Leaderboard

Answers... 1) No. Your guess is right. A repeater repeats only one frequency at a time. (Well, there are exceptions, but not that would apply to GMRS.) Ham and GMRS are different radio services and cannot interoperate. However, it is quite possible any given piece of equipment could operate on either the ham 440 band or GMRS, but never simultaneously. 2) It all depends. Fixed location, mobile, (car/truck, etc.), handheld? Terrain: line-of-sight, obstructed, vegetation, etc. Post back with more details. 3) You can listen to whatever you can receive. It is only transmissions that the FCC regulates. Well, ok, there are exceptions like for mobile phones etc. and I believe there are, in some cases, rules about repeating what you hear to others. Welcome to GMRS.

The GMRS version will be locked to xmit on GMRS frequencies only. The UV50X2 (at least the one i have) will go into the GMRS bands but is not legal to use there. You're not going to find anyone here that will straight up tell you yeah do it that way due to the legalities surrounding it but I will say it is possible. Will anything ever come of it? You probably have a better chance of being attacked by a shark on Mount Everest, than being hunted down and caught by the FCC, but its good to be advised and educated on the matter. Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk

#1. Congratulations on getting your ham license! #2. I am not specifically familiar with the GMRS-50X1. But, knowing the GMRS-V1, and the FCC regulations, I would be quite certain that you will not be able to get that radio to transmit on anything except the GMRS frequencies. You could probably program in other frequencies to receive, but not transmit. #3. There is absolutely no way to determine over-the-air if a radio is GMRS certified. I cannot tell you to use a non-GMRS certified radio on the GMRS channels. However, I can tell you that I would not personally be the least bit concerned. I can also tell you that any Part90 radio you find is (very) likely to be a much better radio than most of the currently marketed GMRS certified radios.

Agree fully... but I grew up in a time when it was common sense not to video record yourself doing something stupid or illegal. LoL It seems as though people today have lost sight of that. Instead, people seem to think it's a good idea to record it and post it online for the world to see.