On Mon, 24 May 2021 10:32:27 -0700, "Lee Murrah" <webmaster@...>
wrote:
Apparently they ship the radios with the ham bands disabled to prevent unlicensed operation.
Which is strange, I think, if they come with other transmitting
frequencies enabled. Do they have other bands open to transmitting out
of the box?
My UV-5R was ready to transmit on the ham bands, and it can be enabled
to illegally transmit on other frequencies also. My BF-888 was
purchased as a "license-free" radio (that's what it said on the box)
but it's not, really. It's not FCC type accepted for the family radio
service nor the GMRS, either. They can transmit there, though. I
programmed frequencies on the 440 band into it.
I suppose I could use it for FRS use but it transmits at a higher
power than really allowed, and since it's not officially OK'd by the
FCC for that use, it would technically be illegal. I think the FCC
clamped down on this sort of thing in the last few years.
Donald KX8K
(formerly AD8DY)
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