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<v Speaker 1>A user like you and I is demanding the FCC

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<v Speaker 1>to allow internet linking to GMRS repeaters and radios, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's put up a petition that he wants people to sign.

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<v Speaker 1>I wonder how realistic this is, and I wondered your

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<v Speaker 1>thoughts on it. Let's take a look. GMRS repeater linking

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<v Speaker 1>has been a hot topic recently. I've done several videos

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<v Speaker 1>in the past about new GMRS channels GMRS repeater linking. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I just got finished recording one for a Reddit article

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<v Speaker 1>that says the justifications for repeater linking? How can someone

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<v Speaker 1>justify that when it's clearly illegal to do? And I

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<v Speaker 1>did a comments video that said something about you know,

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<v Speaker 1>because I had a lot of really really comments that

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<v Speaker 1>went the other direction from where I expected them to

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<v Speaker 1>go on the first GMRS repeater linking video that I made.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's been a hot topic recently. A lot of

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<v Speaker 1>good discussion is going on now. If you're operating a

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<v Speaker 1>GMRS radio from your house or in the field somewhere remotely,

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<v Speaker 1>if you ever do any remote operations, especially bio No

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<v Speaker 1>radio community and the GMRS community. You can easily run

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<v Speaker 1>your GMRS radio that's in a manpack or a backpacker somewhere.

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<v Speaker 1>You're going out hiking, you need your GMRS radio. Check

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<v Speaker 1>I believe most of the batteries are made. Some of

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<v Speaker 1>them made in Mexico. I think some of them are

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<v Speaker 1>made overseas. But they have an excellent support staff. They

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<v Speaker 1>support the amateur radio community and I know the GMRS

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<v Speaker 1>community as well. So check out the link in the

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<v Speaker 1>description blow for bioe O power dot com. They are

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<v Speaker 1>the sponsor of today's videos. Thank you Bio and OH

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<v Speaker 1>for supporting the channel. And this is an article that

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<v Speaker 1>I found over here at change dot org and you

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<v Speaker 1>can see right here. It's got thirty seven hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen verified signatures right now, and you can sign this petition.

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<v Speaker 1>On the right hand side. You give your first name,

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<v Speaker 1>your last name, your email. It tells you where your

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<v Speaker 1>location is. You can edit that and then you can

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<v Speaker 1>uncheck this box that says display my name and comment

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<v Speaker 1>on this edition if you want, or you can just

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<v Speaker 1>leave that littrier comments be seen by the world. Title

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<v Speaker 1>of the article is obviously demand FCC to allow all

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<v Speaker 1>network connections to GMRS repeaters and radios network connections. They're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about the internet, an all star type system connect

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<v Speaker 1>repeaters together over the Internet. When I first made this

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<v Speaker 1>video about GMRS repeater linking, I thought everyone was going

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<v Speaker 1>to be totally for it. The FCC should not disallow

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<v Speaker 1>us to do this. We should be totally allowed to

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<v Speaker 1>do whatever we want on GMRS. Surprisingly to me, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people were against that. A lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>were like, no, we should not be able to link

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<v Speaker 1>these repeaters together because of actions being taken by groups

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<v Speaker 1>such as North Georgia GMRS group, who is linking multiple

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<v Speaker 1>repeaters together over a large area several state areas. So

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<v Speaker 1>I'm told this is what I've gotten from the comments,

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<v Speaker 1>and I got emails from several of you that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>reading and reviewing, and I'm probably will make a follow

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<v Speaker 1>up video on that later on. But what they're doing

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<v Speaker 1>is they're taking all eight repeater channels from GMRS and

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<v Speaker 1>linking them all together. So essentially we have one GMRS

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<v Speaker 1>repeater channel now that is linked over a huge three

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<v Speaker 1>to four state area several hundred miles. This is in

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<v Speaker 1>North Georgia again, And because a lot of these repeaters

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<v Speaker 1>are on top of mountaintops, are on tall towers, and

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<v Speaker 1>they're far reaching, they have a large footprint, and they're

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<v Speaker 1>taking channel all eight repeater channels and linking them all together,

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<v Speaker 1>which is stupid. This is a stupid way to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>I am all for GMRS repeater linking generally speaking. I've

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<v Speaker 1>said several videos in the past that we should designate

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<v Speaker 1>one or two channels and let those be linked and

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<v Speaker 1>then all the other channels turn them off because there

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<v Speaker 1>is a limited number of frequencies and channels in GMRS,

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<v Speaker 1>so I understand that viewpoint. A lot of you made

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<v Speaker 1>the point that it's like, well, it's so few channels,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't have eight repeater channels if we link them

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<v Speaker 1>all together, and I agree with that. It's a stupid

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<v Speaker 1>idea to link channels together. Everyone should be on Channel

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two or Channel twenty or Channel sixteen or whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>Pick a channel and that's the channel that you link together.

