Can I use these cheap HTs on these frequencies?
From: George Skorup
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2019 7:35 PM
To: af@af.afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Hanoi talkies
Part 90 business itinerant allows you to do FM-Narrow and/or digital voice+data
(including encryption) across the lower 48 for practically nothing for 10
years. There are 8 VHF and 8 UHF shared frequencies. Do the form 601 yourself
and pay the FCC. No coordination required. No GMRS licensing nonsense for
employees.
On 5/16/2019 3:16 PM, Bill Prince wrote:
On our community emergency list I think all the people with call signs use
them. At least intermittently. There are a few people who don't use their call
signs. Nobody asks.
bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
On 5/16/2019 11:47 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
I am gonna try a pair of Baofengs and a pair of the Retevis and see how my
guys like them. I got a license so that will cover family. I guess I will
claim the guys are adopted if we get busted. Will probably buy them licenses
as time goes on.
Does anyone really use their callsigns in a legal manner on GMRS? My wife
and I are used to it being hams for decades but not sure how well it will go
over with the guys. I guess telling them it is a $25K and 10 years penalty
might get them to do it. Seems silly.
From: Lewis Bergman
Sent: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 7:10 PM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Hanoi talkies
I would be careful about any of the Chinese radios. I don't know anything
about Ham stuff and they may meet that are off rules. I know a few of the
people that head up licensing agencies and they say many, like Baofung, violate
FCC rules. Those rules may not apply to you though so take that for what it is
worth.
On Tue, May 7, 2019, 12:15 PM Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
We use the Baofeng UV-5R with a 15" whip. Using the available programming
software makes them relatively easy to set up. We ran a radio drill this last
weekend through our new repeater, and everything seemed to work pretty well.
I've got some concerns about the location the group picked for the repeater,
but overall, not bad at all.
bp
<part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
On 5/6/2019 1:22 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
Baofeng are hard to program. They seem to work ok.
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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
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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.
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