Public Service Through GMRS Two-Way Radio
Serving Northern Illinois & Greater Metro Chicago Area

BI-MONTHLY MEETINGS FOR 2024: THURSDAYS
Hackney's - 1514 East Lake Avenue (E. of Waukegan), Glenview, Illinois
Dinner/Conversation 6:15 P.M. - Meeting 7:00 P.M.
Visitors Welcome
 
- Live Meetings now also Virtual (Zoom or Google Meet) Until Further Notice -

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DISCLAIMER and WARNING:

The following persons are NOT members of North Shore Emergency Association,
and have never been members at any time in the past.

Jordan Eisman;     Ben Inman;     Joey Owsiak

NSEA has not, at any time, authorized or participated in any GoFundMe solicitation
for money or funds via the Internet or otherwise, beware of potential for Fraud.
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As of Sunday, November 3, 2024

Total Number of GMRS active licenses now: 329,274.
Most recent Call Sign Issued: WSFQ 859.
Illinois GMRS: 8,307.  # Metro Chicago (9 Zip Code Regions): 4,932.

FCC Part 95 GMRS Rules & Regulations Rewritten
(New SubPart E): effective Sept. 28th, 2017
GMRS licenses now issue for 10 years
Sept. '20: GMRS License Fee MD Docket 20-270
Comments by P. Randall Knowles
Dec. 23, 2020: FCC to cut GMRS License Fee in half
Report & Order Reducing GMRS Fee
April 19, 2022: New $35 Fee for GMRS Licenses Effective

Is using the Internet for repeater linking, remote receiver linking, etc. permitted in GMRS?
Answer:  NO.  Specifically prohibited by the Part 95 FCC Rules & Regulations since 1983
and further in the new Part 95 Rules.  For details click here.

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SKYWARN WEATHER SPOTTING / FEMA TRAINING INFORMATION

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COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMMING CHART FOR
NEW BAOFENGTECH GMRS-50X1 MOBILE UNIT
NOW AVAILABLE HERE

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FIND OUT ABOUT NSEA - OUR HISTORY & ENDEAVORS

The NSEA WEEKLY RADIO NET
(all licensed operators welcome!)

INFORMATION ABOUT GMRS, FRS
AND USING LOCAL REPEATERS
(written 2010, updated 2023)

The NSEA GUIDE TO RADIO PROCEDURE

HOW DO I GET A GMRS LICENSE?

NEW GMRS RADIOS LEGALLY CERTIFIED BY FCC

FCC RULES & REGULATIONS

CONTACT NSEA
& Permission to use repeaters

PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECT EXAMPLES

EDITIONS OF "THE REPEATER" NEWSLETTER

SAMPLE CONTRACT - COOPERATIVE SHARED USE
OF GMRS REPEATER - §95.1705(f)(4)

LINKS TO OTHER SITES

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