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[WSAI438]

Is a 5rm a GMRS legal radio ?..   what’s the difference between a uv-5rm. And a 5rm.   Seems like 5rm comes unlocked Right out of the box…new to the GMRS world.  Amy help would be appreciated 

 

thank u 

[OffRoaderX]

• Is a 5rm a GMRS legal radio ? : No - the 5RM is a H.A.M.s radios
• what’s the difference between a uv-5rm. And a 5rm:  a UV-5RM and 5RM are the same thing. I assume you are asking about the 5RM vs the AR-5RM - the 5RM is locked and the AR-5RM is not locked.

If my assumption was wrong, please elaborate.

 

EDIT/UPDATE! -- There is NOW a 5RM GMRS version available in addition to the H.A.M.s radios version of the 5RM.. So look carefully at the description before purchasing.

[dosw]

The GMRS version of the 5RM series is the UV-5G Plus.

 

Type-approval aside, the 5RM variants (with the exception of the UV-5G Plus) cannot be set to power levels below about 2w. That makes them incapable of meeting the technical requirements for operating on GMRS/FRS channels 8-14, since those channels are supposed to be constrained to 0.5w or less. Aside from that they can be correctly configured for 1-7 and 15-22, though they would still not be type-approved, so still in violation of the FCC rules, which not even the FCC has enforced against individuals historically. It would be impossible to distinguish a 5RM series configured technically correctly on channels 1-7 and 15-22 from a UV-5G Plus. Nobody could tell the difference. And on 8-14 it would be hard to know, though transmitting at 2w when you're supposed to stay under 0.5w is more likely to interfere with nearby repeater mains, so not a good practice.

[WSAI438]

24 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:

• Is a 5rm a GMRS legal radio ? : No - the 5RM is a H.A.M.s radios
• what’s the difference between a uv-5rm. And a 5rm:  a UV-5RM and 5RM are the same thing. I assume you are asking about the 5RM vs the AR-5RM - the 5RM is locked and the AR-5RM is not locked.

If my assumption was wrong, please elaborate.

Thank you for the clarification 

[WSAI438]

15 minutes ago, dosw said:

The GMRS version of the 5RM series is the UV-5G Plus.

 

Type-approval aside, the 5RM variants (with the exception of the UV-5G Plus) cannot be set to power levels below about 2w. That makes them incapable of meeting the technical requirements for operating on GMRS/FRS channels 8-14, since those channels are supposed to be constrained to 0.5w or less. Aside from that they can be correctly configured for 1-7 and 15-22, though they would still not be type-approved, so still in violation of the FCC rules, which not even the FCC has enforced against individuals historically. It would be impossible to distinguish a 5RM series configured technically correctly on channels 1-7 and 15-22 from a UV-5G Plus. Nobody could tell the difference. And on 8-14 it would be hard to know, though transmitting at 2w when you're supposed to stay under 0.5w is more likely to interfere with nearby repeater mains, so not a good practice.

Thank you for the explanation helps out a lot.  Sadly seems like a lot of these radios are being falsely advertised on Amazon. No shock there I guess.  

[OffRoaderX]

3 minutes ago, WSAI438 said:

seems like a lot of these radios are being falsely advertised

What part is false/what are they claiming?  When I look them up they just say they are H.A.M.s radios..

[Bogieboy01]

28 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:

What part is false/what are they claiming?  When I look them up they just say they are H.A.M.s radios..

"Some people" seem to read between the lines too much, and miss the bigger picture.... 

[WSAI438]

2 hours ago, Bogieboy01 said:

"Some people" seem to read between the lines too much, and miss the bigger picture.... 

says 5rm. But think it’s advertising GM-5RH.  I am probably wrong still learning that’s why I appreciate the forum to ask questions 

[OffRoaderX]

48 minutes ago, WSAI438 said:

says 5rm. But think it’s advertising GM-5RH.  I am probably wrong

No, it looks like there is now a GMRS version/flavor of the 5RM.. One is H.A.M.s radios, the other is GMRS.. 
So my earlier statement stands amended.