[chirp_users] Has anyone seen

[Al Jones]

They show themselves to be an FRS radio but I agree, that's only part of 
the FRS channels.

------ Original Message ------
From: "Jim Unroe" <rock.unroe at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of CHIRP" <chirp_users at intrepid.danplanet.com>
Sent: Tue 10 26 21 15:18:34
Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Has anyone seen

>On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 3:50 PM Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF
><nigel at ngunn.net> wrote:
>>
>>  Doubt it. 16 channels isn't enough for GMRS or FRS.
>>
>
>It is hard to believe (shaking head), but some of the manufacturers
>are doing it. They basically program them with the 15 FRS channels
>that can be up to 2 watts (1-7 and 15-22) and skip the 7 channels that
>are limited to 1/2 watt (8-14). That way they don't have to modify the
>radio other than programming them to narrow bandwidth on the FRS
>frequencies.
>
>They must be selling them to buyers that don't realize (or don't care)
>that they are only getting 15 of the 22 authorized channels. It's nuts
>because a user of one of these 15 channel (16 physical channels)
>radios would need to know to use channels 8 to 15 can only be used to
>talk to someone using a "real" FRS or GMRS radio channels 15 to 22,
>respectively.
>
>Jim KC9HI
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