Members of the greater neighborhood called it in via radio and within a very short time, four air tankers were on the scene knocking that fire down quickly. In October, during one of the many power shut-offs, (meaning no cell phone, no internet, no nothing for several days on end.) a wild fire started quite near our location.
Once taught how things work, they are becoming versed in antenna location, etc.quite frankly I am proud of our community that saw a problem and took it into their own hands to create something from nothing to have a tool for their own safety. Women have taken to the GMRS net quite readily.
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Granted, it ain't amateur radio, but from the 40 or more people that got their GMRS license and contribute weekly to the net, there is a small percentage that are stuyding for their tech license. This is what a local club is for, amongst other things, to provide a communication service to their community. The local club helped the general citizens file with the FCC, helped with the equipment choice and setup as well as use.
We must live in a bit on a notch as others do have some trouble despite using 40 midland mobiles from their location.Īll in all it is a success and I have shared all this with W6WN, Alan Thompson, who I got to speak to our local club twice. Before the repeater we were able to easily partake in the weekly nets from our QTH. With the matching Nagoya 701c antenna tuned to the upper portion of the bands it works very well for its intended purchase. I did end up purchasing the Baofeng/Btech GMRS v-1. To talk about the radio I choose to test this out. Amatuers will tie into the system and work closely with the county ecomm as I understand it. The plan is to tie them and us all together as part of a larger County emergency notification and information system. Other "neighborhoods" in the area are wanting their system now too.
Just in time for the PG and E power shut offs and an occasional wildfire or two.Ī hat was passed around and a repeater has been put up in the flat land that beams up into the foothills. The GMRS Neighborhood Radio Watch System is in place and has been since late summer. Otherwise GMRS is great for families, utility use among groups that want or need it for use beyond the scope of amateur radio, and just about anyone that desires another place to utilize RF for any variety of reasons.Replying to this older thread I created back in May. Especially since FRS radio usage is not supposed to include detachable antennas which can then connect the radio jack to a higher gain antenna, (or amplifier for that matter) nor is it supposed to include two watts of power which is standard on most cheap radios now (though I don't know how long you'll get a true two watts using triple A batteries.) Luckily anyone with a real radio and a good repeater system will easily be able to weed out half watt radios talking where they don't belong, but it was still a mistake on the part of the FCC. The only issue I've had with it in the last couple of years is that the FCC, in their infinite wisdom, decided it was all right for manufacturers to start regularly including GMRS frequencies on FRS radios, all the while knowing that the average person buying a $15 radio will not go and buy a $75 license, probably they won't even read the instructions that come with the radio telling you what you need a license for. (Nothing wrong with having another radio license either, even if it as easy as a purchase.) Nothing wrong with GMRS, it's come in quite handy for me and quite a few people that I know.
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