the average citizen can play
dumb, but a licensed ham or commercial operator will take a big hit
because "we know better", even though paying $75 to use a $20 radio is
a bit silly.
Joe N3HGB

Yup. Knowledge is expensive.

-WA1MKH

"Joe Della Barba " wrote in message

I think the most annoying part is that the average citizen can play
dumb, but a licensed ham or commercial operator will take a big hit
because "we know better", even though paying $75 to use a $20 radio is
a bit silly.
Joe N3HGB

Yup. Knowledge is expensive.

-WA1MKH

"Joe Della Barba " wrote in message

I think the most annoying part is that the average citizen can play
dumb, but a licensed ham or commercial operator will take a big hit
because "we know better", even though paying $75 to use a $20 radio is
a bit silly.
Joe N3HGB

On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 07:02:38 -0600, "Keith"
wrote:

My point was in the marketing of the radios. They marketed those FRS radios
for several years basically saying "you don't need a license!" Then they add
the GMRS frequencies, but don't really tell anybody that they'll need a
license that costs more than the radios to operate them legally. The folks
that bought them for me had no idea that we'd need licences. I was only
trying to notify those folks who didn't know.

Good luck to the FCC trying to enforce those laws with the hundreds of
thousands, if not millions of those radios that are out there now
unlicenced. You think any of them who gave their kids a pair for Christmas
are going to say... "now wait 'till we get a FCC licence honey!" Nah.

I think the most annoying part is that the average citizen can play
dumb, but a licensed ham or commercial operator will take a big hit
because "we know better", even though paying $75 to use a $20 radio is
a bit silly.
Joe N3HGB

My point was in the marketing of the radios. They marketed those FRS radios
for several years basically saying "you don't need a license!" Then they add
the GMRS frequencies, but don't really tell anybody that they'll need a
license that costs more than the radios to operate them legally. The folks
that bought them for me had no idea that we'd need licences. I was only
trying to notify those folks who didn't know.

Good luck to the FCC trying to enforce those laws with the hundreds of
thousands, if not millions of those radios that are out there now
unlicenced. You think any of them who gave their kids a pair for Christmas
are going to say... "now wait 'till we get a FCC licence honey!" Nah.

"Rich Hampel" wrote in message
...
The frequencies that are open to to the GMRS are in the little used
'business section' of the UHF band, and these frequencies have had
license requirements for years... so whats your bitch? Does that mean
Im due a refund after all these years? ... you know that answer.