Why I got a GMRS license, and why you should, too.
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
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I got a GMRS license. I couldn't wait for the fee to drop, because I had an immediate need.
I'll talk about the history of GMRS, my use cases and why you should get into GMRS.
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The license fee is going down to $35 on April 19, 2022!! There’s no reason not to get one.
I bought expensive HAM radio gear from Yaesu with several antennas and extras. I do not have any license yet. Any suggestions on how to get the technician online? I am a 100% disable war veteran.
There are remote exams all over. www.arrl.org/find-an-amateur-radio-license-exam-session
Also examtools.org
Just a few more days
Correct! BUT, Amateur Radio licenses are going UP to $35 on the same date after over 40+ years of being $0 ! Bad move on the part of the FCC.
@@lomgshorts3 congress passed a law and trump signed it. That’s how we have fees.
GMRS is growing in popularity fast recently. I’ve been a ham since 2000 and I’m finally going to get a GMRS license as well.
I thought about putting a GMRS in wife's car. It would be cool if it got popular and can talk to normies on there.
Thanks Ria. I learned a couple of new things today from your presentation.
Thank you Ria. That is everything i need to understand about GMRS. Now I can enroll, get a home GRMS radio base station & call my non-ham family from the grocery store on a real-time hand transeiver, and they can reply or suffer the acceptance of my food choices/shampoo choices. An excellent convenience beyond cell phones that no one seems to have time to answer...no more talking to cellphone answering services and wondering if they/family will call back in a timely manner (before the checkout line)! Yes. I live in a rural area and frequently shop for the family, on the way home from work. I can easily save more than $35 a year shopping (on a 10-year GMRS license) by buying what is on sale at the store, if they don't answer my choice call to a home GMRS base station. Yes I'm a stubborn-cheap-evil father & husband; ha ha ha ha, as Dr. Evil would chuckle...j
@Jim :Daneke what about when the cell towers are down
Cell phones don’t work everywhere
@Jim :Daneke A lot of people here in the Nashville area got into GMRS and Ham over the last year. After the Nashville bombing, most cell towers in the center of the state were down for over a week. It affected areas as far north as the Kentucky border, and as far east as Knoxville. Katrina had a similar effect. Obviously repeaters can be down as well, so a good antenna is important to go simplex. I think it's good to have a backup plan for communications. I've used FRS for multiple vehicles traveling together. everything has it's place.
@Vegan Goy Because some of the have back-up power systems. There's also simplex, so no rpt needed.
GMRS with a home roof-mounted antenna gives good range to radios in hand or mounted with antennas on cars. We did something similar with ham 2 meter before cellphone. Worked great.
still $70 on Jan 27, 2002. Thanks for the great video
I often here hams on GMRS and they never give call signs ! Us they don’t have to because they feel special and privileged. Why should I get a ham license if they don’t get a GMRS license?! So thank you 🙏🏽 Rita for being one of the good citizens on WE THE PEOPLES air waves. GMRS is for WE THE PEOPLE to keep in touch with our extended family.
There are probably people transmitting with neither license figuring they shouldn't need one. If you use either service, you should have the license for it. Someone else breaking the rules is a lame justification for you doing it. GMRS is basically for (not meant as an insult) appliance operators. It's for people that want two-way radio as a tool to support other activities. Ham radio purposes are wider than that allowing much more than uhf fm and repeaters Get the license for the service that suits your interest and don't worry so much about what someone else is doing. Especially if it's illegal.
Have my GMRS license and my General, studying up for the Extra. Thanks for the post!
Our local San Jose CERT has setup GMRS repeaters around the city for comms, allows for a significant increase in volunteers participating and learning radio, we still suggest Amateur radio as well
2/28/2023 My Birthday: I got stuck paying the higher license fee. Oh well, it's paid and I'm "on the air" with GMRS. Interesting and informative video. I just subscribed. Thank You and Best Regards.
Thanks!
Thanks Ria, i got mine for Jeep Overlanding...Always good to stay legal and be good stewards of the bands!
