<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 1/13/2005 18:55:37 PM Pacific Standard Time, riozafiro@earthlink.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>For those planning to license a GMRS radio (not Family Radio Service, <BR>no license needed for those) this winter/spring, the FCC license fee <BR>has gone up from $75 (when I got mine three years ago) to $80 for six <BR>years.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I will send this to the entire list by way of asking Pat: If you got a GMRS license in 2002, why did you "have" to get a new one now? I got mine (for $75) in 2003 and it explicitly states it is valid through 2008. Surely they weren't good for only 3 years in '02.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Scott Bryan</DIV> <DIV>aka WPY1990</DIV></BODY></HTML>