Walkie Talkie truth

OK people, lots and lots of yapping about the frequency police
stopping you from talking on your walkie talkies. Please already.

Rule #1 to get you through life in the world is this (write it down
because it is important).

WHEN YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THINGS ARE GOING HOW THEY ARE, FOLLOW
THE TRAIL OF MONEY.

Juse like booze and soda pop on the cruise ship, they want to make
money. The cruise last year brought about a new way for them to make
money. We were offered to RENT walkie talkie radios for the duration
of the cruise. Why pay an overcharged rental fee for 14 days when you
can buy them outright and keep them forever?

Oh thats right, the FCC US jurisdiction in the foreign off shore out
to sea laws with the captain of the ship as the judge. Give me a
break.

Thus spake Snider :

OK people, lots and lots of yapping about the frequency police
stopping you from talking on your walkie talkies. Please already.

Rule #1 to get you through life in the world is this (write it down
because it is important).

WHEN YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THINGS ARE GOING HOW THEY ARE, FOLLOW
THE TRAIL OF MONEY.

Juse like booze and soda pop on the cruise ship, they want to make
money. The cruise last year brought about a new way for them to make
money. We were offered to RENT walkie talkie radios for the duration
of the cruise. Why pay an overcharged rental fee for 14 days when you
can buy them outright and keep them forever?

Oh thats right, the FCC US jurisdiction in the foreign off shore out
to sea laws with the captain of the ship as the judge. Give me a
break.


Did you say something that hadn't been said? Or just got your panties
in a knot?

Didn't say anything about use in foreign ports. In Mexico, FRS is
illegal. But very popular. Heavy fines, which are typically only
levied against foreigners.

--
dillon

"When the French are against it, you know we can't
be far wrong." - Adm. Bobbie Ray Inman

"Dillon Pyron" wrote in message

Didn't say anything about use in foreign ports. In Mexico, FRS is
illegal. But very popular. Heavy fines, which are typically only
levied against foreigners.


" Mexico......FRS radios are now legal in Mexico. SAM's Club is carrying
them now in Mexico".
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http://www.geocities.com/wd9ewk/xe-frs.html

Appears you can use FRS in Mexico now,, but they are saying that the
walkie talkies must have Mexican certification. Sam's Club in Mexico
sells them so maybe Sam's Clubs state side has the certification. ?
See the above site for the documentation on using FRS in Mexico.

Cheryl
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Updated Sept 22, 2004

"FRS "pitfalls" in Mexico
The regulations listed above basically mirror the FRS regulations found
in the USA and Canada, except that radios using these channels in Mexico
must have Mexican certification. As far as I have seen, FRS radios sold
in the USA and Canada typically have US (FCC) and Canadian ID numbers on
them, but nothing for Mexico. Without the Mexican certification,
FRS-type radios brought from other countries could be deemed illegal by
Mexican authorities, and subject the user/owner of those radios to legal
troubles. You have been warned.
Another problem that travelers from the US may run into (and, in the
future, those from Canada as well) - there are very few FRS-only radios
on sale in stores. Most of these radios now include 8 channels of the
General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS), a radio service requiring FCC
licenses. In Canada, a form of GMRS has been recently authorized by
Industry Canada (Canadian radio regulator). The 8 GMRS channels are on
frequencies not authorized for unlicensed use in Mexico at this time,
and those radios will not carry any Mexican certification numbers on
them. Again, radios that may be legal in other countries, and operate
on the license-free channels in Mexico, could still be considered
illegal. "