Seventeen minute video here. TLDW: GMRS (wiki link explainer) is up in the 460 MHz range. This proposal is to grant an additional allocation in the mid-high 40 MHz range, in some old cordless phone allocations and other abandoned spots. Power levels are TBD, but I'm guessing in the 50 watt range. This would give improved propagation ranges and characteristics in many settings.
This is a GREAT idea! It's the perfect solution for rural areas, where at the current GMRS frequencies signals are absorbed wholesale by pine trees. Think of it as "high-power CB, without all the skip noise, and with half-size antennas." For the deer hunters currently bootlegging on the 2m ham band this would be both a big improvement and a legal solution. I'm 100% for this, and would be in with a new radio of my own if it happens.
IF it happens. Let's see how things roll out over the next couple of years.
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