Mounted search and rescue

["Trailriding-Texas" <trlrider2@trailriding-texas.us>]

Irv,

It is not illegal to have a group/organization GMRS license! In fact, there are groups that have managed to keep theirs from expiring, but once it expires, it will not be re-issued! 

 

There is a move, to have the FCC re-instate the ability for legitimate and recognized public service groups to have an organizational GMRS license again.  It will take allot of work, and some organized response to the request!

 

Many organizations that did at one time have the group GMRS license, instead of fighting to keep it, just applied for commercial licenses, in the same general area of the band!  This was easy, since real true GMRS radios are programmable, such as the Motorola HT-50's and newer units! 

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From: IRVIN LICHTENSTEIN

To: 'Mounted search and rescue'

Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 7:51 AM

Subject: Re: [MSAR] Dogs, Horses....rats in SAR :)

In Pennsylvania anyway, if not the rest of the world:

Let’s see—flankers were introduced to the air scent dog world about 1982 or 3, formal use of air scent horses 1986, we had a VHF license and permission to talk to other agencies from 1980 or so (and the state SAR council had a statewide multi-channel license by 1987) and one member did have a TV equipped model helicopter by 1989. So, much of the world you want has been around for a while, and coordinated responses as well.  (By the way it has been illegal for an organization to have a GMRS license for at least 10 years, individuals only). The problem is that people don’t study history, they relive it.

 

What we didn’t have 10 years ago was portable GPS and laptops, but then we didn’t need as many types of spare batteries either.

 

Irv Lichtenstein

 

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From: msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:msar-riders-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Dana Mc
Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 8:12 PM
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Cc: Jamie Nash
Subject: [MSAR] Dogs, Horses....rats in SAR :)

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