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If there is no test, what's point of requiring a license? Other than
increasing FCC revenue, of course.<br>
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73Tony W1DYS<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/11/2024 9:52 AM, Stephen Crook
via bars wrote:<br>
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Here are the current rules for GMRS
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<div>Including channels (FRS = interstitial) and power limits:</div>
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style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px;">§
95.1763 GMRS channels.</span></p>
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style="font-kerning: none;">The GMRS is allotted 30
channels—16 main channels and 14 interstitial channels.
GMRS stations may transmit on any of the channels as
indicated below.</span></p>
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style="font-kerning: none;">(a) </span><span
style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-kerning: none;">462
MHz main channels.</span><span
style="font-kerning: none;"> Only mobile, hand-held
portable, repeater, base and fixed stations may transmit
on these 8 channels. The channel center frequencies are:
462.5500, 462.5750, 462.6000, 462.6250, 462.6500,
462.6750, 462.7000, and 462.7250 MHz.</span></p>
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style="font-kerning: none;">(b) </span><span
style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-kerning: none;">462
MHz interstitial channels.</span><span
style="font-kerning: none;"> Only mobile, hand-held
portable and base stations may transmit on these 7
channels. The channel center frequencies are: 462.5625,
462.5875, 462.6125, 462.6375, 462.6625, 462.6875, and
462.7125 MHz.</span></p>
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style="font-kerning: none;">(c) </span><span
style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-kerning: none;">467
MHz main channels.</span><span
style="font-kerning: none;"> Only mobile, hand-held
portable, control and fixed stations may transmit on
these 8 channels. Mobile, hand-held portable and control
stations may transmit on these channels only when
communicating through a repeater station or making brief
test transmissions in accordance with <a
href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-95.319#p-95.319(c)"
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style="font-kerning: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 238);">§
95.319(c)</span></a>. The channel center frequencies
are: 467.5500, 467.5750, 467.6000, 467.6250, 467.6500,
467.6750, 467.7000, and 467.7250 MHz.</span></p>
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style="font-kerning: none;">(d) </span><span
style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-kerning: none;">467
MHz interstitial channels.</span><span
style="font-kerning: none;"> Only hand-held portable
units may transmit on these 7 channels. The channel
center frequencies are: 467.5625, 467.5875, 467.6125,
467.6375, 467.6625, 467.6875, and 467.7125 MHz.</span></p>
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95.1767 GMRS transmitting power limits.</span></p>
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style="font-kerning: none;">This section contains
transmitting power limits for GMRS stations. The maximum
transmitting power depends on which channels are being
used and the type of station.</span></p>
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style="margin: 0px 0px 12px 12px; text-indent: -12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 20px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span
style="font-kerning: none;">(a) </span><span
style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-kerning: none;">462/467
MHz main channels.</span><span style="font-kerning: none;">
The limits in this paragraph apply to stations
transmitting on any of the 462 MHz main channels or any of
the 467 MHz main channels. Each GMRS transmitter type must
be capable of operating within the allowable power range.
GMRS licensees are responsible for ensuring that their
GMRS stations operate in compliance with these limits.</span></p>
<p
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style="font-kerning: none;">(1) The transmitter output
power of mobile, repeater and base stations must not
exceed 50 Watts.</span></p>
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style="font-kerning: none;">(2) The transmitter output
power of fixed stations must not exceed 15 Watts.</span></p>
<p
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style="font-kerning: none;">(b) </span><span
style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-kerning: none;">462
MHz interstitial channels.</span><span
style="font-kerning: none;"> The effective radiated power
(ERP) of mobile, hand-held portable and base stations
transmitting on the 462 MHz interstitial channels must not
exceed 5 Watts.</span></p>
<p
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style="font-kerning: none;">(c) </span><span
style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-kerning: none;">467
MHz interstitial channels.</span><span
style="font-kerning: none;"> The effective radiated power
(ERP) of hand-held portable units transmitting on the 467
MHz interstitial channels must not exceed 0.5 Watt. Each
GMRS transmitter type capable of transmitting on these
channels must be designed such that the ERP does not
exceed 0.5 Watts.</span></p>
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