X-Message-Number: 24330 From: Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 10:43:56 -1000 Subject: Re: CryoNet #24318 - #24319 Dear Mr. Swayze; I beg the forgiveness of my fellow Cryonet readers to take up time on this topic, I suggest we communicate on our personal e-mails in the future and leave Cryonet open for scientific and pertinent discussions. First of all, one does not need a license to operate a CB radio anywhere in the world where radio services are regulated by the FCC, those areas are within the USA and District of Columbia and various other areas around the Pacific insular areas as long as you are not a foreign government, a representative of a foreign gov't, or a federal gov't agency ;OR the Fcc has issued a cease and desist order to you. This is according to the Citizens Band Radio Service Rules written by the FCC. There was a time in the 60's when you did have to have a license but it has not been so since the 70's. I did have a license in the late 60's. This was because so many truck drivers were using their CB's that it was impossible to control and collect the fees. The CB is on an AM frequency (26,965 Mz) which does not go too far ( five miles) as long as you stay within the required four watts or less which the FCC requires. Some people use a linear which boosts the power and then one can reach around the world. This is illegal according to CB Rule Number 11, section 95.11. Your watch radio is not on an AM frequency, it's on an high FM frequency (462,500-462,750 Mz) therefore, it takes much less power to broadcast. It is not a CB radio. The FCC does require a license to operate on General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS). To obtain licensing information and application, call 1-800-418-FORM (the FCC hotline) and ask for forms #159 and form #605. These GMRS radios can be programmed into anyones scanner and be listened to by anyone. That's why they are licensed. I don't need to push a button on my unit if I'm in the "vox" mode. That's the purpose of vox, it's "hands-free" communication. Mountain climbers use it all the time. Check your users' manual for the vox mode. I am a ham radio/short wave enthusiast for over forty years. Please feel free to contact me personally for more help. Aloha and Happy July 4th, Liberty and peace throughout the world. (I am a USMC veteran from the Vietnam era) Ronald Trumble Mahalo, Ron & Ellie Aloha is not just a saying.... it is a way of living each day. "Be Happy" Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=24330