[chirp_users] BaoFeng UV-82C and CHIRP power question

[Trevor Holyoak]

Please note that the radios are only illegal for use in the ways you 
mentioned. If you get a ham radio license, the radios are perfectly 
legal to use on the ham radio frequencies. :)

- Trevor
> Dan Jolley via chirp_users <mailto:chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> Sunday, April 24, 2016 2:39 PM
> Thanks for all the info everyone, I've learned a lot since I asked 
> those questions. I apologize if things got stirred up a little bit, 
> that was not my intention.
>
> I'm new at this, and after purchasing a few cheap Chinese radios from 
> Amazon I have since learned they are not legal to use in the states. I 
> went to the FCC website and read the same things all of you have told me.
>
> Thank you for telling me what I should have known before I bought 
> those radios. My next radio won't be a cheap Chinese radio :-)
>
> Thank you all very much,
> Dan Jolley
>
>
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> *Sent:* Sunday, April 24, 2016 7:28 AM
> *Subject:* [chirp_users] BaoFeng UV-82C and CHIRP power question
>
> I have a UV-82C and I can only select either 1Watt or 5Watt output 
> using CHIRP or the factory programming software.
>
> Is there some way using CHIRP (or other means) to select 2Watts for 
> MURS or 500mW for FRS frequencies 8 through 14?
>
> I'm pretty sure the answer will be "no" because I know the power 
> output selection is embedded in the firmware in the radio.
>
> Is there an antenna that will reduce the power output without damaging 
> the radio?
>
> Thank you for any information on this subject,
> Dan
>
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> Dan Jolley via chirp_users <mailto:chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
> Sunday, April 24, 2016 6:28 AM
> I have a UV-82C and I can only select either 1Watt or 5Watt output 
> using CHIRP or the factory programming software.
>
> Is there some way using CHIRP (or other means) to select 2Watts for 
> MURS or 500mW for FRS frequencies 8 through 14?
>
> I'm pretty sure the answer will be "no" because I know the power 
> output selection is embedded in the firmware in the radio.
>
> Is there an antenna that will reduce the power output without damaging 
> the radio?
>
> Thank you for any information on this subject,
> Dan
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