<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>The cheap radios ARE legal in the US on ham, business, or Public Safety (FCC Part 97 or 90) with the proper Part 90 sticker and individual ham ticket or business/public safety license AND Licensee permission. <br><br>Jardy Dawson WA7JRD<div>Sent from the Death Star for Darth Vader's eyes only. Any other reception will be severely punished. 💀</div></div><div><br>On Apr 24, 2016, at 13:39, Dan Jolley via chirp_users <<a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:18px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461528707786_11172">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.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461528707786_11114"><br></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461528707786_11115">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.<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461528707786_11298" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461528707786_11208" dir="ltr">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 :-)<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461528707786_11278" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461528707786_11296" dir="ltr">Thank you all very much,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461528707786_11297" dir="ltr">Dan Jolley<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461528707786_11060"><span></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461528707786_11059" class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461528707786_11057" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461528707786_11056" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461528707786_11055" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461528707786_11054" dir="ltr"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461528707786_11053" size="2" face="Arial"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Dan Jolley via chirp_users <<a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "<a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, April 24, 2016 7:28 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [chirp_users] BaoFeng UV-82C and CHIRP power question<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461528707786_11058" class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv4486251229"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461528707786_11445"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461528707786_11444" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:18px;"><div dir="ltr" id="yiv4486251229yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461497634844_6118">I have a UV-82C and I can only select either 1Watt or 5Watt output using CHIRP or the factory programming software.</div><div id="yiv4486251229yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461497634844_6287" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yiv4486251229yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461497634844_6286" dir="ltr">Is there some way using CHIRP (or other means) to select 2Watts for MURS or 500mW for FRS frequencies 8 through 14?</div><div id="yiv4486251229yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461497634844_6368" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yiv4486251229yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461497634844_6367" dir="ltr">I'm pretty sure the answer will be "no" because I know the power output selection is embedded in the firmware in the radio.</div><div id="yiv4486251229yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461497634844_6631" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yiv4486251229yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461497634844_7817" dir="ltr">Is there an antenna that will reduce the power output without damaging the radio?<br></div><div id="yiv4486251229yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461497634844_6411" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yiv4486251229yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461497634844_7867">Thank you for any information on this subject,</div><div id="yiv4486251229yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1461497634844_7866">Dan<br></div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>chirp_users mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com" href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users" target="_blank">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a><br>This message was sent to Dan Jolley at <a ymailto="mailto:oldhippie1955@yahoo.com" href="mailto:oldhippie1955@yahoo.com">oldhippie1955@yahoo.com</a><br>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a ymailto="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com" href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>chirp_users mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com</a></span><br><span><a href="http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users">http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users</a></span><br><span>This message was sent to Jardy at <a href="mailto:jardy72@yahoo.com">jardy72@yahoo.com</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe, send an email to <a href="mailto:chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com">chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com</a></span></div></blockquote></body></html>