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CB FREQs 26.985-27.405MHZ 40CH AM, SSB
PRO: NO LICENSEES, RADIOS ARE CHEAP ON THE MOST PART
CON: RESTRICTIONS ON ANTENNA HEIGHT, LOTS OF FOUL LANGUAGE AND FUSSING , VERY NOISES DURING THE DAY HARD TO HEAR PEOPLE ACROSS TOWN, AND LIMITATION OF POWER TO 4WATTS MAXIMUM WATTAGE ON AM AND 12 WATTS PEP WATTS ON SSB AND CAN'T PERFORM ANY DX LEGALLY
MURS FREQ 151.820-.880 & 154.570-600  5CH FM-N,SSB,AM,ETC.
PRO: NO LICENSEES, VERY QUIET
CAN USE REPEATER, GOOD RANGE
CONS: LIMITED TO EFFECTIVE GAIN OF 2 WATTS , NOT MANY CHANNELS
FRS (Family Radio Service) FREQ:
PRO: NO LICENSES , VERY QUIET, SOME PRIVACY, RADIOS ARE CHEAP
CONS : POWER LIMITED TO .5 WATTS,
GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) FREQ:
PRO: POWER AT MAXIMUM OF 50 WATTS, CAN HAVE REAPTERS,
CON: Licensee cost about 70 dollars but licensee is good for all of the intermittent family. One time fee. FM mode only
HAM RADIO FREQs MANY FREQs I'LL JUST LIST THE BANDS IN METERS 160M, 80M, 40M, 30M
,20M, 17M, 15M, 12M, ,
10M, 6M, 2M, 1,25M, 70cm, And other UHF Bands all
the way to microwave frequencies.
PRO: MANY VARIOUS FREQ SPREAD ACROSS THE RF SPECTRUM, OPERATE MANY DIFFERENT MODES SSB, FM, AM, CW,
DIGITAL MODES.
MAXIMUM
POWER IS 1500 PEP WATTS ON LOTS OF BANDS, HF PROGATIONS, SATELLITES, REPEATERS, ATV AND MANY MORE
CONS: YOU DO HAVE TO TAKE A TEST (but it is not to hard at all).
YOU HAVE TO OBEY CERTAIN RULES (not hard to do). SOME NEW TOP IN RADIOS COST OVER $4,000 (but you can buy cheaper ones).





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