NWHov

My son has the Radioddity GM-30 which is most likely FCC certified for GMRS. It has the factory locked GMRS frequencies which include those 467 MHz (FRS channel 8-14) frequencies. But the antenna is still removable rendering it non-compliant to transmit on those frequencies. I feel like I'm being egged on to run with scissors in my hand.

"The fact of the matter is that the Baofeng UV-5RM is a ham radio and hence can never be certified for use on GMRS." I think you just summed it all up for me even though I still can't understand the FCC rules

That also adds to my confusion about "FCC" compliancy. My UV-5RM came unlocked with the (7) 467 MHz (FRS) frequencies. Why bother since it would be non compliant to use them on a radio with a removable antenna? I can even change the power settings to comply to the .5 watts but that would still be a modification.

Unfortunately I'm a rule follower so opinions don't do me good. Wife originally bought radios for an apocalypse but I figure I need to learn how to use them before then. I also have very poor cell service in my rural area so not uncommon for locals to use GMRS for emergencies, off road, family communications on large properties etc...

So, lets say my UV-5RM is FCC certified for GMRS, I would still be breaking the rules if I added a tone (on my unlocked, factory set frequency via CHIRP) for a repeater to GMRS-18 (462.625) since it's modifying? The radio did not come programmed with any of the GMRS repeater frequencies (channels 22-30)

I am no tech type person so I apologize in advance, just trying to understand or conclude that my UV-5RM is nothing more, per the FCC, than a scanner to receive 22 GMRS/FRS frequencies? If I want to use the radio only to transmit and receive on GMRS, per the FCC, I need to get a new radio that has is FCC certified (as GMRS) with frequencies added/locked by the manufacture. Is this correct?

Sorry if this topic has been hashed out before on this forum...I didn't see it after looking through old posts. Is it or isn't it FCC non compliant to utilize a GMRS radio (for GMRS) that is "unlocked" to manipulate the pre programmed GMRS frequencies or other pre programmed settings? I have read through Part 95 and only find part 2, subpart J that seem to discuss the matter (all above my head) but seems to be aimed at the programming and software installed by the manufacturer. Here is the real question...is my Baofeng UV-5RM, which came loaded (but not locked) with the 14 GMRS interstitial channels and the 8 GMRS main channels (but no main repeater channels), apparently sold to be a GMRS radio, FCC compliant to be used for GMRS? Reading through Part 95 makes it sound as if you need to be only compliant to how your frequencies, offsets, tones, power, etc... are programmed. Seems to me as long as it's programmed/used to be FCC compliant, you should be good. Am I wrong or does the FCC really say I can't use a GMRS radio unless the manufacturer programmed and locked it to FCC standards?

Should one ask for permission to use a repeater even if it is posted as "open system"? In passing by, I can see just using it for a short moment without permission, but if it is one I would use more frequent???