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Cross Radio Service Emergency Communications

An Open Motion to the FCC  Applicable Rules To FCC on 2024-02-24 05:33 A GMRS Station may communicate emergency messages to a station in the Amateur Radio Service -- 95.1733(a)(9).  The operator of a GMRS station may use that station to transmit one-way communications to make brief test transmissions -- 95.1731(b)(3).  The operator of a GMRS station may use that station to transmit one-way communications to provide warnings of hazardous road conditions to travelers -- 95.1731(b)(2).  The operator of a GMRS station may use that station to transmit one-way communications to call for help or transmit other emergency communications -- 95.1731(b)(1).  THEREFORE: A GMRS operator can use their radio in an emergency to call a Radio Amateur operator, and ask them to switch to a GMRS frequency for emergency communications.  It follows then that: A Radio Amateur operator in an emergency can communicate with a GMRS operator on either radio band? Issue: Some Radio Amate...
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Getting Started

     Getting Started as a GMRS Radio Operator.  I got bit by the radio bug when I was a young man and embraced citizen's band radio during my many road trips from college to my parents house and back . Eventually the radio usage faded away.  However, more recently I got bit by the radio bug again, but this time it is GMRS Radio.  GMRS is short for General Mobile Radio Service.  What is neat about GMRS compared to CB is the use of repeaters.  One might ask, what is a repeater and why does that matter?  In a word, Range.  You should feel excitement the first time you use a repeater because of the longer distance conversations you can have compared to just one person talking with another on radios without a repeater.  This gets very interesting when you can talk with another GMRS radio operator and you both are using only a handheld two way radio.      The General Mobile Radio Service and its more technical cousin the R...
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