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Old 08-12-2014, 05:15 PM   #111
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Originally Posted by ApK View Post
It would be great if they actually enforced it, because as it is, GMRS is as bad as CB was at it's worst in populated areas: just constant streams of loudmouths (aforementioned drunken idiots) endlessly holding the PTT button and singing profanity.

If it was aggressively enforced*, that $85 (for 5 years, for a family) would keep the band usable.

But, instead, they will likely just eliminate the fee, as proposed.

ApK

*By hams with directional antennas and billy clubs. We seriously need more organized vigilantism. I mean "self-regulation."
Requiring the $85 fee at time of purchase would go a long way to weed out casual users. Manufacturers could then go back to producing non-fee FRS radios for those unwilling to pay the fee.
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