On Jul 10, 5:25 pm, radioguy <
radioguy...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> don't listen to the self-appointed radio cops.they continually
> recommend illegal radios as perfectly legal to use for part 95 gmrs.
>
> Such as the icom f221, f21gm, and certain other radios sold at
> gmrsoutlet and elsewhere.
>
> Luckily,I found out about the 221 in time, but not the f21gm until
> after I bought some.
>
> the f21gm instruction manual says it is not certified for pesonal use,
> that it is certified for only occupational (business) use.
>
> But another page in the same manual says business use of gmrs
> frequencies is illegal and not allowed.
>
> so the radio is illegal for personal use and illegal for business use.
>
> therefore, it is a totally illegal radio since it is illegal to use it
> for anything in the U.S.A.
>
> And the self-appointed radio cops kept saying it's a perfectly
> legalradio for part 95 gmrs personal use.
>
> Iwanted to stay legal and get a gmrs license, but why would anyone pay
> for a gmrs license when they would get busted, fined, and possibly
> jailed anyway for using the radio since it's an illegal radio?
>
> I'll never again believe a word the self-appointed radio cops say.
>
> I've seen posts saying the a few years ago, the fcc busted gmrs
> licensees in philadelphia for illegally using part 90 radios on part
> 95 gmrs frequencies.
>
> the same thing the self-appointed radio cops say is perfectly legal
> to do.
>
> They weren't doing anything else illegalother than using the wrong
> type of radi for the service they were using.
>
> If it was legal as the self-appointed radio cops say, then the gmrs
> licensees wouldn't have been busted by the fcc.
>
> since they were, they'reillegal.
>
> never believe a self-appointed radio cop.check things out for yourself
> first instead.
so what, they are keyclowns and dont care