Nordlander, I hope the Ham radio testing goes smooth for you. I've been watching Kapper Outdoors set-up and hook-up his large antenna tower and several of his friends sync'ed the receiver/transmitter. Pretty interesting. He's going all out to get his system up and running. Can't wait to see you get your system in place.
@@1crazynordlander Well, the comment showed up, I guess we are ok for today! ;-) Yea, I know a few people that were mad, but mostly because they got forced into studying for something they will never use, and the new kids get a free ride.
@@JimsEquipmentShed I don't think the Morse Code would have been a deal breaker...Here and now just happen to be the right time for me to pursue this dream that I have had since tearing apart my first transistor radio...make sense?
I think it kept me from getting a license when I was interested in it, as I didn't have the time to dedicate, and couldn't quite get the hang of it other than SOS. ;-) And now, years later, I just don't care about it anymore. The GRMS license was easier, "take my money". ;-)
@@JimsEquipmentShed I see it as a boys club of sorts. It seems as if the FCC promotes this attitude. I am not going to join the local club because one of them road my backside when I started a computer sales and service business in my local town. He bad mouthed my every move. I see it as an opportunity to learn more about another technology that is not held in check by infrastructure that can fail by natural or man made disasters.
FRS-NO. GMRS-YES! Google GMRS mobile transceivers and tell me that they have non-removable antennas. Watch my videos on GMRS transceivers.Go the Midland website and see that they have GMRS antennas for sale for their GMRS transceivers. Look at the Channel lineup for GMRS transceivers. Some channels are shared. Channels are not a frequency? How does that work? A specified frequency, yes. There are a few home brew manufacturers like N9TAX and KB9VBR out there that make antennas for the GMRS "frequency band" Yes they are herded into specific frequencies that are called channels like CB radio. The limitations the FCC places on GMRS is height above the terrain or a structure you happen to have at your home so you can place your antenna on your penthouse on the top floor of a 100 story building if you wish but there is a limit to the height that antenna can be place above that structure.
This is the federal law CFR (code of federal regulations from the FCC) Im not making it up, you can read it for yourself and even google the specified Chapter and section.... §95.1787 GMRS additional requirements. Each hand-held portable unit transmitter type submitted for certification under this subpart is subject to the rules in this section. (a) Digital data transmissions. GMRS hand-held portable units that have the capability to transmit digital data must be designed to meet the following requirements. (1) Digital data transmissions must only be initiated by a manual action by the operator, except that GMRS units may automatically respond with location data upon receiving an interrogation request from another GMRS or FRS unit. (2) Digital data transmissions must not exceed one second in duration. (3) Digital data transmissions must not be sent more frequently than one digital data transmission within a thirty-second period, except that a GMRS unit may automatically respond to more than one interrogation request received within a thirty-second period. (4) The antenna must be a non-removable integral part of the GMRS unit. (5) GMRS units must not be capable of transmitting digital data on the 467 MHz main channels. (b) [Reserved] return arrow Back to Top §95.1789 [Reserved] return arrow Back to Top §95.1791 Sales of GMRS/FRS combination radios prohibited. (a) Effective September 30, 2019, no person shall be permitted to manufacture or import, sell or offer for sale any radio equipment capable of operating under both this subpart (GMRS) and subpart B (FRS) of this chapter.
@@aviationnationhd3760 I was not using the Baofeng radio with this antenna or using the baofeng as a GMRS/FRS radio. I was using this as a Ham Radio...a very poor one at that. I had a GMRS Mobile transceiver I used with the antenna. Baofeng was for show and tell. I have the VHF/UHF N9TAX antenna for the Baofeng.
Nordlander, I hope the Ham radio testing goes smooth for you. I've been watching Kapper Outdoors set-up and hook-up his large antenna tower and several of his friends sync'ed the receiver/transmitter. Pretty interesting. He's going all out to get his system up and running. Can't wait to see you get your system in place.
I think they eliminated the requirement for learning Morris code, so that should make it a bit easier.
Ya, it kinda torqued off the die hard hams out there but the art was losing new recruits. Can I say torqued?
@@1crazynordlander Well, the comment showed up, I guess we are ok for today! ;-)
Yea, I know a few people that were mad, but mostly because they got forced into studying for something they will never use, and the new kids get a free ride.
@@JimsEquipmentShed I don't think the Morse Code would have been a deal breaker...Here and now just happen to be the right time for me to pursue this dream that I have had since tearing apart my first transistor radio...make sense?
I think it kept me from getting a license when I was interested in it, as I didn't have the time to dedicate, and couldn't quite get the hang of it other than SOS. ;-)
And now, years later, I just don't care about it anymore.
The GRMS license was easier, "take my money". ;-)
@@JimsEquipmentShed I see it as a boys club of sorts. It seems as if the FCC promotes this attitude. I am not going to join the local club because one of them road my backside when I started a computer sales and service business in my local town. He bad mouthed my every move. I see it as an opportunity to learn more about another technology that is not held in check by infrastructure that can fail by natural or man made disasters.
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Fyi.. you cant use that for gmrs or frs... its not compliant as it has a removable antenna and also because its frequency based, not channel based.
FRS-NO. GMRS-YES! Google GMRS mobile transceivers and tell me that they have non-removable antennas. Watch my videos on GMRS transceivers.Go the Midland website and see that they have GMRS antennas for sale for their GMRS transceivers. Look at the Channel lineup for GMRS transceivers. Some channels are shared. Channels are not a frequency? How does that work? A specified frequency, yes.
There are a few home brew manufacturers like N9TAX and KB9VBR out there that make antennas for the GMRS "frequency band" Yes they are herded into specific frequencies that are called channels like CB radio. The limitations the FCC places on GMRS is height above the terrain or a structure you happen to have at your home so you can place your antenna on your penthouse on the top floor of a 100 story building if you wish but there is a limit to the height that antenna can be place above that structure.
That doesn't make it legal to transmit just cause they are selling them AND again... channel based, not programable freqs
This is the federal law CFR (code of federal regulations from the FCC) Im not making it up, you can read it for yourself and even google the specified Chapter and section....
§95.1787 GMRS additional requirements.
Each hand-held portable unit transmitter type submitted for certification under this subpart is subject to the rules in this section.
(a) Digital data transmissions. GMRS hand-held portable units that have the capability to transmit digital data must be designed to meet the following requirements.
(1) Digital data transmissions must only be initiated by a manual action by the operator, except that GMRS units may automatically respond with location data upon receiving an interrogation request from another GMRS or FRS unit.
(2) Digital data transmissions must not exceed one second in duration.
(3) Digital data transmissions must not be sent more frequently than one digital data transmission within a thirty-second period, except that a GMRS unit may automatically respond to more than one interrogation request received within a thirty-second period.
(4) The antenna must be a non-removable integral part of the GMRS unit.
(5) GMRS units must not be capable of transmitting digital data on the 467 MHz main channels.
(b) [Reserved]
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§95.1789 [Reserved]
return arrow Back to Top
§95.1791 Sales of GMRS/FRS combination radios prohibited.
(a) Effective September 30, 2019, no person shall be permitted to manufacture or import, sell or offer for sale any radio equipment capable of operating under both this subpart (GMRS) and subpart B (FRS) of this chapter.
@@aviationnationhd3760 I was not using the Baofeng radio with this antenna or using the baofeng as a GMRS/FRS radio. I was using this as a Ham Radio...a very poor one at that. I had a GMRS Mobile transceiver I used with the antenna. Baofeng was for show and tell. I have the VHF/UHF N9TAX antenna for the Baofeng.
Ok. Dont taze me lol. Pass your tech exam?