I'll be "that guy" and point out that the radios in question can not be legally used in the GMRS/FRS bands, as they are not approved for those services by the FCC.
This link describes the requirements pretty clearly, and is from 2013: https://ham.stackexchange.com/questions/623/using-my-baofeng-uv-5r-to-talk-to-walkie-talkies/625#625 Ken > On Oct 20, 2021, at 20:30, Al Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > To comply with the FCC (so they can keep selling radios) the newer > Baofeng (et al) are being locked to only the bands with amateur > frequencies. Not only is there not an easy fix, to my knowledge there > is no fix except to find an older Baofeng. > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed 10 20 21 19:23:52 > Subject: [chirp_users] Baofeng UV-82 issues. > >> A good friend just bought 2 ea of the subject radios and finds that both the >> FRS and GMRS >> transmit functions are "locked out". He can receive, but not transmit. >> >> Is there an easy way to fix this? >> >> I have not yet investigated this on the web, but thought I might ask here >> first. >> >> Ken W7EKB >> _______________________________________________ >> chirp_users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users >> This message was sent to Al Jones at [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send an email to >> [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > [email protected] > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to Ken Hansen at [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to > [email protected]
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