[chirp_users] Baofeng UV-82 issues.

[Ken Hansen]

I'll be "that guy" and point out that the radios in question can not be legally used in the GMRS/FRS bands, as they are not approved for those services by the FCC.

This link describes the requirements pretty clearly, and is from 2013:

https://ham.stackexchange.com/questions/623/using-my-baofeng-uv-5r-to-talk-to-walkie-talkies/625#625

Ken

> On Oct 20, 2021, at 20:30, Al Jones <al at aljones.us> wrote:
> 
> To comply with the FCC (so they can keep selling radios) the newer 
> Baofeng (et al) are being locked to only the bands with amateur 
> frequencies.  Not only is there not an easy fix, to my knowledge there 
> is no fix except to find an older Baofeng.
> 
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
> To: chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com
> Sent: Wed 10 20 21 19:23:52
> Subject: [chirp_users] Baofeng UV-82 issues.
> 
>> A good friend just bought 2 ea of the subject radios and finds that both the FRS and GMRS
>> transmit functions are "locked out". He can receive, but not transmit.
>> 
>> Is there an easy way to fix this?
>> 
>> I have not yet investigated this on the web, but thought I might ask here first.
>> 
>> Ken W7EKB
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