Good for you ,expanding your knowledge . you are an excellent narrator too
Looking forward to your GMRS radio review.
My wife has no interest in testing, but I wanted a way for us to stay in touch when hiking. She'll sometimes leave me on a SOTA summit while she gets a head start down, or will want to take a rest while I continue hiking up to the summit. She got lost one time, but as luck would have it I had a visual on her bright purple do-rag about 150 yards down the mountainside and we had LTE service. At that point I got us a GMRS license. She now carries a GMRS radio so we can stay in contact when out on the trail.
I got my Novice Class in 1991 (presently General). I recently got a GMRS license. It's a great radio service.
Awesome. Got my license today. I’m a general class ham but my family don’t have the time or will to test, so GMRS it is. I went with the Radioddity GM-30’s for the price and usb-c alone.
I also just got a GMRS license. I’ve had an amateur license for almost ten years.
I see value in both.
I have had my GMRS license for a few years and have been a ham since 1996. CB radio was my preferred means of radio communication from 1973 to 1996.
I've also been a ham since 1996. I just today applied for my GMRS license. Hope it doesn't take long to get.
In the area where I live, you can't tune to a single channel without hearing a business on the frequency. Of coarse they have the code squelch enabled so you're not going to tell them that they're operating illegally without finding the codes they're using. Even then, they don't care, they have radios and will continue to use them for their business.
Hi Ria, I recently stumbled across your channel and became a new subscriber. Just wanted to thank you for your informative videos. I especially enjoyed learning about the GMRS requirements in this one and look forward to your review of the GMRS radios. I don't have a HAM license yet, but hope to get it very soon and I may go ahead and get the GMRS license now. Thanks again!
Thank you!
Great video! Got my GMRS license last month (WRNU677). Using a Radioddity GM-30. Found a couple of repeaters in my area, but not much traffic as yet. Right now it's mostly for hobby, although I may purchase another transceiver in the future for family use, as the license covers all family members. The GM-30 can also monitor 2-meter Ham/Skywarn, NOAA weather frequencies and FM broadcast, making it a worthwhile investment in addition to GMRS. It's also good to have a alternative for short-range communication in the event cell service is out of range or temporarily unavailable (like happened in my area a few years back when a technical glitch took Verizon service down for several hours). Ham license is next on my list....just gotta set the time aside for it.
Dan, we're close too.. I'm WRNR411
Waiting for my GM-30 just got my license today on the FCC data base. (WRQB218) here in Central Oregon. Not seeing many repeaters in my area but looking forward to searching and learning.
We used to do a lot of car rallies years ago, for the last one I did I bought one of the Midland mobiles 40 white! Magnetic antenna on the back of our car it was great.
Just gave my $35 and my ht will be delivered in a few days. Can’t wait!
Thx 4 the review. I also just got a gmrs license 2 do drone work. Combining various license make doing yur job EZer. GMRS comes in handy when camping or search & rescue bcuz it covers the entire family, & it's only $35 (since 4/19/22), & expires in 10 yrs. Thx 4 sharing on Utube.
Great information - thank you - I'm new to GMRS and you gave some great info... God bless my new friend ...
Thanks Ria for the information. I use to have CB radios many years ago. I even took my ham operators test but missed it by just a few points but never went back to pass the test. I still have FRS/GMRS radios that I have not used for years but want to try to use them. I may have to buy new ones if the ones I have are not grandfathered in. The good news is that they are inexpensive. I too am a drone pilot and plan to get my 107 Certification hopefully in 2022. Thanks for the information.
Got my GMRS License a couple months ago...$35.00 is all it costed.
Now looking for a really good GMRS radio for a possible base radio for the house and keep a handheld in the truck. Many options to choose from.
I have a cb in both my trucks, a McKinley and a Bearcat 980SSB.
Great video...👍👍
Costed ? 😂 Lol
@@murphmurph2124 what's the matter, don't know English?? It costed $35.00...
