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On 3/13/2024 at 7:53 PM, WRYZ926 said:
Actually there is a Part 95 certified version of the Baofeng UV-5R, It is the UV-5R GMRS. I have two of them.
Here is the FCC ID information: https://fcc.report/FCC-ID/2AJGM-P51UV
And a photo of the label
And I'd be willing to bet the only difference is the sticker.
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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.
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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.
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Thanks back4more70.
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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
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50 minutes ago, marcspaz said:
You should care. It has nothing to do with Ham radio. The main reason type accepting is even a thing is because there are emergency frequencies adjacent to GMRS, and at harmonic frequencies. Type approved radios have been tested and confirmed to not cause harmful interference on those emergency frequencies. Others have not.
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.
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I just couldn't deal with channels disappearing or channels I delete still being there.
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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.
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3 minutes ago, Sshannon said:
Then you should stick to FRS or MURS.
That exactly why I have MURS channels programed into my radios.
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1 minute ago, Sshannon said:
Well, technically those are limited to people who participate in MARS or members of the Civil Air Patrol, not so we can use an uncertified ham radio on GMRS , which requires 95E certified 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.
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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.
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45 minutes ago, AdmiralCochrane said:
This is why there are Part 95 certified radios.
This is also why we have MARS/CAP Mods.
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20 minutes ago, AdmiralCochrane said:
FCC rules still apply. Call sign is required on GMRS.
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.
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1 hour ago, wrci350 said:
Maybe because it's a ham radio, designed to be used by licensed amateurs on amateur frequencies?
Out of the box, that radio will only transmit on 2m and 70cm frequencies. You put in the magic code to "unlock" it, and that's exactly what happened.
Here's a suggestion: Keep your finger away from the PTT while you're scanning those Arizona Highway Patrol frequencies.
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.
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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?
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4 minutes ago, Sshannon said:
In the Yaesu programming software (YPS for my convenience), those channels shown in red on the Chirp Next screen are on different memory tabs. At the bottom of the screen in the YPS you see six tabs:
YPS refers to the content of VFO-A and VFO-B as "the default frequencies" for those VFOs. Note that only VFO-B contains an FM radio default.
The channels listed in PMS are the upper and lower limits for each band on the radio. A band edge alert can be programmed for when you cross either edge.
The P tab shows the four frequencies that are programmed to the four P buttons (P1 - P4)
I'll upload the manual for the YPS. It was in the zip file that you downloaded from Yaesu.
FT-65R_E FT-25R_E Memory_Programmer_IM_ENG_1711-A.pdf 7.13 MB · 0 downloads
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.
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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.
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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.
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Ok, so here's how I set up those channels at the bottom of the channel list. Also, I have the DPS channels set to "off" in Duplex but for some reason I can still transmit on them. I don't want to transmit on those channels at all so for the mean time I have them set to "low" power but I'd really like to stop transmission totally, any ideas?
Another thing, I did install the Yaesu software under WINE but it gives an error and forces shutdown of the program so it's not stable for me at all. CHIRP Next, on the other hand IS stable but I don't think it has as many things as the Yaesu software. Still waiting for some answers here.
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Got the Yaesu FT-65r in this evening and also a cable I can use to program it with. I unlocked it with the "special code number" and programed it with my GMRS/MURS/DPS channels BUT at the bottom of the channel memory list there were some channels in Red that could not be deleted. I added in channels in there place that I might actually use like GMRS 1 and 7 for the UHF channels, MURS Blue Dot and Green Dot for the VHF channels and my local radio station(100.7 FM) for the FM channels. After that the Red went away but I still can't delete them. So, why are they there and why can't I delete them? I also noticed that I can program special channels into the "P" buttons so that if I press one it'll go directly to that channel but I still need to read up on the other functions I can use the "P" buttons for. There were quite a few of them and there were "sub" functions as well. Here's a pic of what the channels looked like before I added my own to replace them. Seems like a quality built radio, I think it's going to be a decent addition to my small collection.
P.S.
I also found the second pic in the manual which might explain things a bit but it's still not 100% clear.
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When I went to DeVry to get my Electronics Technician's Degree (all those years ago) we'd tie knots in wires to slow the flow of electrons.
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Thanks for the heads up on the programming cable. I ordered this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07TKMKDZ6?ref=ppx_pt2_mob_b_prod_image
It's FDTI chipped so I won't have to worry about drivers and it'll be a "one and done" that'll work with all the radios I have and any I get in the future.
I don't worry too much about CHIRP since I'm running it under WINE on my Linux Box.
Is the btech gmrs v2 a decent upgrade?
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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.