Beacon ID devices are OK in the Amateur Service why not here?
The Amateur Radio Service is very different than GMRS. First and foremost all Amateur repeaters are COORDINATED through regional committees. Any uncoordinated amateur radio repeaters have the burden of preventing interference to coordinated systems up and including ending operations altogether. Amateur repeaters are not likely to interfere with one another when beacon-style ID devices activate. The Amateur rules also look differently at automatic operation as noted above. Beacon-style ID devices are popular in the Amateur Service so traveling Amateurs know they are in range of a repeater. This is not an issue with GMRS since PRIOR PERMISSION is still required to use a GMRS repeater as GMRS repeaters are considered private property. Amateurs expect to use most any repeater they would like. GMRS licensees do not and may not have that expectation. GMRS is not a QSO chat-based hobby service. GMRS is a directed communication service for personal licensees and their families to conduct their
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