-----Original Message-----
From: Fred [mailto:glenndriech <at> yahoo.co.uk]
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 07:16 PM
To: TH-F6A <at> yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [TH-F6A] Re: GMRS bands

Hi Sean, "...this is my program and my reputation and we are dealing with professional cyclists." Which describes your role as "a Boss" - a Focus - to adaptively co-ordinate - delegate - be readily available. Can you effectively manage "the bigger picture" as a split-tasking roving mechanic reliant upon multi-channel information? Better (as you hinted) to delegate a guy with radios to information gathering and reporting to you on one simple channel. Professionals have expectations, seek clarity and can harshly judge (or bypass) control freaks when found lacking. My suggestion becomes that you need to draw on past experience, plan for better, involve a team and use what you (all) understand. Really! Fred. --- "Sean T. Peotter" <sean <at> onsupport.org> wrote: > Johathan (and everyone else who has chimed in...) > > I think i understand what you were talking about the > license. no i have not taken any type of test, but i > do have the GMRS license. i do not know what the > difference is. is there more that i need to go > through before i am officially official? i was under > the assumption that i needed the license from the > FCC and that was it. i guess i should never assume. > and i did not know about the FRN number being > public. heck i don't even know what it is... > > I did pick up 4 Cobra brans LI-7200's that have a > "25 mile" range of course we all know that is on a > calm lake with the wind... hahaha. these will be the > main radios that i will be using between cars and > the moto driver. it looked to be the best overall > radio with the best functions that would suit my > needs. (i will be able to hook up a helmet speaker > and boom mic to it if the kenwood option doesn't > happen (which it is looking more and more like it > won't) the officials radios are all "official" the > race rents probably 100 of them from a local radio > supplier and the race takes care of the licenses for > them all. i guess that i could just have one of > these radios in the car and have them relay any > information to me via the Cobra. My problem is, i am > a control freak and i want all information going > through me. this is my program and my reputation and > we are dealing with professional cyclists. i just > hate to give up information flow. i do not want 2 > radios on me, it is too much. i have done it before > and it just gets in the way. i have to be able to > hoe off the moto in a split second and run up to the > racer and service them in a fraction of a second, > then get back on the bike. i already have tools with > me and a couple of wheels that i am hanging onto,so > another piece of equipment is just too cumbersome. > > again thank you for all of your info. there is a ton > that i guess i do not understand, like what RACES is > and well just about everything... do i need to take > a test un order to use the GMRS band on my Cobras? > > thanks everybody. i dodn't mean to come out with my > guns firing saying that i HAVE to do it this way... > but really thanks for all of your help > > sean > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan [mailto:jondaniels37643 <at> yahoo.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 09:06 AM > To: TH-F6A <at> yahoogroups.com > Subject: [TH-F6A] Re: GMRS bands > > Sorry if I misstated. What I meant was I can not > find an active > amateur radio license. I saw the GMRS. Also, Sean, > your FRN is public > (the FCC ULS database shows it on any license that > you hold.) > > I still think that a GMRS radio (type accepted) > would be in your best > interest. > > Also, the officials' band, if using anything other > than GMRS, and > unlicensed bands, (such as MURS), will likely also > require a license > OR type accepted transmitter. > > My 2 cents: Instead of a $300 invitation for > trouble, grab a GMRS > radio at Wal-Mart (or similar store) and some sort > of receiver for the > other band. Scanners run under $ 100 bucks at > Wal-Mart as do GMRS > radios at 5 W. > > I like the ARES or local ham club idea suggested as > well but, if you > need to directly communicate, try a scanner and GMRS > handheld combo. > > Best Regards, > > Jon, K4ETC > > --- In TH-F6A <at> yahoogroups.com, "GK" <glendor2 <at> ...> > wrote: > > > > *See reply inline* > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Sean T. Peotter > > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 10:27 PM > > > > Jonathan, > > > > First off thank you. thank you for not being > condasending to what > i am trying to do. I am not sure why my license does > not come up on > the FCC website. I have paid $85 for my license. > With my FCC radio > station authorization letter in hand with a call > sign that states > WQIK399. i also have my FRN # but i probably should > not publicize > that. the effective date is 03-04-2008 with an > expiration of > 03-04-2013. i do not know how else to prove that i > am not some "made > up call sign type" that some are claiming i am. > anyway...... > > > > He is right, he does have a GMRS License. > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ Rise to the challenge for Sport Relief with Yahoo! For Good http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/forgood/