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Menu translations, frequency charts, & cheatsheets
FCC Part 95 Personal Radio Services: FRS, CB, GMRS & MURS Compared
A practical operator guide comparing FCC Part 95 personal radio services: licensing rules, power limits, repeaters, antennas, and spectrum for FRS, CB, GMRS, and MURS.
History of GMRS Call Signs: Class A, ULS Migration, & W-Series Blocks
A historical guide tracking GMRS call signs from 1949 Class A origins, 1980s WT temporary permits, 1988 corporate grandfathering, and the April 1999 ULS migration.
History of the General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS): From 1949 Class A to ULS
A historical guide tracking GMRS from post-war 1949 Class A Citizens Radio origins, 1976 redesignation, 1988 corporate grandfathering, and 2017 Part 95 Reform.
Baofeng UV-5G Mini menu items translated to plain English (ELI5)
A plain-English guide decoding cryptic Baofeng menu abbreviations, what each setting does, and which ones beginners can safely ignore.
GMRS by the Numbers: 454,523 Licences and a Renewal Cliff Nobody's Talking About
What the FCC's own licensing database says about how fast GMRS is growing, when your renewal actually lands, and why your call sign arrives on a Tuesday.