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<v Speaker 1>And since people were apparently uncapable of being reasonable and

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<v Speaker 1>having gentlemen's agreement and handshake deal. Since since everyone wants

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of steamroll this and groups are taking over

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<v Speaker 1>all frequencies, then I kind of have changed my mind

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<v Speaker 1>on this. Maybe we shouldn't allow GMRS repeater link. I

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<v Speaker 1>still think we should have it on one channel, but

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see. Anyway, those comments went a little bit differently.

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<v Speaker 1>But here's a new article that I just found a couple,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a few days ago whenever it was demand

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<v Speaker 1>FCC to allow all network connections. Okay, and the issue

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<v Speaker 1>here we go. Okay, this is a pretty short article here.

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<v Speaker 1>It's by Brian Paine, petitioned Starter. Okay, the FCCS GMRS

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<v Speaker 1>allows ordinary families and individuals to communicate without the need

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<v Speaker 1>of technical expertise and sophisticated knowledge of radios. While GMRS

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<v Speaker 1>is simple, it is powerful enough to use over a

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<v Speaker 1>wide area with the use of repeaters. Linking GMRS repeaters

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<v Speaker 1>and radios over the Internet and or networks has been

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<v Speaker 1>heavily debated. Yes. Currently, the part ninety five rule states

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<v Speaker 1>the following in two sections ninety five dot one seven

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<v Speaker 1>three three messages which are both conveyed by a wireline

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<v Speaker 1>control link and transmitted by GMRS stations are prohibited wireline

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<v Speaker 1>control and transmitted by gm res so over telephone line

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<v Speaker 1>is how I read that part ninety five dot one

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<v Speaker 1>seven four nine. Operation of GMRS station with a telephone

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<v Speaker 1>connection is prohibited as in ninety five dot three four nine.

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<v Speaker 1>GMRS repruter base and fixed stations, however, may be connected

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<v Speaker 1>to the public switch network and other networks for the

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<v Speaker 1>sole purpose of operation remote control. Pursue it to ninety

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<v Speaker 1>five dot one seven four five. So if you don't

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<v Speaker 1>know what that means, that simply means that you can

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<v Speaker 1>connect your GMRS repruter to the Internet and control it remotely.

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<v Speaker 1>So if it needs a reboot, if someone's keyed down

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<v Speaker 1>on it, if it's timed out, if it's messed up

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<v Speaker 1>somehow and throwing out weird noises on the internet, you

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<v Speaker 1>can get on the internet. You have it connected on

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<v Speaker 1>the internet, get on the app on your phone, which

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<v Speaker 1>there are control apps for that, and you can log

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<v Speaker 1>into it remotely to disable it, turn it off, reboot it, whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's what that's talking about there. He goes on

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<v Speaker 1>to say. In the past, many networks have received FCC

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<v Speaker 1>correspondents saying that the FCC doesn't consider linking gym RS

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<v Speaker 1>repruiters via the Internet against the rules, thus leaving it

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<v Speaker 1>in a gray area. Many networks have received FCC correspondents

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<v Speaker 1>that FCC doesn't consider linked gm res reviews the Internet

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<v Speaker 1>against the rules. I'd like to see proof of that,

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<v Speaker 1>because everything I've read on the Internet has clearly stated

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<v Speaker 1>that it is against the rules. So I wonder where

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<v Speaker 1>he's getting this information from. He doesn't asterisk this information,

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't reference anything else, but he goes on to say,

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<v Speaker 1>which opened the door for thousands of connecting networks for

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<v Speaker 1>family communication. Okay, if you're connecting over a very large

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<v Speaker 1>area network and linking all channels together, you're not doing

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<v Speaker 1>it for your family. You're doing it because, quite frankly,

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<v Speaker 1>you're a bully. Okay, if it's being done like what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm told North Georgia GMRS is being done, Okay, they've

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<v Speaker 1>basically taken over all repeater channels and are not allowing

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<v Speaker 1>families to use them because there's conversations going on all

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<v Speaker 1>day long, and since all eight repeater channels are all

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<v Speaker 1>linked together, no one else can use it. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>not for your family. Okay, that might be your intent,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's not how it's being used. However, in recent times,

