<p dir="ltr">I have not applied for a GMRS License nor have I ever thought of buying a radio for GMRS operations.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I do know some families that have for hunting and backpacking. I have even given them ham radio license manuals.</p>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 10, 2024, 10:01 AM cprestia via bars <<a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org">bars@w1hh.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Ok, 35 bucks. I stand corrected.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">TY</div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Stephen Crook <<a href="mailto:scrook@comcast.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">scrook@comcast.net</a>> </div><div>Date: 10/10/24 09:17 (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: cprestia <<a href="mailto:cprestia@comcast.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">cprestia@comcast.net</a>> </div><div>Cc: John Schulman <<a href="mailto:john.schulman@comcast.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">john.schulman@comcast.net</a>>, Christopher Lennon <<a href="mailto:kwaj.speedo@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">kwaj.speedo@gmail.com</a>>, BARS CLUB BROADCAST <<a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">bars@w1hh.org</a>> </div><div>Subject: Re: [bars] GMRS </div><div><br></div></div>It is (as of 2017) now only $35 and is good for 10 years. <div><br></div><div>You must be 18 or older to apply, but<span style="font-family:Helvetica"> family members (licensee's spouse, children, grandchildren, stepchildren, parents, grandparents, stepparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and in-laws), </span>regardless of age, can operate stations within the licensed system.</div><div><br></div><div>Could be an easy, useful method of local family communication and superior to unlicensed FRS.</div><div><div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"><span style="font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br id="m_-4992963644442578517lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"></span></font><div dir="ltr"><div> = Steve — KB1LKR =</div>Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 10, 2024, at 8:38 AM, cprestia via bars <<a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">bars@w1hh.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">I think the license is/was 70 Clams and covered the fam for 10 years if I'm not mistaken. We'll worth it if you have peeps that don't want to pursue amateur radio level comes.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Oh yeah, hello neighbor NIECC</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">73 PEEPS!</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Charlie</div><div dir="auto">W1CEP</div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000" dir="auto" align="left"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: John Schulman via bars <<a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">bars@w1hh.org</a>> </div><div>Date: 10/10/24 08:27 (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: Christopher Lennon <<a href="mailto:kwaj.speedo@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">kwaj.speedo@gmail.com</a>> </div><div>Cc: BARS CLUB BROADCAST <<a href="mailto:bars@w1hh.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">bars@w1hh.org</a>> </div><div>Subject: Re: [bars] GMRS </div><div><br></div></div><div>I paid for the license online and bought a couple radios for camp. GMRS is 50W. </div><div><br></div><div><img width="513" alt="iu"></div><div><br></div><div>John</div><div>W1MVD</div><div><br></div><br id="m_-4992963644442578517lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Oct 10, 2024, at 2:17 AM, Christopher Lennon <<a href="mailto:kwaj.speedo@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">kwaj.speedo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto">The low end aren’t super expensive. I don’t know the details of the licensing, but I think if they were using them in a group with you, only you would need to be licensed.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Chris W2BPL</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Oct 9, 2024 at 10:45 PM Christopher Wood <<a href="mailto:christopher.wood@firelinkllc.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">christopher.wood@firelinkllc.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)">
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That is my proposed use case, although I have not yet implemented it (GMRS) .. To have a radio with which to communicate with my grandchildren a couple of miles away.</div>
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No licensing test, so we can each get a license and then I can get them a radio and have a radio here at home. I think that might be fun and maybe interest them in future radio development and moving forward to other projects like ham radio balloon tracking
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Maybe I'll try to do this for Christmas?</div>
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<b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 9, 2024 10:23 PM<br>
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<div>Good question. I bought one thinking that it might be something like VHF/UHF but there's nobody on that I can find. Repeaters near me (Tewksbury) are not to be found. There's one in Wilmington but never heard anything there. If you have a group of people
and all have GMRS, that would be useful - but so would CB.<br>
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<div>On 10/1/2024 8:21 AM, Juan Jiménez wrote:</div>
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<div style="direction:ltr">Looking at the specs for GMRS radios, it seems like it's a fancier version of FRS with a little more power, ability to use repeaters and need to get a license without any tests involved. For what purpose do people use these radios?</div>
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