Are personal and family communications permitted?
Yes. Even though the five MURS frequencies were formerly available only for business communications (authorized under 90.31 of the FCC Rules), the FCC’s creation of the MURS makes those frequencies also available for personal and family communications. Business communications are also still permitted. No one type has any preference or any other type, except that all communications must yield to any emergency communication on the same channel. [95.
Yes. Even though the five MURS frequencies were formerly available only for business communications (authorized under 90.31 of the FCC Rules), the FCC’s creation of the MURS makes those frequencies also available for personal and family communications. Business communications are also still permitted. No one type has any preference or any other type, except that all communications must yield to any emergency communication on the same channel.
Even though the five MURS frequencies were formerly available ONLY for business communications (authorized under 90.31 of the FCC Rules), the FCC’s creation of the MURS now makes those frequencies also available for personal and family communications. Business communications are also still permitted. No one type has any preference or any other type, EXCEPT that ALL communications must yield to any emergency communication on the same channel. 4. Is MURS “VHF CB”? Yes. MURS is the only “VHF Citizens Band” in the United States available for general two-way voice, data and image communications. MURS is one of five Citizens Band Radio Services. The others are the (original) Citizens Band Radio Service at 27 MHz, the Low Power Radio Service (LPRS) at 216-217 MHz, and the Medical Implant Communications Service (MICS), the Family Radio Service (FRS) at 460 MHz, and the Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS).
