Nigel, On Wed, Feb 23, 2022 at 1:54 PM Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF <[email protected]> wrote: > > OK Chris. > In most radios that come pre-programmed by the manufacturer, as opposed to > the random channels that a manufacturer seems to leave in there after > testing, I believe they are locked by the firmware in order to comply with a > country's frequency allocations and get type approval in that country. Don't > know if the FCC insists on that. > >
This isn't my experience. The majority of GMRS radios sold by Chinese vendors/dealers are not locked in any way. It is only by use of the OEM CPS that the radio masquerades as being a frequency locked radio. Underneath, they are nothing more than your typical UHF (400-470+ MHz) handheld radio. The same can be true for several MURS, PMR and FreeNet models. I've even got one that is a dual-band model disguised as a GMRS radio. It seems that it isn't very hard to fool the FCC. Jim KC9HI _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list [email protected] http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to [email protected] at [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] To report this email as off-topic, please email [email protected]