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<v Speaker 1>the FCC has clarified that GMRS repuater stations cannot be

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<v Speaker 1>linked over the Internet. Okay, once again, he's saying, he

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<v Speaker 1>received many networks have received correspondence from the FCC stating

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<v Speaker 1>that they don't care if linkedn gm RS reputers being

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<v Speaker 1>Internet is against the rules. They don't consider linking Internet

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<v Speaker 1>against the rules. I would like to see one of

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<v Speaker 1>these correspondence letters. I've not seen anything like this. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not saying it doesn't exist. I'm saying I have not

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<v Speaker 1>seen this. So I'd like to see one of these,

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<v Speaker 1>and in bold down here, he says. In this petition,

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<v Speaker 1>we as citizens demand Part ninety five dot one seven

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<v Speaker 1>two two, Section eight and Part ninety five Dot seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>forty nine be removed from the GMRS Part ninety five

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<v Speaker 1>rules and as a section within Part ninety five rules

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<v Speaker 1>to clearly permanently allow GMRS repeaters and radio stations to

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<v Speaker 1>be linked over the Internet and other networks. With your support,

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<v Speaker 1>we can bring this important issue to the FCC. Please

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<v Speaker 1>sign our petition urge the FCC to clearly allow network

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<v Speaker 1>connections to GMRS repeaters and radio stations and you can

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<v Speaker 1>sign right there. I don't agree with a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>the things that he said here. First of all, I

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<v Speaker 1>think GMRS repeaters can be very good for families. But

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<v Speaker 1>when you link together over a long distance, where's your

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<v Speaker 1>family and why is it important to connect with your Say, well,

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<v Speaker 1>my family's the next state over, okay, Well, my family's

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<v Speaker 1>like fifteen minutes down the road. So why do I

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<v Speaker 1>need to connect my repeater or a repeater or talk

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<v Speaker 1>on a that's connected to another state, you know, somewhere

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred miles away. So I have trouble finding the

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<v Speaker 1>justification saying we're connecting repeaters together over the internet for

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<v Speaker 1>purposes of family communication. I have trouble wrapping my head

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<v Speaker 1>around that is he doing that? Is he actually doing that? Maybe?

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe maybe that's what he's doing, Okay, but I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I have trouble justifying that in my head. But I

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<v Speaker 1>would like to know. More than anything, I'd like to

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<v Speaker 1>know what you guys think. I'll put a link to

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<v Speaker 1>this article in the description if you want to go

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<v Speaker 1>out and signing. As a general rule, I think the

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<v Speaker 1>FCC should have less power and less say and I

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<v Speaker 1>think the citizens should say, should have more of a

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<v Speaker 1>say over what rules we do and don't follow. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>there needs to be rules, but I think the citizens,

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<v Speaker 1>I think there should be a citizens voted upon thing. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>this article doesn't really have a date on it. I

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<v Speaker 1>found it about a week ago, maybe four or five

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<v Speaker 1>days ago. Okay. The first comment in the comments is

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<v Speaker 1>from eight months ago, so this article has been up

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<v Speaker 1>for a while. I'm guessing even though the article itself

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't have it has one hundred and twelve comments. You

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<v Speaker 1>can see right there and you can go down in

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<v Speaker 1>the comment section read through all these, and the first

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<v Speaker 1>one was eight months ago. Actually, I'm sorry, that's the

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<v Speaker 1>most popular featured comments. This one looks like it's twelve

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<v Speaker 1>months ago. This might be a really old article. Two

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<v Speaker 1>months ago is the latest one. Okay. Some people are

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<v Speaker 1>responding with videos. But it's only got thirty seven hundred

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<v Speaker 1>people to sign the petition, so I wonder how popular

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<v Speaker 1>it actually is. I want to know what you guys think.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you four or against repeater linking? Do you think

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<v Speaker 1>you would sign this petition the way it's stated? Again,

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<v Speaker 1>I am not against GMRS repeaterlinking. I think it should

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<v Speaker 1>be regulated to one or two channels. I don't agree

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<v Speaker 1>with the way this article is written, so I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>going to sign this petition, but I want to know

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<v Speaker 1>what you think. Put a comment in the video below

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<v Speaker 1>and if you have any further information. A few of

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<v Speaker 1>you have emailed me about large networks including North Georgia GMRS.

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<v Speaker 1>If you have any other information about those large systems,

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<v Speaker 1>send me an email CAC five HWB at gmail dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd love to hear your thoughts on that. Seventy three

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<v Speaker 1>and thanks for watching