Guest Guest Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 What is the differencr between the two? I see UV-5R mentioned in these forums, but I thought they were ham radios and uv-5g is GMRS? Can they be used interchangeably? I want to make sure I’m getting the correct one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRYZ926 Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 You are correct that the standard UV-5R is a ham radio. Most people will unlock them to use on GMRS. Now there is a GMRS only version of the UV-5R called the UV-5R GMRS which is Part 95 certified for GMRS. To answer your question, there is no difference between the UV-5r, UV-5G or other radios based on the original UV-5r like the GT-5R other than what frequencies/bands they can operate on. If you want to stay with a Part 95 certified radio then sticks with the UV-5G or the UV-5R GMRS versions. Here is a link to the UV-5R GMRS radios for those interested https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B18CPDKG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&th=1 WSAH999 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSAH999 Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 Be careful when/if using CHIRP to program the UV5G. I've bricked that radio before using it, I believe there is a specific software that you can download from Baofeng. Again though that could've been a fluke on my end, but I still warn others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRYZ926 Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 11 minutes ago, WSAH999 said: Be careful when/if using CHIRP to program the UV5G. I've bricked that radio before using it, I believe there is a specific software that you can download from Baofeng. Again though that could've been a fluke on my end, but I still warn others. The Radioddity UV-5G is supported by CHIRP and is what one uses when programming the Baofeng UV-5R GMRS too. I haven't bricked either of my UV-5R GRMS radios when choosing the Radioddity UV-5G when using CHIRP. WSAH999 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSAH999 Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 Just now, WRYZ926 said: The Radioddity UV-5G is supported by CHIRP and is what one uses when programming the Baofeng UV-5R GMRS too. I haven't bricked either of my UV-5R GRMS radios when choosing the Radioddity UV-5G when using CHIRP. Weird. I know of one other op in the area who also said they had a similar issue with the UV9G. Perhaps a bad one in the batch, or more likely I just did something stupid and didn't realize Well, we call these "learning moments" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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