Nice to hear a woman promoting GMRS and Amateur Radio here on youtube! Most people think both are for MEN only and that is completely untrue. We have had women in the Military Auxilary Radio System, and they were very welcome there, too. We welcome you aboard!
Excellent and informative. I got my GMRS license over a year ago. A good thing to have. I have always enjoyed and been interested in HSM Radio but we'll see, some day, maybe. Also just ordered a new PRESIDENT MCKINLEY II FCC AM/FM/SSB CB RADIO to replace my old Radio Shack unit from many years ago. Thought I'd give it a try.
Thanks, Best Regards, & Merry Christmas.
Great channel I found, thanks for video can’t wait till the license is 35.00
Thanks or keeping it simple. Im new to GMRS, I look forward to watching your other videos!
Thanks for the video. I’m going to get that GMRS. I’m a ham already but just have used a handheld off and on. Not too experienced.
Appreciate you providing the links to where to go for the licensing info! Thanks so much.
Thanks Ria. Im a general licensed ham and also GMRS which i love as well.
Thank you for posting this. I got my GMRS license and a radio to support it for exactly the same reason I got my Tech and General ham license: I'm not willing to suffer a complete loss of comms in an emergency as I did last Christmas (Nashville bombing, AT&T).
Next year I think will be a banner year for GMRS. With the fee dropping to $35, no reason not to get one. And no test required so if you need a radio for emergencies, this is absolutely perfect. Of course ham radio gives you a lot more but many people won't need everything ham radio has to offer.
@@n2rj It's already a bargain. AT $70 for ten years, that's not even 2 cents day, for your entire family. And people who pay $3.50 for bad coffee complain that it should be free. Why, so they can raise your taxes to pay for it?
@@rangersmith4652 and next year it's $35, not $70.
@@n2rj It was $70 when I got mine, and I didn't know they had finally made the change. That's even better. Except I guess they're charging for an amateur license as well.
@@rangersmith4652 Last I heard was a comment that the new fee for Ham licenses likely wouldn't be collected until 2022. Might end up being the same for GMRS.
thank you for shedding light on this I am trying to look in to We are in how I get that license thank you for shedding light on that
Great information. I will be getting my license immediately.
The best reason to get GMRS is the fact that unlike FRS, your not reliant on the integrated antenna. A radio can perform wonders when given the right antenna.
Awesome info. Thanks for posting. Just what I was looking for. Thanks
Hey there Ria; nice to see that you have a channel too. Got my GMRS license a while back as well. De N8OHU.
The FCC website is an absolute nightmare! Logging in isn’t enough, if you only log into your FRN management. Same with the ULS (or whatever) you just have to keep logging in to different pages randomly and in 10 years you’ll find the right one. Though pausing on you screen capture there did give me the hint to look for “wireless”… Because searching for “license manager” gets you no where. I also tried this in my phone… probably best to try on a pc… Anyway it’s done. Happy to pay $35 for GMRS. But wish I could submit a request with the payment that I’d like my money to go to someone competent in website navigation…
That's the test for a GMRS license. Navigating the website. LOL What a nightmare. Glad you passed the test.
I got a GMRS lic after the fee dropped in April. I got a couple of HT's and in the process of setting up a gmrs repeater
Wow, I should have waited just got mine today and paid 70.00. WRQB218. Studying for my Technician and waiting for my GMRS radio to arrive tomorrow. I haven’t been able to find any repeaters for GMRS close bye but am looking forward to searching and getting my foot in the door. I think it will be good practice. Thanks for your video. Very helpful
Thank You, Rita for your informative introduction into GMRS. Your Video enabled me to understand the process regarding applying for the GMRS Callsign on the FCC website. Being a Ham already: AA7LX... I agreed with your logic to also apply for GMRS. After watching your Video about two Months ago; I applied to the FCC and received my GMRS License callsign: WRUC770. Every Amateur Radio Operator should have an GMRS License because, it is another Communications tool to draw from your Tool Box. 73'
I jut got my gmrs license about a week ago, it states that if you are licensed your family members may also use a gmrs radio and as long as your license is valid you/them are good to go. They don't need their own license unless they just want to spend money.
