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GMRS-9R cannot tx on gmrs15


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Just noticed my new baofeng gmrs-9r cannot transmit on the preprogrammed gmrs channel 15. It can receive, though. Even checked the settings in CHIRP, but no go. Anyone else have this problem? Maybe a faulty lockdown setting in the firmware?

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I'm having the same issue. Just bought two Baofeng GMRS-9R radios. One can transmit on channel 15, and the other can receive, but not send on channel 15. Every other channel works, and CTCSS etc. are OFF. Is it bad quality control, or some sort of setting I'm missing?

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16 hours ago, WRXE944 said:

I think I figured out the conundrum:

@WRUE951is confusing the UV-9R Ham Radio with the GMRS-9R GMRS radio.

So, the questions are not answered after all...

Yup,, i haven't kept up with the Baofeng's for awhile,  didn't realize they actually came out with a real GMRS radio....  So they took a UV9r and blocked out the Ham.   Good idea..   Just curious,,, are they FCC accepted?   just asking cause i don't know..  

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On 8/6/2023 at 7:48 PM, Guest WRYG246 said:

Just noticed my new baofeng gmrs-9r cannot transmit on the preprogrammed gmrs channel 15. It can receive, though. Even checked the settings in CHIRP, but no go. Anyone else have this problem? Maybe a faulty lockdown setting in the firmware?

I'm  having the same problem with ch 15. How did you make out. Probably going to call customer service tomorrow. 

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So, if the radio you're having this trouble with is from ABBREE, it seems to be (based on my experience, and this post) common across the board for their GMRS radios, right now. I tried two UV-5Rs from them with this problem (sent both back), and now this GMRS-9R shows the same problem. It seems to just be between 462.550 and 462.560 (which isn't a GMRS frequency, but is where the UV-5R started transmitting again). 

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