I did read through the document, but it is very lengthy of course, and I guess I missed parts of it. I thought they are proposing to extend the licensing period from 5 years on GMRS to 10 years to align it with other licensed services such as amateur radio. Did I just totally misread it, and can you provide an excerpt from the document that includes your concerns, so I might be able to comment in a more intelligent manner.
73 de John Godfrey From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bill Smith Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 8:18 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] More on GMRS - Fwd: FCC NPRM proposes complete part 95 rewrite What is the ERP of a typical 4-watt UHF portable? Pretty close to 2-watts. Bill KB1MGH _____ From: Mike Morris <wa6...@gmail.com> To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, June 8, 2010 6:00:53 PM Subject: [Repeater-Builder] More on GMRS - Fwd: FCC NPRM proposes complete part 95 rewrite >Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:06:17 -0000 >Subject: FCC NPRM proposes complete part 95 rewrite > >Just released FCC NPRM proposing a complete rewrite of the entire >Part 95 Rules: >NPRM FCC-10-106A1 > >The FCC NPRM requests comment and discussion of their proposed >changes, which, among other things, propose to end the requirement >for licensing in GMRS, LOWER the power allowed (to 2 watts for >portables), potentially remove repeaters, firmly prohibit scrambling >of any kind, and perhaps, prohibit use of radios dual/type accepted >for part 90 and 95!