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The Baofeng radios are considered ham radios. The UV-82C is a Part 90 certified radio. The certification is for commercial use on frequencies that require that certification (won't cause interference). True GMRS radios fall under Part 95 certification. From what I've heard, the FCC will not be granting Part 95 certifications on any multi-purpose radios, i.e., can be programmed for non-Part 95 use. Anytone tried to come out with one that was Part 90, and Part 95 certified on both GMRS and MURS. It's certifications were called into question and it was yanked from Amazon and is not currently available for sale from anytonetech.com (same people behind baofengtech.com) pending clarification of the certification. It is unlikely that Baofeng will release a Part 95 certified radio unless the FCC lightens up on its requirements. Anyone who says any Baofeng, even the UV-82C can legally transmit on GMRS is wrong.

I threw mine on a service monitor and it was clean and strong. I compared the UV-82HP to a Kenwood commercial HT on UHF and it was just as clean and slightly more powerful than the Kenwood. Very impressed with the Baofeng UV-82HP. I definitely recommend it.