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, [email protected] 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]>
> 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:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown
> *Sent:* Monday, May 06, 2019 3:08 PM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT Hanoi talkies
>
>
>
> Hanoi handi potatoe potato
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On May 6, 2019, at 1:06 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> 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
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