everyone else like: - General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) which is limited to a set of frequencies in the UHF band, 50w repeaters, and a few watts handheld, an

everyone else like: - General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) which is limited to a set of frequencies in the UHF band, 50w repeaters, and a few watts handheld, and requires an $80? license. - Family radio service (FRS) which is limited to store-bought handheld units with 0.5W maximum output - Citizens Band radio which is limited to 40 channels at 4 watts and is highly abused by its users and relatively unenforced - Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS), which is limited to a six VHF channels and 2 watts and shared with many users - Business Band/LMR Part 90, which is licensed and regulated for business/commercial use with many other shared users - Microwave, which is licensed and heavily regulated - Broadcast radio, which is licensed and very heavily regulated (and is one-way only) None of these services allow you free reign over a wide spectrum of radio with home-built equipment for the purposes of experimentation and recreation, except for the experimental license, which only allows you specific frequencies, power limits, and other regulations based on your license application and grant. I agree that amateur radio regulations are relatively relaxed, if not very generous, liberal compared to the other radio services.