Yeah, I keep a programmable Part 90 type-accepted VHF/UHF non-trunked radio mounted in my car. I volunteer for a few public agencies and it comes in handy just listening-in. I can transmit there but typically just listen-in since I don’t have the licensee’s permission to transmit using their license. But most of the channels are programmed with amateur radio repeaters, where I spend more time and do some talking. I don’t use it for GMRS, FRS, MURS, Marine, etc… other than to listen. After you’ve had your license a while, you come to appreciate the rules and the need to keep them.
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