[chirp_users] Programming Arcshell-5

[Terry Moore]

I think everyone has missed JP's point.

In an emergency, a person can use anything on any band to secure 
assistance if life is being threatened.
                                      Terry, KI0RE

On 5/25/20 7:42 PM, JP wrote:
> Typen, your last email about programming the Arcshell units was very 
> much appreciated.
>
> I had unsubscribed from the user forum last week as I found that the 
> advice given enabled me (I thought!) to reprogram several units 
> without a hitch. I changed all the channels to the first 16 
> FRS-approved channels, but I did not lower the power setting for those 
> permitted only for 0.5 W on the first iteration as I just wanted to 
> ascertain if I had done things otherwise correctly. No other program 
> settings were changed before uploading the new settings to the units. 
> Indeed, the two units functioned OK it seemed until I tried to use the 
> ‘scanning’ function assigned in the OEM programming to Channel 16. 
> This had worked under the previous OEM programming. I found that it 
> would not work on either unit after changing the channels, even though 
> they could send and receive on all the other channels properly. I want 
> the scanning facility preserved on all the units so I re subscribed to 
> the Users Forum in hope of a solution.
>
> I understand from you and your colleagues that this unit is still not 
> FCC approved and will never be unless certain changes are made and the 
> units are then officially approved. Rest assured they won’t be given 
> into the hands of 3 years olds to talk on the beach, but only used 
> briefly and hopefully rarely in the event of an impending fire 
> disaster in our community with some frail neighbors who need checking 
> on if cell towers and power lines are down (which has happened 
> before). I appreciate all you guys’ expert advice and I trust you will 
> still impart whatever guidance needed here to bring this feature back.
>
> Thanking you,
> Jonathan
>
>
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