For those that may not know. FRS radios are those small walkie-talkies that are all the rage. A pair sells for under $50. (maybe not a GOOD pair, but a pair nonetheless)

Steve Holzman, Sacramento, CA ______________________________________

Forwarded from another list:

Hi All,

After a lot of work and dotting all the "i"s and crossing all the "t"s, the ABA recommendations for use of FRS radios by birders is ready for prime time. Please feel free to redistribute this message to your local lists, and to publish your local channel/subcode widely if you do not adopt the standard one.

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ABA FRS Committee Recommendations Brief Summary: ----------------------------------------------- In May the ABA formed a 10 person committee to come up with a set of recommendations for FRS radio usage for birding.

The following are the primary recommendations:

o States/Provinces should adopt and publicize a standard FRS channel/subcode for birding communications.

- The ABA recommends the adoption of channel 11 & subcode 22 (11/22) to try to achieve a continent-wide standard.

o Radio communications should be considerate of other birders, non-birders, and the birds.

The full recommendations document is included at the end of this email and can also be viewed at: http://americanbirding.org/resources/resfrs.htm

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