I was wondering if they were using something like GMRS radios. Ham gear’s not that cheap, but if they’re carrying around FRS or GMRS radios to “shoot the breeze” on, that makes a little more sense. The phrase “removed from Indianapolis police cars” seems to imply mobiles and not HTs though, which leans more toward 2m/70cm ham or business band.
Had my ticket since 1992. I came in as one of those evil nasty no-code Techs that were supposed to ruin the hobby. :) Now I have an Advanced class (yes, my license category doesn’t exist anymore either, but the ticket still says “Advanced” until I renew it in a couple years) and may go for Extra someday. I haven’t been active in years though.
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Yeah, lots of unknowns. Does “remove” mean “uninstall”, or “take out”?
I carried that commercial license for all these years, then joined the ranks of “those evil no-coders” in 08. Made the move to General shortly thereafter. I’m still active locally, primarily VHF and UHF with a little HF. We have an active 2 meter SSB group that’s kind of an extended family.
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