foamhand

I love sentence critics lacking reading comprehension. Like the liberal mainstream media, they cherry pick sentence context to twist the meaning to justify what they want. This QUOTE is right from the FCC Part 95 Rules Section: Members 3 Posted 7 hours ago QUOTE: No GMRS transmitter will be certified for use in the GMRS if it is equipped with a frequency capability not listed in § 95.1763, unless such transmitter is also certified for use in another radio service for which the frequency is authorized and for which certification is also required. No GMRS transmitter will be certified for use in the GMRS if it is equipped with the capabilities to operate in services that do not require equipment certification, such as the Amateur Radio Service. All frequency determining circuitry (including crystals) and programming controls in each GMRS transmitter must be internal to the transmitter and must not be accessible from the exterior of the transmitter operating panel or from the exterior of the transmitter enclosure. END QUOTE Since the programming buttons / features of the Anytone 588 UHF monoband radio are enabling the radio to be programmed TO TRANSMIT (Frequency Determining) (NOT JUST RECEIVE ONLY - that's legal) ON FREQUENCIES OUTSIDE of the legally authorized range for GMRS Part 95E type acceptance (Which the 588 UHF monoband radio does, such as allowing you to program in transmitting capabilities in the Amateur Radio service AND / OR Part 90 Commercial Radio Service which it is not type accepted for either) It is not legal to use on GMRS or Part 90 comms and It will NOT be granted Part 95E Type acceptance for use on GMRS Per the FCC as it can be programmed to TRANSMIT IN THE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATION. For standard function programming in a radio firmware locked to not enable out-of-GMRS-band TRANSMIT programming like the Wouxun KG935G+, those programming functions are legally user allowed. Yes the FCC wording is a bit ambiguous and not specific enough to be clear here but if someone can't get the basic comprehension of this, maybe they shouldn't operate a radio. I'm not going to get my answers here as there's always a troll waiting to argue. I'll find my info elsewhere, or experiment on my own.

No GMRS transmitter will be certified for use in the GMRS if it is equipped with a frequency capability not listed in § 95.1763, unless such transmitter is also certified for use in another radio service for which the frequency is authorized and for which certification is also required. No GMRS transmitter will be certified for use in the GMRS if it is equipped with the capabilities to operate in services that do not require equipment certification, such as the Amateur Radio Service. All frequency determining circuitry (including crystals) and programming controls in each GMRS transmitter must be internal to the transmitter and must not be accessible from the exterior of the transmitter operating panel or from the exterior of the transmitter enclosure

Part 95E will not approve any GMRS radio which is capable of transmitting in the unlicensed services such as Amateur Radio, and all programming features need to be internal inside the case on the circuit board for only authorized techs to access. The DTMF programming microphone buttons on the 588 UHF makes that Illegal on GMRS as the Midland Microphone has NO programming buttons on it to pass Part 95E. IF the Anytone 588 UHF only radio was a Part 90 approved radio which I don't believe it is, there may be a grey area for operation on the amateur service, but not GMRS.

MIDLAND MTX 400 / ANYTONE 588 UHF ONLY Software? The Midland MTX400 is made by Anytone. It is the Midland 40-watt GMRS version of the discontinued / now illegal Anytone 588 UHF only radio. The Anytone 588 can still be found new occasionally on Ebay from a couple of U.S. suppliers in Calif. I would not trust ordering it from Chinese suppliers as this radio could be confiscated coming thru customs and you'd never see it. I believe Midland bought rights to this model for their GMRS sales from Anytone and Anytone took the 588 UHF off the market for this reason. The 588 UHF allowed manual programming from a DTMF microphone with buttons that the MTX 400 does not have as Manual programming for GMRS and EXTENDED (say Amateur Radio) frequencies is now illegal under Part 95E. Does anyone know if the Midland MTX 400 can use the Anytone 588 UHF only software since it's the same radio? Thanks. Matt.