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Woah, is there a way I can verify my radio isn't doing this without a power meter/dummy load/special equipment?

This is not a good reason to *not* try to protect your personal information from the public when you can. Personal privacy is not an all-or-nothing situation.

This is true and I am normally all for protecting personal information, but I think the vast majority of people are not even aware that they could look up someone's info via call sign. Nor would the vast majority of people even be aware that it is a call sign.

I needed some radios for a trip where I'll need to communicate with my group far away. I've been passively interested in radio technology for a while and so I knew I wanted something better than some toy FRS walkie talkies. I ordered the 5W Rocky Talkies thinking I made a good purchase until I started researching what GMRS was and found this thread and realized I made a big mistake. Cancelled my order thanks to you all! Thank you!

Here I am in 2024 and your post helped me, thank you!