[Hallicrafters] Thank You to all that have responded.

[Troglodite at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/24/04 11:17:31 AM Central Standard Time, 
ianwebb5 at comcast.net writes:

> There have been some nearly free or free after rebate deals on GMRS
>  handhelds recently and when people asked about licenses the replies among
>  those on the forums was always FORGET IT they'll never catch you and why 
pay
>  the money and they can't enforce CB regulations and won't be able to with
>  GMRS.

About a year ago I bought a pair of GMRS radios. When I asked about 
licensing, I was told by the salesman, "There's a form in the box, just fill it out and 
send it in." Being one to do things right, I looked for said form, but it was 
not to be found. So, I logged onto the FCC website, and after negotiating a 
maze of greater complexity than the 1040A form, I found what I needed to do to 
get a license. What shocked me was that the fee was $75.00. I found at least 
four reasons why most people don't bother getting a licence, and all of them 
were right on the FCC site. They (the FCC) are their own worst enemy. I thought 
they were supposed to operate "In the public interest."

While I don't agree with those that don't "bother" with a license, I can 
certainly understand why they might have taken that route.

Doug Moore KB9TMY