Puget Sound Area FCC GMRS Line A Regulations

The FCC General Mobile Radio Service is affected by the rule of Line A. In a nutshell, Line A, in the Continental U.S. and Line C, along the Canadian Border in Alaska are boundary lines established by the Governments of the United States and Canada, for the coordination and use of radio frequencies above 30 Megahertz. The understanding of this rule, it's meaning, definition, and location is particularly important in Northwest Washington State due to the large metropolitan population residing in direct proximity to Line A, as well as the rules ascribed to it by the FCC's various radio services and the difficulty inherent in locating Line A's physical location in this region.

For any of this information to be effective to the user, it is reccomended to become familiar with where Line A is located in Northwest Washington, and how to physically locate it on the ground. Line A really is invisable to the naked eye, so familiarization with the information on the following site is important:
Puget Sound Area FCC Line A Regulations

Most specifically regarding GMRS, The links in the margin to the left will detail the information that most users of the service will need to know. Included are links to the FCC GMRS website, a good primer about the GMRS that was written to be easily understood, the FCC part 95 which is the rule that regulates GMRS, and the last two links that call attention to the GMRS regulations that specifically refer to the rule of Line A.

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