My local fire department has an old UHF repeater and a bunch of UHF portables they want to issue to our CERT team. Can they do that?
We assume you mean that the agency has what is know as an FCC Part 90 repeater and wants to move it and the portable radios to GMRS under FCC R&R Part 95(a). The Fire Department may not license as an organization in GMRS. The department is not eligible under the FCC Rules to operate the GMRS repeater. A GMRS licensee, potentially a member of the department, would be required to assume personal responsibility for the operation of the new repeater. This means that he would need access to the repeater to shut it down in the event of a malfunction. Every CERT member would require an FCC license. If multiple family members of one member were issued radios then they could operate under the same license. The license of the person responsible for the repeater does NOT cover anyone but other members of his immediate family. Each person using an issued radio is also responsible for the proper operation of that transmitter. The department has NO culpability under the rules since they are not the
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