Charlie, considering all the other messages I seen along with yours were
nothing but "POLITICAL" - I would ignore that comment. YOUR post was not
exactly scanner related - but it was more in the ball park than the other
posts. These net cops kill me..... They feel everyone should be "perfect"
even beginners just feeling their way around the internet. DON'T lose any
sleep over it, it isn't worth it.

L.


"Charlie" wrote in message
om...
What other newsgroup is there for posting this type of message?

"Frank" wrote in message
news:01c34ddd$b302eb50$0125250a@bbuhfoevzywwybsb ...
Wrong newsgroup for this.

Charlie .. .

^ Would a license still be required if used for personal
^ use? What is the purpose of the license?

There is no license for FRS. A license is required for GMRS. FRS is
limited
to a half watt and GMRS can go up to 50 watts. FRS and GMRS have about
eight
frequencies in common but then they also have about eight more each that
the
other does not share. GMRS also has a set of frequencies that can be
used
with repeaters, similar to the 2 meter ham band. FRS is almost unlimited
in
how it can be used (because of the low power) but GMRS is fairly strict.

The purpose of the license is to help ensure responsible usage of a
radio
system that can be used over a wide area.


^ I found one single at best buy, but it was a 5-mile
^ gmrs type radio.


You can use that without a license if you restrict yourself to the FRS
only
channels. The documentation included with the radio will explain.

Frank