Any FCC ID on the back of the radios under the battery? Search that to
see what they were certified for. You might not find anything if they're
marketed to hams (saves China money on the labs and certs). In reality,
who will know and who will care what model radios you're using? Just
sayin' (not endorsing).
I did our Part 90 601 a few years ago in about an hour and the $260 or
whatever it was at the time. WQYC725 if you want to look it up. The
cheap $15-20 Baofeng 888's or whatever they're called for the field
guys. You just throw them away when they fall apart.
The other option would be MURS. Falls under Part 95 like GMRS, but no
license is required. FM-N voice only. Think of it like VHF-FM citizens
band w/ 2-watts output into gain antennas. It's pretty much dead quiet
on all 5 channels around me, except for some bursts of telemetry once in
a while. But there's that Part 95 certified device requirement. I see
businesses using the Baofengs and similar on MURS all the time, so
again... who knows/cares.
On 5/16/2019 8:57 PM, Chuck McCown wrote:
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.
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 <http://www.wirelessmapping.com>
www.Broadband-Mapping.com <http://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.
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