I thought this would be totally EZPZ and straightforward. HAHAHA! WRONG!
It was Anything BUT!
Of course, I keep my FRN and account login data at my fingertips. But that didn't do ANY good whatsoever. My once reliable FC login data failed miserably and I had to create a new account from scratch.
By and by, I "got 'er dun" but it was a real chore. Eventually, I was actually able to find the right portal to pay my $35 license fee. Then I actually received a payment confirmation and transaction code. I felt like I'd crossed the FCC Rubicon!
Seriously, if you already have an Amateur Radio License, it shouldn't be this hard. But we're OK and "good to go".
So, why did I feel like I needed a GMRS license? Well, it's because I am a "goodie two shoes" when it come to obeying laws. I made up a little kit of two TidRadio TD-H3's and was going to have my wife contact me via SIMPLEX when she'd go on a hike in some campground.
Of course, that would be illegal since she doesn't have a HAM Tech License. So? What to do? Why STAY LEGAL and get a GMRS license and configure the TD-H3's properly for those frequencies,
I just didn't figure the FCC would be such an "issue" as it turned out to be today.
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