Requirement · part of 8(E). Option E: FRS and GMRS walkie talkies

8(E)(2). Seven questions about using them

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One requirement containing seven separate explanations: the widest single step in this option.

Note. One requirement, seven separate explanations: licensing, frequencies and encoding, transmit power, antenna type, effective range, everyday uses and emergency uses. Option E is three parts on paper and eleven steps in practice, which is still the shortest way through requirement 8.

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8(E)(2)(a). Is a licence needed?
8(E)(2)(b). Frequencies and encoding
8(E)(2)(c). Transmit power
8(E)(2)(d). Antennas
8(E)(2)(e). Effective range
8(E)(2)(f). Everyday uses
8(E)(2)(g). Uses in an emergency

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Radio Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 8(E)(2) · States all seven sub-questions; they are lettered (a) to (g) on the page.

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