Hi Tweets:
I need to post a CORRECTION about the channels that can be used on the new Motorola T-5620 2-way Radios I just bought at Office Max. Even though the first 7 channels are listed as both FRS and GMRS, they use 1 watt instead of the usual FRS 0.5 watts. Therefore you are required to have the FCC licence if you use those channels w/ your FRS radio friends. But I will keep these radios and just use them on the remaining 0.5 watt channels, channels 8 thru 14 w/ 38 codes for each of those 7 channel. This still gives me 266 channels, and this includes Channel 11, Code 22 the Birder's Channel.
Bill Erickson sent a msg correcting my mistake.
Maybe someday I'll get the FCC licence so I can broadcast on the other channels w/ the higher wattage. The FRS (Family Radio Service) channels carry two miles. The GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) channels carry 5 miles and I know some of the tour groups use those channels between their leaders.
See Bill Erickson's msg below.
Yours, Carol Schulz
DesMoines, WA
mailto:linusq at att.net
----- Original Message -----
From: William J. Erickson
To: linusq at worldnet.att.net
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 10:52 PM
Subject: Motorola 2-Way Radios


Hi Carol and Lynn---

Doris and I, acting on the info in Carol's email, hastened to acquire the last pair of T5620s that Office Max had at their store out by the Mall this forenoon. In studying the literature that came with the radios, I find that the information on which channels require an FCC license to operate and which do not, does not jive with the info in Lynn's email this evening. The orange insert titled "IMPORTANT - FCC Licensing Information" states that "the FCC requires the issuance of a radio license before operating on GMRS frequencies." It also goes on to state that "When operating on Channels 1 - 7 or 15 - 22, this radio is using GMRS frequencies." That does, however, still leave seven channels from #8 thru #14 that we can use without a license.
Bill Erickson