I was browsing Amazon one time and it seems like those 36 mile 2 way radios are in a way ‘hot sellers’.
I’m thinking that the majority of the people who purchase these high distance 2 way radios aren’t aware of the GMRS licensing they are required to obtain.
So do they really enforce the GMRS licensing?
Also, I’v been looking around the internet and it seems like channels 15-22 (or more?) are required to have a GMRS license BUT what if you use a preset on those channels 15-22 that allow you to have 38 presets?
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The FCC responds to complaints. If a local repeater owner starts to get hammered by a FRS radio, he will complain and the FCC will act.
Remember that the GMRS user paid for his license and the cost of keeping the repeater on the air, he is not going to take interference lightly.
There is a form with each radio, that keep the FCC off the sellers butt, and can place it squarely on the illegal user.
They don’t have the manpower or the time to bother enforcing those types of laws.
I agree with mexicotv. Don’t let the adversing hype suck you in. They are still only 5 watts INTO THE FINAL TANK CIRCUIT just like CB’s. So the same " watt per mile " rule kicks in. At about 3.5 to .7 watts output, they are only good for about 3 miles, except over water or airborn. Also a Ham op with an old 1×3 call sign.