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Learn intermediate radio communications skills with a focus on the General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) with more in-depth skills that will cover hand held, mobile and base station radios, frequencies, antennas, radio programing, repeaters and signal propagation. A NO TEST LICENSE is required to transmit on the GMRS frequencies. However, you can transmit without a license on the FRS frequencies that are used by some of our GMRS groups within Tuolumne County. Explore and learn all the details at this class.

Bring your lap top to the class and have CHIRP pre installed on your device and ready to learn how to use it for programing your radio((s).  If you are using the Baofeng GM-15 PRO, or the Radioddity GM15 radio please follow these instructions to download the programing software. Hands on skills training will cover radio programing for your model of radio.

This class is FREE, reserve your seat with a free ticket. However, you can purchase one of four different radios options for this class and receive pre programed radios for Tuolumne County (see details below). Yours to take home and keep. Please, only one radio per attendee, supply is limited.

Apply for your GMRS license today. One GMRS license will cover your entire extended family, even if they don't live in the same home. There is NO TEST, only a FCC $35. application fee. Follow these step by step instructions to get your NO TEST GMRS License. FCC processing time usually takes one to three days and has a $35.00 fee. START NOW.

You do not need to own a radio to attend this class, reserve a seat with a free ticket and learn the basic skills of radio communication. There is no fee for the skills training.

Bring your own radio. Learn how to program and operate what ever kind of radio you have.

This class will be held in the Bunk House (downstairs) at the Country Cowboy Church, 14535 Peaceful Valley Rd, Sonora, CA 95370.

Choose one of four tickets options to reserve your seat at this two hour class:

All radios are pre programed for Tuolumne County repeaters.

• Free Ticket to reserve your seat for this two hour class. $0.00
• Ticket that comes with the Baofeng UV-5R GMRS Handheld Radio (5 watt)  (1 pk) $35.00
• Ticket that comes with the BAOFENG GM-15 Pro (8 watt) - 2 Pack - $75.00
• Ticket that comes with the Radioddity DB20-G GMRS 20 watt Mobile (or base station) Radio complete with antenna $ 250.00

NOTE: The 5 watt radios have the to power to activate the Pine Mountain Lake repeater from the Long Barn area and further.

Baofeng UV-5R GMRS Handheld Radio  (1 pk)

See the full details for this radio here.

BAOFENG GMRS Radio GM-15 Pro  (2 pk)

SEE FULL DETAILS FOR THE BAOFENG GM-15 PRO HERE