DesignGuy wrote:
I'm getting read to take the exam for a ham ticket next month. I was curious
to know if having a ham radio license precludes one from the GMRS license
requirement, so paying the $75 for the GMRS license is no longer necessary
for ham license holders?


No, completely separate service. But if everyone in your
group are hams, you could use 70cm transceivers on a
simplex channel. Similar band as GMRS as far as technical
details are concerned. One thing is that you can't
do business traffic on the ham radios. But you won't
be competing with GMRS users.