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DE
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 6:49 pm: | 
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At the onset let me state for the record that I am not attempting to knock Wal Mart. I am a Wal Mart a holic so to speak.
BUT just this past Saturday I was just looking at the rack of FRS and GMRS radios attempting to figure out how the designers could make the radios look even uglier--one looked like a piece of fruit of all things. Anyway this man and his wife started to look at the radios on the rack. He was confused and asked me, "do you know anything about these radios?" I gave him a brief and honest rundown of he merits of both FRS and GMRS. I informed them the ones with the NICAD and the chargers were better in the long run even if they costs more. When I told him that the GMRS required a $75 license fee well he suddenly grabbed the FRS radio (no license or license fee). He thanked me for saving him 75 bucks.
I mention this as I stated not to knock Wal Mart. They just hang up the packaging. BUT could these radio manufactureres at least put on the packaging in the same bold print that their name is printed "FCC License Required".
But the world is an imperfect place I guess. |
Apocolypse400
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 8:05 pm: |
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GMRS IS LOST
The FCC will NEVER get control over it now.
Just my 2cents
Steve |
bruce
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 9:22 pm: |
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Hey Steve at 465 mhz and 2 watts how could any radio get lost it not going much farther than LINE OF SIGHT ! HE HE HE |
Tech833
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 07, 2003 - 10:48 pm: |
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Bruce,
Remember that in the GMRS service, you are allowed 50 watts and you may even install repeaters. Those people who install repeaters at their expense for their family communications don't appreciate all the Wal Mart radios interfering with their transmissions. |
bruce
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 4:46 am: |
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I know but its fun to poke fun at it right now myself and another ham are putting up a 440 machine and should have it on by feb 1 hopefully our pair will still be open tampabay is crawling with repeaters on 2 and 440.
bruce |
Znut
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 12:47 pm: |
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Aren't the GMRS repeater freqs above the range of the basic 15 and 22 channel GMRS cheapos? Especially after the offset. |
Apocolypse400
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 1:25 pm: |
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bruce, i loose mine all the time! I have a pair of audiovox GMRS/FRS radios we use here at work. Dropped it off the roof of the radio building the other day. Still Working :> |
bruce
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 2:53 pm: |
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ive got some of both radios because they are so cheep but except for halloween never use them |
Insider
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 10:08 pm: |
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I don't think the FCC cares much about FRS and GMRS. For instance, the FCC doesn't want tones to be transmitted on FRS then why did they certify rados that have that call button. You know that almost no one is going to speak into the mike after the tone to say who they are looking for.
I agree with you on the astetics. I hate those candy colored radios. The FCC can't blame the consumer for the mess that may result. |
Honkytonkman593
| | Posted on Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 7:57 pm: |
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you know its funny about gmrs and frs. i use these freqs. like everyday here in ny. but i dont use a frs radio....he he i use my trusty yaesu vr5. this thing tranmits like everywhere. i can do roughly 4 watts on frs and gmrs on a lil walkie talkie. hell i can even go in between each frs freqs. follow me there with a walmart radio he he. hey you guys have a good one... ps frs radios are uglier then ever!! |
bruce
| | Posted on Thursday, January 09, 2003 - 9:30 pm: |
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Honky your a BAD boy ! ..... HE HE HE |
152
| | Posted on Friday, January 10, 2003 - 10:21 am: |
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HONKEY TONK MAN : lol!!
yea i have a •••• load of frs radios
and a couple bubble pack gmrs radios
the gmrs radios i have go a little farther than the frs radios but modifying them is limited to cutting off the molded antenne and installing a bnc connector and maybe if you got a high quality radio you can adjust the modulation(deviation)
anyway Any body have fun on Christmas freakin out all the little kids with their new FRS radios??
hehe |
bruce
| | Posted on Friday, January 10, 2003 - 12:20 pm: |
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we did that on halloween it was a blast to act like a monster and watch the kids looking at the rados in disbelve like you 152 ive got a pile of the little cheep ones too heck some of us kids just NEVER grew up! |
Crafter
| | Posted on Friday, January 10, 2003 - 7:21 pm: |
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Want a good use for your lil radio's put them in a pumpkin on halloween turn out your lights and use the vox feature and talk to people when they go by, Its really fun !! |
