Italian Gathering, July 17th

Hello lovers of all things Italian!

As you are aware, we had to cancel the 18th annual Italian Concours at the Des Moines Marina this year since it is under "MAJOR" renovation! However, we still wanted to have some sort of Italian Gathering so that we could all keep in contact with one another (and our various cars!!!)

So, in lieu of the Italian Concours this year, Griot's Garage and the Italian Concours are going to have an Italian Gathering at Griot's Garage new facility (3333 South 38th Street) in Tacoma, Wa. on Saturday, July 17th (11am).

Griot's Garage has volunteered to have the event catered by the Adriatic Grill (Italian Food too!) and will sell lunch tickets for $5.00 per person with 100% of the proceeds going to "The Make-A-Wish Foundation". It is an honor to be working with the fine folks at Make-A-Wish again this year. As with the Italian Concours, feel free to make any donation to this fantastic charity in addition to purchasing your lunch tickets.

Griot's will also be offering first hand product demonstrations throughout the day to show all of us how to maintain the interiors and exteriors of our Italian machinery, as well as tours of their new facility. The collection of vintage racing cars is spectacular to say the least! Enjoy complimentary energy drinks in the car care school provided by NOS, plus take advantage of show specials and discounts only available that day.

For Maps & Driving directions to Griot's new facility, please visit:
http://www.griotsgarage.com

Thank you so much for all your support in the past, and we look forward to seeing all of you next month!

Mike Wilson
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A large group will leave from Redmond Town Center at 10:00 after our morning event. There is nothing more fun than running as a group!

BTW, I strongly recommend using these radios for traveling in groups. They make all the difference in the world. They are not the two mile radios you used before and have a straight line distance of 36 miles, actual is far less, but wow do they make the drives fun!

http://www.midlandradio.com/On-the-Road.LVL/GXT1000VP4 They sell them at Fry's with headsets, batteries, chargers, etc., for about $75.00 a pair. They are WELL worth the money if you're doing a drive with other cars.

 

As I read the Ferrari Chat, the two way radios caught my eye. I thought that this would be a good opportunity to bring up a little known fact: GMRS radios require an FCC License, Part 95 and a fee of $85.00. This is mentioned on page 5 of the GTX1000's Owner's Manual.


From GTX 1000 Owner's Manual, page 5:
IMPORTANT NOTICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERATION
The GXT1000/1050 Series operates on GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service)
frequencies which require an FCC (Federal Communications Commission)
license. You must be licensed prior to operating on channels 1 - 7 or 15 - 42,
which comprise the GMRS channels of the GXT1000/1050 Series. Serious
penalties could result for unlicensed use of GMRS channels, in violation of FCC
rules, as stipulated in the Communications Act's Sections 501 and 502
(amended). [Source: http://www.midlandradio.com/Resource_/OwnerManual/158/GXT1000%20Owner's%20Manual.pdf ]


From FCC Form 1070y:
Part 95 General Mobile Radio Service
The instructions that follow are for filing applications. Select the purpose of filing and follow the instructions below:
New, Renewal or Renewal/Modification
• FCC 605
• FCC 159
• Payment/Fee Type Code: PAZR - $85.00 Fee
Source: http://www.fcc.gov/Forms/Form1070/1070y.pdf


See also: FCC Form 605
http://www.fcc.gov/Forms/Form605/605.html

 

Yup, have my license. Don't know if they pay much attention to this band.

 

I have always been baffled by the fact that there is so much opposition to using radios on drives with the local club. It would seem to be a no brainier when it comes to safety and communication.

 

We used them a year ago when we did a run to Leavenworth and we were all sold after that. It made a huge difference. We could easily keep the group together, warn each other and stage cars for photos as well as pull off together for gas, food, etc. It was like night and day more fun, plus the chatter gets very funny.

 

Good news on the feedback.

Just thought that it would be helpful to know that a $75/pair radio set can cost $160+ when you figure in the license fee. Better news is that the license is good for 10 years and that the fine for not having it is only about $10,000.00.

True, I too do not think that the FCC monitors this band (GMRS) very much, but they do have ears for stand out violations

 

Depends on which band you use.

 

Could not agree more. We used them on the run to Canon Beach this year and it was great.

 

I have never heard of anyone using 2 way talkies every getting a ticket for no license. I have an FCC license for my marine radio which 90% of boaters do not get. Radios are the only way to travel in a group. Been using them for almost 20 years now with our snowmobiles and rigs for the drives out. Makes communications a snap. Get the ones wiht GPS tracking including and you can track all your buddies too. Rhino's rule. For sledding it makes it easy to track down a stuck or stray sled.

 

Don't know if the Garmins work with the same group codes as the Midland. We use a group code to keep out the cross-talk.

Yea, I've never heard of anyone getting busted for a radio license on a family band radio. The package price for Midland radios, with headsets, chargers, etc., make them a slick deal.

 

They all use the same bands. You can program them any channel for your group. I have like 4 different kinds from over the years and they all work with each other. People always forget them so having lots of loaners is never bad.

 

PS with the Rhino you can record your run and then down load it when you get home. Lots of cool data. Cool to compare different runs on the same loop.

 

Hi Guys,

Glad to see that you have a good sense of humor. I was just playing with you on this and I hope that you did not take it personally or in an offensive way. I just got a little carried away with a common misunderstanding.

The fact of the matter is that the license requirement is not promoted to the buying public and I have never heard of any enforcement of this requirement in the GMRS band. It is my feeling that the FCC is looking the other way with the GMRS band as they have with the CB band - "Too many units out there to monitor/police, no one gets a license or uses call signs anyway ... as long as they stay to lower powers (5 watts or less). We'll just let them (the General Public) have a 'free for all' on the GMRS and CB bands." Now that's just my feeling on this, not a quote from the FCC.

Funny thing is that I spoke to a friend with an older FCC license (covering the VHF Marine band) which has expired. He brought this subject up to a Coast Guard Marine Vessel Examiner onboard his boat last summer. The Examiner said "Don't worry about it. They don't enforce that license requirement for the VHF Marine Band anymore." ... So much for that.