How ever! If you break the rules on GMRS long enough you WELL get to talk to
a field engineer. It is not as loose as Ham radio.
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From: "Mark Holman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 8:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MASTR II mobile conversion question
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> And I'll add as indecisive lately the way things are going you hope to
> contact a Engineer ( @ the FCC ) if you are absolutely lucky to acquire a
> list.
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> but thats not a reality here.
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> Mark Holman AB8RU
> Happy Holidays
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> From: "Jim B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 11:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: MASTR II mobile conversion question
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> > Mathew Quaife wrote:
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> >> I generally don't get involved in online dicussions such as this, but I
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> >> have to concur on what Russ said, as I personally called the FCC field
> >> office about this matter about five months ago, and what I was told is
> >> that
> >> there is no mobile that is acceptable to be converted as a base
repeater.
> >> They would not give any model numbers as such, generalized it as mobile
> >> radios. I tried to get them to commit to what could be used, and they
> >> would
> >> not elaborate on that either, just stated that it had to be originally
> >> Part
> >> 95 certified. I as well wanted to convert a micor to use on GMRS as a
> >> freebie for the public, and was told that it in no way could be used.
If
> >> I
> >> search my archives, I might be able to find the original email that I
> >> sent
> >> to them before I called there office to confirm. In actual, the FCC
> >> would
> >> not talk to me, they forwarded my call to a help center that dealt with
> >> it
> >> directly. Kinda made me feel that they did not have time for me.
> >> However
> >> they was willing to help me get the license if I had my credit card
> >> ready.
> >> Tis what I was told, for what it is worth.
> >>
> >> Mathew
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> > This is why you NEVER call the FCC asking if something is legal-they
> > will virtually ALWAYS tell you it's not. It's called CYA, and as a gov't
> > agency, they live by it.
> > --
> > Jim Barbour
> > WD8CHL
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