GMRS Radio!

[Downs]

I bought a GMRS radio, paid the $70 fee, and got a call sign. Boy was that stupid. I love the radio, but regret i wasted my money on the fee - I've had the radio for 3 months now and NO ONE HAS EVER used a call sign. EVER. And in most urban areas, 90% of the traffic is children playing hide and seek or whatever. THe other 10% being legit worker comm. So I get "why" there needs to be rules, but if no one follows them and there is no real enforcement, its a joke. GMRS is great, and I am not openly encouraging you to break the "law," but certainly wish I had my $70 back.

Non repeater operation I've rarely heard someone use a call sign. Doesn't mean you wasted your money. You're good for 10 years I'm sure you blow 7 dollars on far more worthless items every year.

Hop on a few repeaters. There's more than one in the Phoenix area. They'll certainly want you to use your call sign there and you'll feel better about your 7 dollar a year expenditure and you'll have greatly increased capability.

myGMRS.com - PHX HI POWER 550: Phoenix, AZ

myGMRS.com is a General Mobile Radio Service community where users can search and submit repeaters in their area.

mygmrs.com

 

[M Rose]

I bought a GMRS radio, paid the $70 fee, and got a call sign. Boy was that stupid. I love the radio, but regret i wasted my money on the fee - I've had the radio for 3 months now and NO ONE HAS EVER used a call sign. EVER. And in most urban areas, 90% of the traffic is children playing hide and seek or whatever. THe other 10% being legit worker comm. So I get "why" there needs to be rules, but if no one follows them and there is no real enforcement, its a joke. GMRS is great, and I am not openly encouraging you to break the "law," but certainly wish I had my $70 back.

Are the kids on lower channels? FMRS is shared on the lower GRMS channels

 

[Downs]

Are the kids on lower channels? FMRS is shared on the lower GRMS channels

FRS and GMRS share all frequencies now, have since 2017. The FRS equipment is just limited to narrowband, 2 watts and non removable antennas, and on channels 8-14 both GMRS and FRS are limited to Narrowband and 0.5 watts.

 

[M Rose]

FRS and GMRS share all frequencies now, have since 2017. The FRS equipment is just limited to narrowband, 2 watts and non removable antennas, and on channels 8-14 both GMRS and FRS are limited to Narrowband and 0.5 watts.

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Thanks you, @Greg Eigsti and I were discussing this last night.

 

[JackA]

I bought a GMRS radio, paid the $70 fee, and got a call sign. Boy was that stupid. I love the radio, but regret i wasted my money on the fee - I've had the radio for 3 months now and NO ONE HAS EVER used a call sign. EVER. And in most urban areas, 90% of the traffic is children playing hide and seek or whatever. THe other 10% being legit worker comm. So I get "why" there needs to be rules, but if no one follows them and there is no real enforcement, its a joke. GMRS is great, and I am not openly encouraging you to break the "law," but certainly wish I had my $70 back.

For $7/year you get to know that you are authorized to use the frequencies and you will not have to wonder when some "radio police" user is going to turn you in...