Totally
I got my GMRS license the same time as my Amateur Radio license. Two for the price of one, if you wanted to look at it that way, since the FCC halved the price. I think GMRS is good to share communications between your family members, who may not have an interest in getting a ham radio license.
KE8MMY working on my General and Extra, found your explanation of GRMS License VERY clear, simple, understandable, and a good reason why to get licensed! I'll be looking forward to your radio reviews! (The caption text was nice also!). Thank you! 73
I feel better informed, thanks for the info.
Got my GMRS last year, now looking toward Ham. Have been using GMRS with the family in the White Mountains where cell service is spotty or non-existent. Using good handhelds along with a high watt car radio and good antenna we get some good range. Not many repeaters here in northern NH yet but hoping to see more as GMRS catches on.
I used to live in Southern NH. I loved going up north. I wouldn't mind living there someday. I wish there was a movement of people putting GMRS in their cars and communicating like the old days of CB.
Im in NH. There is a GMRS repeater in Ossipee you may be able to hit. Go to W1BST website to find out the PL tone
@@thesuccessfulbarber Thanks for the heads up on that. I'm in Southern NH so not sure I can reach Ossipee but have family in Freedom so will definitely try this when I'm in range.
I saw you mention your RUclips channel on one of the Facebook ham radio pages, and thought I'd give it a look. I get here, and you are talking about GMRS at the exact same time I'm looking into it myself! So... Subscribed!
Welcome!
Earlier today I was again pricing GMRS radios, and checking if the fee had gone down to $35 yet. I have had all the GMRS frequencies in my scanner for over a year and even though there are several repeaters in my area have yet to ever hear anything on them. So find it hard to talk myself into investing in a radio and paying $75 for so few channels, and they're all as quiet as a ghost town. I can talk to myself for free without paying federal fees.
Check back next year it will be $35
Should be like Feb. 2022 for $35. They should clear up paperwork changes & online. Really should just drop the fee though.
I have another option which I’ll have in a video this week
Thanks for the vid! I don't Ham, but started CB at10. 8 D alkaline batteries scotch taped together, a uniden mobile, and radio shack lip mount whip thrown in a backpack. I guess you could call it a manpack? note: that was 35 years ago. lol. What else could I do without a car to mount it in? So I would throw on my manpack and ride around on my bicycle. Well when I heard about GMRS with 50W repeaters up in UHF on FM mode, I was giddy! Always did love radio, but HAM just seemed to formal. I get it, I wouldn't want lollygaggers mucking up quiet bands either. CB being limited to 4W and no repeaters is a bit constricting. GMRS is great because you give the little ones the FRS, and the adults on GMRS is a win win! Repeaters mean reliable comms with greater reach, and cleaner signal. FRS means kids won't get in trouble and cheap to replace. I just wish they would allow more channels, but am thankful for GMRS never the less. HAMS say 73s, GMRSers say 69s!!!
I appreciate your video I just Applied for the GMRS LICENSE thankyou
Thanks for the update. I inching ever closer to getting my GMRS license. I'm just waiting to see if and when there is going to be a price change for the license.
There most certainly is. The FCC is taking their sweet time but it’s definitely going to happen. It will likely come in 1Q 2022.
@@n2rj I'm hoping that one day GMRS radios come equiped with APRS too! Then it would make these radios really versatile and useful, especially for group events and search and rescue
@@walteredwards544 some of them do
Thanks for the video. Once they drop to the $35 I’ll get a license. $70 was to much.
You can get one now for $35, but honestly? $70 for 10 years is only $7/ year!
Thanks for sharing this information
You just showed up in my feed. Hi! I have a GMRS license too, along with WC3T, for friends and relations who can’t deal with ham radio. WRMU740 here. Nice to see your smiling face.
Thank you very much for the important information. Love your channel and will watch for more help on this!
congratulations on getting your licence
I got one years ago (at the higher price of course) for similar reasons, but really at the time was to be able to "legally" use the GMRS modes on the older FRS/GMRS radios. It is still common for families to use these at theme parks etc... but the crosstalk is crazy.
