Abstract :
The Citizens Radio Service is defined by the Federal Communications Commission as a radiocommunication service of fixed, land and mobile stations intended for personal or business radio communications, radio signalling, control of remote objects or devices by means of radio, and other purposes not specifically prohibited. Its stated purpose is to provide for the use of radio facilities by any citizen of the United States for private shortdistance radiocommunications, radio signalling, or the control of remote objects or devices by means of radio. The author traces its beginning, its progress, and its present situation, - and makes some predictions on its possible future.
