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From what I am reading, it runs on Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS). i.e. 151-154 Mhz spectrum.

Excerpt From https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-02-139A1.p...

Under the revised rules, MURS units are: • Permitted to have detachable antennas; • Permitted to have external antennas up to 6.1 meters (20 feet) above a structure or 18.3 meters (60 feet) above the ground, whichever is higher; • Permitted to have a total power output (TPO) of up to two (2) watts (instead of two (2) watts effective radiated power); • Not permitted to be used as cordless telephones, radiofacsimile (imaging), or for continuous carrier mode operations; and • Not permitted to be used for repeater operations

Without a repeater, I would assume it is very difficult to imagine a hop-by-hop network?

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Because repeaters utilize two channels at once (input and output) and extend the operating range of a single user, their use would limit the number of users able to share these frequencies at the same time. ... some commenters are concerned that MURS frequencies will be congested and that repeater use will only aggravate this problem. We agree.