Baofeng are hard to program. They seem to work ok.
Sent from my iPhone > On May 6, 2019, at 2:09 PM, Brian Webster <i...@wirelessmapping.com> wrote: > > Technically you are supposed to only use radios on GMRS that have FCC type > certification for GMRS service. Some will say that part 90 certified UHF > radios are allowed to be used in GMRS, I recall that rule was only for radios > that were certified part 90 before the part 95A (I think that’s the section > for GMRS) was set up as a requirement. Now if you aren’t so concerned about > that certification use these. I have quite a few various Chinese radios and I > have never heard of this brand, so personally at that price I would go with a > more known Chinese brand such as Baofeng or Woxoun. Since there are actually > still wide band GMRS channels (not the splinter channels for portable to > portable comms only), I would shop around for some real radios such as > Motorola UHF portables that will be more durable. You should be able to get > the old wide band versions cheap. Likely will need new batteries and maybe > antennas but they should last. Commercial radio services are all narrow band > now so wide band only radios are no longer legal in those services. Sometimes > you can find a nice deal on a set in a gang charger. If you do look at any > particular models ping me off list and I can let you know which models are > good and bad to use. I can point you in the right direction for programming > and such as well. > > Thank You, > Brian Webster > www.wirelessmapping.com > www.Broadband-Mapping.com > > From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2019 3:08 PM > To: af@af.afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Hanoi talkies > > Hanoi handi potatoe potato > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 6, 2019, at 1:06 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > > > https://www.amazon.com/Retevis-Radios-Range-Scrambler-Speaker/dp/B00PVQ5LO8/ref=asc_df_B00PVQ5LO8/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312039479427&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15843251035210015126&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1013962&hvtargid=pla-569078696569&psc=1 > > > Gmrs? Anyone know this radio? I had it recommended to me this morning. > Sent from my iPhone > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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