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GMRS Linked Network Very Impressive In My Area ~ 150 miles

Wire Weasel

Wire Weasel

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The local GMRS folks have me thinking about joining. In my area, they have built a Linked Network that covers 1/3 of a large state. Corner to corner is at least 150 miles maybe 175. That's an impressive stretch to be able to communicate going in on your nearest repeater with an HT .... and talk to folks across that distance. Already have a full power UHF home station on the ham side .... will have to think about the license and joining the ownership group. License $50 and minimum yearly group fees is $90. I suppose that's pretty reasonable for the capability.
 
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I'm going to call out the North Georgia GMRS Group here for coming off as stiff and unfriendly - in this one regard - being able to enjoy the Godly privilege of participating in their Facebook Group. I saw that they had a FBG and asked to join. They did not readily state on the front page or on the Group Application that you already had to have a GMRS license to join the group ..... they asked if you had one .... but not that you had to have one. I was denied entrance with any explanatory notification. I went back and looked and within a link it did state that you had to have the license to join the FBG.
I think that's being stiff and unfriendly. They could allow interested persons to join on facebook there to familiarize themselves more with their group and GMRS operations and ask questions and what not but no ...... can't sit at their lunch table on facebook without paying the $50 cover charge :(
 
Wire Weasel said:
I'm going to call out the North Georgia GMRS Group here for coming off as stiff and unfriendly - in this one regard - being able to enjoy the Godly privilege of participating in their Facebook Group. I saw that they had a FBG and asked to join. They did not readily state on the front page or on the Group Application that you already had to have a GMRS license to join the group ..... they asked if you had one .... but not that you had to have one. I was denied entrance with any explanatory notification. I went back and looked and within a link it did state that you had to have the license to join the FBG.
I think that's being stiff and unfriendly. They could allow interested persons to join on facebook there to familiarize themselves more with their group and GMRS operations and ask questions and what not but no ...... can't sit at their lunch table on facebook without paying the $50 cover charge :(
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Didn't I just recently read that linking GMRS was not allowed?
 
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