TNFrank

CHIRP will work for programming frequencies if you use the KG-UVD1P profile. It won't let you do settings since the 805g is a single band UHF and the UVD1P is a duel band VHF/UHF but I set mine up today with that profile then went back in with the menu to do my settings.

True to form the FCCs like other government agencies have Rules that make ZERO sense. If I'm on GMRS/FRS channels 8-14 with my GMRS radio set to NFM and low power(1/2 watt)the isn't my GRMS radio effectively an FRS radio at that point? Same channel, same bandwidth, same power setting so how could ANYONE know that it wasn't an FRS radio. I think a lot of you guys are way to caught up in the "Rules & Regulations " instead of just enjoying the fun of talking to friend on the radio.

So if I have my GMRS radio tuned to an FRS frequency so that I'm using it as an FRS radio then technically I'm on a license free channel so GMRS Rules(saying my call sign every 15 minutes) doesn't apply since I'm not on a channel where I need a license.

So what if I get a set of FRS radios, do I still need to use my call sign when I'm talking on them?

What about spurious emissions? Is it any cleaner than a new UV-5r HAM version? This is kind of my point in saying the radio shouldn't matter as long as you're transmitting on channels you're licensed for. The Talkpod A36 Plus is a perfect example. It's HAM and GMRS certified so technically if you got the HAM version and unlocked it for GMRS use you'd still be using the same radio, just on different frequencies.

And I'd be willing to bet the only difference is the sticker.

I guess I'm just too Libertarian for some people. I understand that there are "Rules and Regulations" about the frequencies we can use. I just don't think it makes sense to regulate the equipment. I think ALL radios that are manufactured and sold should be "legal" to use on any and all frequencies that a person is licensed to use. That would solve a lot of these issues.

How, pray tell, have I "turned" on you? I simply believe as a Free American I should have the Right to use any radio I want to talk on the GMRS channels that I'm licensed to use. I'm not going to talk on HAM frequencies, I'm not licensed for those. I honestly don't understand why some make such a HUGE deal about the equipment when the REAL focus should be on the channels/frequencies we're using. If you're licensed for GMRS then talk on GMRS, the radio that's used shouldn't matter.

Thanks back4more70.

You all should give this video that was posted by Randy to his YouTubes channel(NotaRubicon Productions) a watch.https://youtu.be/d2LIaKU-wo0?si=9Qb1svzHDYUo4wX6

I know, I scan and listen to my local DPS in the 460MHz range. So let me get this straight. You're saying that a GMRS radio that's approved for Type 95e won't have "Spurious Emissions" that'll interfere with Emergency Services frequencies, aren't HAM radios also tested for spurious emissions or are they allowed to emit harmonics across the transmitted spectrum? If anything I'd think a radio certified for HAM use would be even better quality (regarding spurious emissions) than a GMRS certified radio. Something like a Yaesu FT-65r shouldn't have very much if any spurious emissions regardless of the frequency it's transmitting on. Just because it's not Type 95e approved doesn't mean it's automatically a danger to Public Safety frequencies and to assume so without testing is just ludicrous.

I just couldn't deal with channels disappearing or channels I delete still being there.

I think a lot of us simply don't care if the FCCs approved the radio we're using. As long as it'll transmit on GMRS Frequencies(which I'm licensed for) and FRS/MURS Frequencies(which needs no license) then why should anyone (aside from some Sad HAMs in training)give a flip what we're using. It's not like I'm going to transmit on HAM frequencies and clog up "Their" airwaves.

Mine was channel 33. I'd really had high hopes for Tidradios H3 and H8 but neither lived up to the hype.

That exactly why I have MURS channels programed into my radios.

For some reason I feel like this always seems to only go in one direction. It's always it's always those of us using Unlocked HAM radios on GMRS that get a scolding. What about HAMs that use Unlocked GMRS radios to talk on HAM frequencies. They're just as guilty of breaking the "Rules" but I never hear anyone say anything to those guys. Seems like a huge double standard.

If I'm out in the desert hunting doves it be silly to give my call sign jut to tell my grandson something on the radio. If I'm calling for a radio check or joining in on a conversation with people that I don't personally know then sure, I'll use my call sign but it's going to be on a case by case basis. If I'm talking with family and friends it'd sound stupid to use my call sign.

This is also why we have MARS/CAP Mods.

What if you're talking on an FRS channel? Do GRMS Rules apply? No, they don't so even IF you have your GMRS License if you're talking on an FRS channel no one knows(or cares)if you use your call sign. Personally, I feel call sign only matters if you're talking thru a repeater.

So what IF I had a HAM license and wanted to "listen" to GMRS frequencies on the FT-65r? With no Transmit Lock Out couldn't I accidentally transmit "out of band" on a frequency I wasn't licensed for, or is that different somehow? In the Factory Wouxun software you enter 2 frequencies, a transmit and a receive. If you don't want to transmit on a certain frequency you simply don't enter a transmit frequency and it'll be receive only, easy peasy lemon squeezie. Too bad all radio programing software wasn't like that.

My Baofeng UV-5R and UV-82 are both "HAM" radios and I can easily lock out transmit in CHIRP. I noticed there were two "off" selections in the dropdown menu, I wonder if the 2nd one would work to lock out transmit?

I saw that in the Yaesu factory program software. Unfortunately I couldn't get it to work very well in WINE and it kept crashing so I just used CHIRP.

So there's no way to stop transmitting with this radio like there is with my Baofeng radios. I wonder why they didn't include this feature? I was able to get channels to "skip" so that when I scan only my DPS channel scan. All in all this feels like a fairly well built radio. I'm sure it'll really grow on me once I get more familiar with it.

LOL, I only Brick radios when I try to do a Firmware update. It's odd because in my Baofeng radios if you set the Duplex to "off" it'll not transmit at all on those channels. I gues Yaesu is set up differently. At least I have the Red channels set with frequencies I want and that made the Red disappear. I did notice if I hit the *V/M key to put it into VFO mode then used the #Band key I could scroll through the 3 channels that I set(I guess in the "Home" section) but have no clue how to get to the other channels that were set. I guess there's a bit of a learning curve with this radio. I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually. Thanks so much for the reply.