I just ordered a Retevis RT98 (VHF). I ordered it through the factory website, and should receive it soon. :)
Excellent video. I’ve been looking for a way to get my family on something more powerful than FRS without them all getting licensed. Will definitely look into this!
I don't think you will note a profound performance difference between 2 and 5 watts. Still worth trying and upgrading. Be aware of GMRS radios that only run about 2 watts, like the Baofeng 888 family. You may be able to get the fam into some 50 watt mobiles...
Drone B-roll as you may have noticed is ARRL headquarters in Newington. Special thanks to David, NA2AA for allowing me to fly!
"Fly"? I think of a pilot as someone who sits in the cockpit of a real aircraft, and uses their hands and feet to control the aircraft. But I guess someone that pushes the joystick on a remote control can now call themselves a pilot? Oh well.
@@rootcanal7188 the FAA calls us pilots. Remote pilots. We didn’t ask them to call us that. I personally would rather not have their boot on our throat.
@@rootcanal7188 Boomer alert! Too bad you aren't useful like a SSBN though.
@@rootcanal7188 The definition of a pilot is the person at the controls of an aircraft, so yeah, they are pilots.
@@hithere7382 too bad you aren't as useful as a pay toilet in a diarrhea ward.
Thank you
I applied for it today so now it's the waiting game.
Excellent presentation! Thank you for sharing!
License is $35 on April 19
I also am an Extra class. I just got my GMRS license to be able to use as many means of communication if there is an emergency legally. There is one repeater in the area and a couple in the future. Thanks for the video!!!
You don't need a license during a legit emergency
In a life or death emergency or an absolute Armageddon sure. But there are people who won’t talk to you if you don’t have one. So best to play it safe and get one.
@@gregoryhall2967 But a license allows you to legally practice using the gear so you won't be figuring out how to effectively use it during a life or death emergency.
@@loctite222ms I knew all of that before I got my license, think about it if you can pass the test you knew everything before you took it right?
@@gregoryhall2967 Book knowledge to pass a test isn't the same as actual operating experience. You don't get tested on how to operate or program your HT for example.
Nice video Ria, I also got my GMRS license and will do a video sometime soon. Some of the same reasons you had plus others is why I got it. When I do why I did I am going to send viewers to yours for the how to get a license, yours is easy to understand and follow!
Breaker 19. That's a big Ten- Four good buddy!
Thanks for posting Ria.
Almost got my GMRS License in High School, might get it to tinker with commercial two way equipment
You’re thinking GROL not GMRS
@@n2rj GROL requires me to take an exam and is for Aviation, Maritime and international commercial radio operations. And by commercial, I mean radio equipment that is commercially available to the public
THANK YOU FOR TOPIC COVERAGE BEEN LOOKING INTO IT
Very well done. Thanks
I'm very glad you did this video. And while I plan on waiting for the price drop I will be getting a GMRS license. Looking forward to the reviews since I'll be looking for a set of radios (for my wife and I). 73 de K2BNY
$70 for 10 years for your entire household is not bad. Don't wait. We have alot of fun on gmrs repeaters without the stuck up cry babies running them.
I’m waiting for the price to drop as well. The idea that we have to pay at all still bothers me.
Like the fact she reading her statements and not rambling like so many other content creators.
Aloha Ria,
I won the Radioddity GM30 GMRS Handheld radio from Ham Radio Dude’s RUclips channel several weeks ago and paid the $70 last week and got my new call sign the next day.
Then my daughter who just turned 18 years old was applying for job that involves taking tourists out into the ocean that utilizes her sailing license for Dolphin Tours and she added our GMRS License and call sign to help her get the job. She doesn’t have an interest in Ham radio yet but this is a big first step for her. I told her that if she gets the job that I would program my brand new GM30 and give it to her for work and emergencies if needed. I got the GM30, next I need to buy a GMRS base station and I might buy a GMRS repeater too now that I have the license. Maybe you can do a follow up video to this one later on if GMRS starts developing a large following. Thanks again and 73’
I do plan to do a follow up. Congrats to your daughter.
