Newport NC gmrs network
The General Mobile Radio
Service (GMRS)
is a land-mobile FM UHF radio service designed for short-range two-way
voice communication and is authorized under part 95 of the FCC
regulations. GMRS requires a license from the FCC in the United
States. Currently there is no test required to obtain a GMRS
license; the license process is simply paying a $35 fee to the FCC to
receive a call sign. The advantage in GMRS versus ham radio is
that all members of the family can "share" one license while in amateur
radio, each member would have to have an amateur radio license.
GMRS handheld radios are available from several online retailes in the
$100 range.
There is currently one GMRS repeater in Newport, with an approximate 35 mile range, and the weekly Newport GMRS net is each Monday at 7:00 pm.
There is currently one GMRS repeater in Newport, with an approximate 35 mile range, and the weekly Newport GMRS net is each Monday at 7:00 pm.
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