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   JIMMY ANDERSON to TONY LANGDON   
   Re: Wannbe HAM   
   21 Sep 16 10:42:00   
   
   -=> Tony Langdon wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-   
      
    -=> JIMMY ANDERSON wrote to TONY LANGDON <=-   
      
    JA> Understood. And that's kinda what MURS is for (no license needed).   
      
    TL> So why the multiple public radio services?  FRS vs MURS, what's the   
    TL> difference?   
      
   Good question. Probably just different segments of the allowable bands.   
   Perhaps came 'online' at different times.    
      
   fcc.gov lists the channels and such and also talks about radios being   
   marketted for use in FRS, GMRS, etc. Maybe it's a money making thing?   
   :-)   
      
      
      
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