@@n2rj My daughter was really wanting to get her technician license when she was 6 or 7 years old because the Technician manual at that time featured a 7 year old girl from here in Hawaii as the youngest licensed Amateur radio operator here in America but I made the mistake of taking her to a few club meetings not knowing that the club meetings were held at the Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) next to Pearl Harbor Hickham or basically a bar and it was nothing but a bunch of old guys drinking booze during the entire meeting with some getting wasted even before the meeting got started. I don’t drink and drive when I have family members with me. I’ll have a few drinks if I’m by myself but still very rare, especially as retired federal law enforcement trainer. I think my daughter felt like a fish out of water at the time and I was pretty to Hawaii then also.
As she and my son got older, between their school work and the Scouts, they simply lost interest in becoming fourth generation Hams. I hope they develop the Amateur radio bug later on in life. That would make me feel so proud but I can’t push them into the hobby either, so GMRS is truly a big first step for them. Thank again, Ria! ❤️
It she's sailing, wouldn't they use VHF marine service? Why would GMRS help?
@@loctite222ms VHF is used for the USCG and GMRS can be used for businesses also. In her case, she thought it would be helpful to show that she has some radio experience. Just looking for a slight edge over other applicants. Most private businesses have their own radios anyway.
Thanks for the GMRS information I Have not been a Ham since 1967 and never bothered to renew it but there are times when I want to keep in contact and the GMRS would be another good way. I subbed your channel as well.
Excellent video! Thanks for the info!
TONS of information here--thanks! 👍
(PS: New subscriber.)
Like some commenters, I also find the whole licensing scheme and cost to be more FCC nonsense. I am old school from the era when CB was only 23 channels, and I had a 3-ch. crystal set. Swapping crystals from Radio Shack! CB licensing was mandatory then too. Finally CB became license free. What rubbed me about licensing was that it limits those who can't afford it. Thus creates a have and have-not class of citizens. I firmly believe wireless communications is a matter of safety. Our country is vast in territory. As technology progresses, it becomes more accessible to the masses. Which allows access to added safety and security. But these licensing regulations adds a bureaucratic-artificial obstacle. Once again, only those who can afford it can and allowed to operate. Promotion of privilege and sidelines the under-privileged. It's a good thing CB became open. FM-CB on the other hand is lobbied into being for profit-driven motives. Not the improvement agenda of moving away from AM. FRS/GMRS should not have been divided, or power regulated. If you must, then FRS which is the modern CB, should be sufficiently powered to not limit its effective range. It could be a matter of life and death and ~100mW-1000mW would be a terrible reason for a family to perish in the wilderness stuck in a blizzard. If GMRS must be licensed, it should have access to FRS channels as well. Instead of two units. And give it all the beans, wattage, private and more FCC-funded repeaters. Provide something for that $35/yr. I believe citizens-band should mean open airwaves for the public civilians. I find it just as ridiculous that our public lands are restricted in access. There are many parallels I see with BLM and FAA regulations. National Parks that cost an arm and a leg for a family to visit. But trillions can be wasted on cost-plus military contracts, oil subsidies, foreign aid, raises for politicians, etc. Big government is only getting bigger.
I like your video, and I think you did a good job. 👍
I am a General licensed HAM and I also have a GMRS license. There's really no reason not to get one and add it to the total comms capability that one has. I am active on VHF, UHF and HF plus I volunteer for public service events when I can and have been active with my local ARES. There are many reasons to have a GMRS license which you summarized very well. Thank you for sharing this video. Cheers and 73!
Just found the channel. New to this. Thank you for the knowledge. :))))
Thank you! I guess then, as one of the few people who actually got the $70 (or was it $80?) GMRS license a few years ago, I just realized that I should hold onto those FMRS/GMRS HT's, since they now have extra utility vs the GMRS radios that don't cover both bands. I am preparing to take the HAM Technician (+ General perhaps), but this is great information about GMRS.
