Hello,

I've been interested for quite some time for a friend and I to get a
pair of GMRS radios - we have a pair of FRS radios, but we'd like to be
able to talk over a slightly longer distance and maybe not have so many
idiots on it lol.

I know we'd have to have a license, and I've read that it's no-test -
but how would I keep from throwing junk into the amateur GMRS repeaters
around here? I certainly wouldn't want to jam them up or anything, I
have a lot of respect - I like to use a scanner and listen to ham radio
sometimes, and hope maybe someday to get into it...

Anyways, I'd appreciate any help I can get. I was looking at a nice
3-watt pair of Cobras (Model: PR4300-2 WX VP) - any good?

Thank you in advance,
Jeff

GMRS is not Amateur radio -- it does require a license $80 -- thus will some
what keep the idiots off the band.

See URL:
http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/per...generalmobile/



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"Unigamer" wrote in message
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Hello,

I've been interested for quite some time for a friend and I to get a pair
of GMRS radios - we have a pair of FRS radios, but we'd like to be able to
talk over a slightly longer distance and maybe not have so many idiots on
it lol.

I know we'd have to have a license, and I've read that it's no-test - but
how would I keep from throwing junk into the amateur GMRS repeaters around
here? I certainly wouldn't want to jam them up or anything, I have a lot
of respect - I like to use a scanner and listen to ham radio sometimes,
and hope maybe someday to get into it...

Anyways, I'd appreciate any help I can get. I was looking at a nice 3-watt
pair of Cobras (Model: PR4300-2 WX VP) - any good?

Thank you in advance,
Jeff

Also URL:
http://www.popularwireless.com./gmrsfaqa.html

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"Ether Hopper" wrote in message
news:zZpud.3589$ve.3569@fed1read06...
GMRS is not Amateur radio -- it does require a license $80 -- thus will
some what keep the idiots off the band.

See URL:
http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/per...generalmobile/



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RF Gotta Go SomeWhere



"Unigamer" wrote in message
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Hello,

I've been interested for quite some time for a friend and I to get a pair
of GMRS radios - we have a pair of FRS radios, but we'd like to be able
to talk over a slightly longer distance and maybe not have so many idiots
on it lol.

I know we'd have to have a license, and I've read that it's no-test - but
how would I keep from throwing junk into the amateur GMRS repeaters
around here? I certainly wouldn't want to jam them up or anything, I have
a lot of respect - I like to use a scanner and listen to ham radio
sometimes, and hope maybe someday to get into it...

Anyways, I'd appreciate any help I can get. I was looking at a nice
3-watt pair of Cobras (Model: PR4300-2 WX VP) - any good?

Thank you in advance,
Jeff

Hello,

There's also the following NG:

alt.radio.gmrs

Not really active, but who knows... It has perhaps some readers.

73 de F8BOE Olivier ...-.-

Unigamer wrote:
Hello,

I've been interested for quite some time for a friend and I to get a
pair of GMRS radios - we have a pair of FRS radios, but we'd like to be
able to talk over a slightly longer distance and maybe not have so many
idiots on it lol.

I know we'd have to have a license, and I've read that it's no-test -
but how would I keep from throwing junk into the amateur GMRS repeaters
around here? I certainly wouldn't want to jam them up or anything, I
have a lot of respect - I like to use a scanner and listen to ham radio
sometimes, and hope maybe someday to get into it...

Anyways, I'd appreciate any help I can get. I was looking at a nice
3-watt pair of Cobras (Model: PR4300-2 WX VP) - any good?

Thank you in advance,
Jeff