<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> David Monteith <dmonteit@comcast.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Geyser Reports <geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 16, 2012 10:55 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Geysers] FRS rebroadcast<br> </font></div><div><div style="font-family: garamond, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="ms__id29784"> <br>
>>All:<br><br>I have a few concerns about broadcasting the FRS traffic but possibly<br>not what you are expecting. <br><br>I'm wondering how the FRS signal would be relayed? First, FCC<br>regulations specifically prohibit connecting FRS radios to a "public<br>switched network" -- read telephone system. Second, the spirit of the<br>FCC regulations concerning FRS radios is that the FRS frequency bands<br>are for public use over short distances. Connecting the radios to<br>anything designed to extend the range of the radios is prohibited as is<br>modifying the radios to enhance their range. As if the first two<br>weren't problematic enough, I have one last problem. Where would the<br>FRS radios be connected to a system to relay the signal? Given their<br>short range, possibilities are limited and I doubt the park service or<br>concessionaires would be willing to house such a venture, especially if<br>the FCC
regulations are a concern. <br><br>In short, while I find the idea intriguing, I don't think that the<br>regulations allow for the rebroadcast of the FRS traffic.<br><br>Dave <br><br>PS FCC regulations concerning FRS radios have been conveniently<br>compiled at <a href="http://home.provide.net/~prsg/frsrules.htm#%22192%22">http://home.provide.net/~prsg/frsrules.htm#%22192%22</a> <<<br>***********************</div><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="ms__id29784"><br>Thanks, Dave.<br><br>Technically, connecting the VICs receiving radio's speaker output to the video stream input would be one way to make the connection so that calls could be heard via internet. I have no idea how easy or convenient this would be - probably not very - but at least it's possible. <br><br>The other red flags you raise, however, are far more important. I doubt if the
FRS regs could be twisted enough in their current form to legally acommodate this use, either by a private person or a public entity such as the NPS. IOW, it just ain't legal, and to ask a government agency to jump on board with an idea that contradicts federal law is asking an awful lot. The regs regarding GMRS radios, which use some of the same channels but require a simple-to-obtain user license, provide no additional latitude in this regard either.<br><br>Unless the VIC is willing and able to get special permission from the FCC to implement this idea, it is likely not viable.</div><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="ms__id29784"><var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var> </div><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="ms__id29784">Bruce Jensen</div></div></div></div></body></html>