Are radio repeaters legal?
Is this legal? A: Yes, but even though it is a low-power device, it must conform to all repeater rules. Identification requirements also apply and you must be sure not to cause harmful interference to coordinated repeaters.
Are GMRS repeaters public?
You took the risk of having your repeater keyed up by anyone with a GMRS license when you programed it with GMRS frequencies which are public. Any judge or lawyer in their right mind would tell you or any other GMRS licensee that if you don’t want your repeater to be used then you need a private LMR IG class license.
Can anyone use GMRS repeaters?
Now GMRS repeaters do require a license to operate, but unlike in amatuer radio, you don’t have to take a test. Once you have your license your close/immediate family will be allowed to transmit with the repeater.
Can I set up my own ham repeater?
Member. Anybody can own a repeater and it can be under your callsign. The days of needing to be an “extra” as the repeater trustee are over. You need to find a frequency pair and get it approved by whoever is the “frequency coordinator” in your state.
Can ham radio transmit on GMRS?
FRS and GMRS can talk, but a ham radio can only receive FRS and GMRS if it has a wide enough receiver. GMRS cannot transmit on ham frequencies legally and ham radio cannot transmit on GMRS frequencies legally.
Can GMRS use ham repeaters?
YES, HAM Radio has the technical capability to communicate with GMRS. NO, they are 2 different radio services so you are not generally permitted to do it. Your HAM equipment is not TYPE ACCEPTED by the FCC to be used on the GMRS portion of the radio spectrum.
Do I have to register a GMRS repeater?
A GMRS license allows you to operate a repeater no other license needed.
Do GMRS repeaters need to ID?
Each Station must id after each series of transmissions or 15 minutes of talking using plain english or Morse Code. Repeaters are not required to ID as long as the transmissions are IDed, but not vice versa. ยง 95.21 GMRS system description.
What is the Family Radio service?
The Family Radio Service (FRS) is a private, two-way, short-distance voice and data communications service for facilitating family and group activities. The most common use for FRS channels is short-distance, two-way voice communications using small hand-held radios that are similar to walkie-talkies.
What is the range of a GMRS repeater?
This repeater service increases the range dramatically, with each individual repeater being able to send out signal up to a 20 mile diameter around it. The range for GMRS radios using repeaters can be up to hundreds of miles. GMRS radios share channels 1-7 with the FRS, but have their own specific channels of 15-22.
What does FRS stand for in Family Radio service?
47 C.F.R, Part 95. The Family Radio Service (FRS) is a private, two-way, short-distance voice and data communications service for facilitating family and group activities. The most common use for FRS channels is short-distance, two-way voice communications using small hand-held radios that are similar to walkie-talkies.
How does a radio repeater work?
Instead of a signal going directly from one radio to another, the signal is sent to the repeater, and then to the intended radio recipient. This repeater service increases the range dramatically, with each individual repeater being able to send out signal up to a 20 mile diameter around it.