Troy H. Cheek writes in a message to All
 THC> What's this "Family Radio Service" frequency the FCC is supposed 
 THC> to have recently allotted? What's so special about it that 
 THC> it's supposed to allow "a new degree of radio privacy"? Is 
 THC> this yet another frequency range the FCC expects us to lock 
 THC> out of our scanners? 
It is a series of frequencies sandwiched between the old UHF "CB" channels.  
FRS is low power and unlicensed.  All of the radios for it are straight 
narrow band FM with PL tones.  Since it is unlicensed, no problem with 
listening to it!  
 
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