Hello there, I purchased a bunch of H-777H radios in early 2026. They are 16 channel and CHIRP compatible. However, they come with non-standard frequencies on channels 8-14, which are supposed to be on 467, 0.5W range per FCC. Instead, they use 462 range, so not exactly friendly with the newer 22-channel family radios with correct FCC spec. I guess the manufacturer wanted to keep them compatible with older Retevis 16-channel radios.
Unfortunately, CHIRP refuses to reprogram those factory channels. I read somewhere that CHIRP inherently locks out the users from re-programming FRS radio channels, but in this case it's doing more damage than good. The H-777H frequency range is 462-476MHz so it would be safe to allow users to reprogram frequencies back to standard FCC. This may or may not affect other H-777 series, I don't know. When I contacted their Customer Support, they told me that I could easily change the frequencies with their own Windows app, except I'm on Linux and it's hard for me to do that. Should I report this as an Issue and hope that the Devs will unlock frequency edits on this model? Thanks! _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/postorius/lists/users.lists.chirpmyradio.com To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] To report this email as off-topic, please email [email protected] List archives: https://lists.chirpmyradio.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/
