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GMRS Licensing & Repeater Operation

Planned 4 hours course focused on concrete, practice-based radio skills. Interest registration is open; instruction is not yet scheduled.

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In development — not yet enrolling. This class is a planned Black Box Fields educational offering. External licensing, certification and examination privileges belong to their relevant authorities and require independent eligibility and approval. Transmitting exercises will use only authorized services and operators.

Exactly what you will learn

  1. Create an FCC CORES profile and apply for GMRS
  2. learn station IDs, authorized users and family eligibility
  3. distinguish simplex from repeater pairs and offsets
  4. use CTCSS/DCS correctly
  5. plan responsible repeater etiquette.

Hands-on equipment and teaching methods

HA1G; appropriately authorized GMRS repeater demo or receive-only simulation

Instructor demonstrations, written scenarios and supervised practical exercises will be adapted to available equipment and participant credentials.

What you will produce / how we will assess

Produce an individual licensing checklist and repeater contact plan; transmissions only by properly licensed participants.

Course details

Duration: 4 hours (planning estimate)
Course code: BBF-RAD-201
Availability: Interest list only; dates, delivery format, pricing and instructor assignments pending.
Prerequisites: Appropriate introductory coursework or equivalent background for advanced classes; any transmitting role additionally requires applicable licensing.

Register your interest

Tell us you're interested in this specific class. This is a nonbinding interest inquiry, not paid enrollment or a reserved seat.