It's $35 bucks now
@@mikehemeon2473 no its not. It's still $70.
@@nimblehealer199 Well then I got a deal on it for $35. Check your facts
@@mikehemeon2473 I don't know where you got your facts, but I just applied for my license yesterday afternoon and it cost me $70. You must have gotten yours from a cereal box.
@@nimblehealer199 Do you have a time machine? The fee just went to $35.00 on April 19, 2022.
Cool. I dig your videos. Considering getting mine and a certifief radio
Thanks for the info. Looking forward to the radio review. This is new to me and I’m looking for a radio solution that works within a suburban environment with family members.
I just one for the hell of it. Here in Central Alabama,there is hardly anyone on them frequencies. I got a 40 watt Midland. Good radio.
I have some great repeaters in my area and I've me a bunch of cool people.
Great video. I used a little FRS in the past and have known about GMRS for years. This year I finally got around to getting a GMRS license and radio. So far it’s been pretty quiet. I’ve taken to using an old scanner to log the frequencies on my computer to see what activity might exist.
On your point about dual service radios, I believe this applies to consumer-oriented radios that did not require licensing. Nothing that I know of restricts new GMRS “full coverage” radios from being introduced provided their output is appropriately restricted on FRS channels. This means that going forward those people in need of a hybrid solution must now buy a GMRS radio and be licensed accordingly. Is that how you understand it?
I got my first GMRS license in 1990. I got my ham radio licence in 1993. I also use a CB radio in my car.
Same on the I went to single side band also I can talk and listen that way without a license
Some one asked me why would i get a grms license since i have a extra ham license. Most people i know are not on hf so now i can talk to my fam and friends in a group setting any where and on road trips. These radios are good to practice all your jokes.
While probably there are many people operating these bubble pack GMRS radios, ignorant of the license requirement. As a ham radio license holder I feel we are expected to know the rules. If the GMRS license is now $35, I'll probable get one.
Really nice video . I my self are GMRS Licensed WRFF835 and im all ways on the air .
Got my GMRS licence for mostly the family to use radios.
I am the only licensed Amateur operator, but wanted something so family can stay in touch while around area in case disaster struck.
Thanks for sharing.
Great info, Thank you
Great information and I didn’t know about the commercial use of GMRS. Thank you!
Excited to learn more
The only reason I got my license is to get on the GMRS Repeater. I can easily get 10. 20 . 30 miles. On the radio if I program to the GMRS REPEATER. The range also depend on how far the repeater in your area can Go. I had one repeater in my area that can reach 30 miles.
But let's say we will go to Walmart pick up a regular Gmrs radio. Those cannot be programmed to repeaters. And antenna. Cannot be removed. But Amazon has videos that can be programmed to GMRS repeaters.
Ps.a FRS/GMRS radio is only limited to 2watt . And the range is only about one and a half miles .
GMRS and FRS do share the same 22 channels . For channels "1-7" FRS 2 watts, GMRS 5watts. "8-14" both FRS and GMRS 1/2 watt. "8-22" FRS 2watts and GMRS 50 watts. I use GMRS at my construction sites. when we have outsiders on site I can easley just give them a blister pack FRS radio from HOME DEPOT.
They share 22 channels but GMRS has exclusive access to 7 more channels. GMRS can also use wider bandwidths. There are no more dual service radios that can operate both FRS and GMRS. FRS radios are limited to 2 watts of power and the 22 FRS channels and the lower bandwidth.
@@n2rj still can get 1/2 watt FRS only . FRS can go up to 2 watt now on some Channel.
@@n2rj I can't think of a reason that a wider bandwidth would offer any advantage. Seems like nbfm might provide a slight boost in range. Just a legacy thing?
@@n2rj Those additional 7 channels are simply the repeater channels.
Thank you Ria.
Great video, and compelling case for GMRS license. Unfortunately, the FCC website is janky and apparently vigorously opposed to my participation. Still trying...