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I didn’t even think that the toys I have could be programmable. They do have a micro USB for charging. It’s working now so I might lean on the if it ain’t broke mantra. I was surprised at how much info there was when searching with the FCC Id number. The full up manual(explains how to change the color!) that the seller didn’t provide. As well as emission test setup info and pictures.

In case anyone follows this thread to the end, It did turn out that the toy radio had a CTCSS tone. I didn’t pick it up on my scans because it was not one of the standard frequencies that my Baofeng was scanning. My UV9G started the scan at 67.0Hz and stopped at 254.1Hz The trick was finding the frequency. It wasn’t in any of the documentation I could find from the seller, but I thought I would Google the FCC ID listed on the toy radio and sure enough there was a result and that FCC report actually had a pdf manual for the toy radio that I hadn’t seen before. In that manual it listed the frequencies for the channels and had a second column for CTCSS frequencies and they were all 62.5Hz. Setting that in the radio by typing it in as I couldn’t scroll to it(not one of the selectable options) worked like a charm!

Good to know, but I just tried at greater than 50ft. No transmission received by the toys and no identified DCS or CTCSS when scanning with a real radio while the toy was transmitting.

There isn’t any similar language on the posting from which we purchased the radio. I do chuckle at the advertisers use of the word privacy. CTCSS doesn’t give you privacy everyone on the channel can still hear you. It is filtering out who you can hear.

They are not. Do the bubble packs get overloaded and not receive strong signals?

Here is the Amazon link for the ones we bought https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BG2RRWMG?ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title&th=1

I did use the UV-9G to scan for DCS and CTCSS while the toy radios were transmitting but it scanned all the way through and didn’t find anything. I wonder if the bubble pack might be using a non standard tone?

Here is a review of the toy that shows its simplicity. The reviewer bought a 4 pack without nimh rechargeable batteries or charge cable, but other than that it seems identical

I am not sure why my follow on posts were there and now they are not. I created an account maybe that will help. We bought the kids radios on Amazon they really are no name toys but here is what I can find: Item model number ‏ : ‎ RD-866 Walkie Talkies for Kids Batteries ‏ : ‎ 9 AAA batteries required. (included) Date First Available ‏ : ‎ September 21, 2022 Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Shenzhen Freetalker Industry Co., Ltd I am using a Baofeng UV-9G to transmit on the GMRS/FRS frequencies that the toy radios use. I also have a UV-5R that I have used to receive/confirm that the UV-9G is transmitting I have found out that the “L” “C” and “H” are volume controls for low medium and high. One of those is not like the other. I thinks it’s because M can’t be shown on a 7 segment display. Which is the only digital display on the toy radio. That’s also probably why it only has 10 (0-9) channels. 1-9 line up with GMRS/FRS channels 1-9 and 0 is 10