LAST EDITED ON Sep-27-03 AT 05:45AM (MST)[p]Want the range of a 2 watt GMRS radio without the hassle of the FCC license? Get a radio in the MURS radioband.
What is the Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS)?
The Multi-Use Radio Service is a low power, short range VHF Citizens Band service in the 150 MHz band. As a VHF Citizens Band service, you do not need an FCC license to operate a MURS station. The FCC created MURS in Fall 2000.
What are the MURS channels?
Channel (MHz)
151.820 MHz
151.880 MHz
151.940 MHz
154.570 MHz
154.600 MHz
In general:
MURS permits the use of a variety of emission modes, but the most common is analog voice using FM modulation. Data communications are permitted, but the FCC prohibits image transmissions.
The maximum permissible Transmitter Power Output (TPO) is 2 Watts. There is no limit on antenna gain.
MURS is intended for short-range local communications. Antenna height is limited to 20 feet above structure or 60 feet above ground, whichever is the greater.
Repeaters (stations that retransmit simultaneously) and store-and-forward packet stations are not allowed.
No license is needed. MURS is available for unlicensed business or personal use as described in this discussion.
Radios suitable for use on the MURS channels are now available from dozens of different manufacturers, and are sold by several online companies and by consumers electronics store chains.
MURS is only now beginning to receive wide publicity. This new personal radio service has the potential to become very popular, especially in the traveling community. Although there are limitations on transmitter power output and antenna height, there are no restrictions on the use of external antennas. This means that the range for vehicle-to-vehicle communications with MURS can much greater than that for FRS (Family Radio Service).
~spectr17
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