Posted: 12/23/2009 9:14:16 PM EDT
| Are there any Ham or CB radios that can monitor FRS/GRMS frequencies? |
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So if I decide to get a Yaesu 8800 for my jeep I would be able to hear FRS/GMRS? Also would I be able to transmit on those Freqs or just scan? amateur radios are not type accepted for FRS/GRMS service. for FRS you can only have .5w and no removable antenna per the FCC. GRMS can have up to 50w i believe and can have a removable antenna but again, no ham radios are type accepted so it would be illegal per the FCC. |
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So if I decide to get a Yaesu 8800 for my jeep I would be able to hear FRS/GMRS? Also would I be able to transmit on those Freqs or just scan? Hear Yes Transmit no, not legally Nearly all modern UHF ham radios can be easily modded to do the FRS/GMRS but that is a no no but YMMV. Most of the hams I know do it. Once the wife and I become hams I have never use my fleet of GMRS/FRS radios. |
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I heard that the FCC was suppose to lift the licences requirement in January or Febuary is this correct? My buddy said he seen this posted on here a while back. For what??? Ham.....I don't think so, the license requirement is set by international treaty. GMRS maybe, depends on if the FCC wants to give up a source of money even though most people don't bother to get a GMRS license. |