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- From: bwilkins@iat.holonet.net (Bob Wilkins n6fri)
- Subject: Re: Radio Shack Business Band Radio
- Message-ID: <C174Fy.33B@iat.holonet.net>
- Organization: the cAVe group
- References: <1993Jan20.174034.22974@VFL.Paramax.COM>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 08:47:56 GMT
- Lines: 18
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- rossi@gvlf9-q.gvl.unisys.com (Pete Rossi) writes:
- :
- : What exactly is required to get one of these licenses. Cost? Etc?
- : Do you have to be a "real" business? Or could an individual get a
- : license too?
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- The FCC years ago divided up the spectrum up into many small segments. The
- different user groups each got a slice. Each radio service has a set of
- rules that govern operation. Business is Business..Amateur is
- Amateur...Taxi is taxi ... An individual could licence in the personal
- radio service GMRS. Yes it is class A cb .. using repeaters in the 462 MHz
- uhf spectrum. 462.675 is monitored by many community watch groups.
- Watch for rs to be selling a portable in the GMRS 462MHz service soon.
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- Bob Wilkins n6fri voice 440.250+ 100pl san francisco bay area
- bwilkins@holonet.net packet n6fri @ w6pw.#nocal.ca.usa.na
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