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    General Mobile Radio and Family Radio Service Handbook
    General Mobile Radio and Family Radio Service Handbook
    General Mobile Radio and Family Radio Service Handbook
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    General Mobile Radio and Family Radio Service Handbook

    By Richard Buttars

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    This manual provides information about the General Mobile Radio Service which is a licensed form of two way radio communications for personal use. The author provides information about the equipment available, types of installations, reasonable range expectations, and many other aspects of GMRS installation and use. If you are interested in two-way radio for yourself or your business this manual provides you with a good starting point.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRichard Buttars
    Release dateMay 12, 2014
    ISBN9781621090120
    General Mobile Radio and Family Radio Service Handbook
    Author

    Richard Buttars

    Richard Buttars was born in Ventura, California. His father worked as a carpenter during Richard's younger years so he moved between California, Nevada, and Utah as his family moved to follow construction jobs. Richard enlisted in the Navy at 17 and in which he sserved for 6 years. He spent the next 29 years working in electronics and computer software development.

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      Great introduction to GMRS. I found this book to be helpful and provides information from real world experience.

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    General Mobile Radio and Family Radio Service Handbook - Richard Buttars

    General Mobile Radio and Family Radio Service Handbook

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    Richard Buttars

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    General Mobile Radio and Family Radio Service Handbook

    This book provides you with basic information about the General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) and Family Radio Service personal radio services. The FRS service does not require any license for use however the GMRS service does require you to obtain a license before you can use it. One of the purposes of this manual is to provide you with the information that you need in order to decide which of the two radio services is best for

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