Behind the Scenes with Julie - Interview with Gary Beckstedt

In this episode, Julie (ATL-947) sits down with Gary Beckstedt Sr, owner an founder of North Georgia GMRS Network. Gary answers many questions about the network, how it got started back in 2007, how and in what ways the network plans to grow in the future, encouraging getting our children and families involved in radio, the cost of building out a GMRS repeater site, the impact of the pandemic on the network, and more.

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We are North Georgia GMRS Network, a family communications network in Georgia. We're proud to operate the largest linked GMRS repeater network in the United States, with 21 commercial-grade repeaters covering more than 41,000 square miles of RF coverage, with additional VoIP linked access on Zello. Our network was started in 2007 and currently has more than 1,200 members throughout Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, the Carolinas, and beyond.

View a real-time map of our linked repeaters, here: http://stats.nggmrs.net:8000

Visit our website to become a member: https://nggmrs.org

Join our Facebook page to interact with our community, stay up to date on current and upcoming events, and to meet other members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/NGGMRS/