Midland MXT500 Review

[WSHH887]

Re ISO "certification". The idea of ISO looks good on paper. But in reality is pretty much worthless, especially when dealing with foreign made materials.
There isn't really any sort of enforcement to insure a product touted as from an ISO facility actually meets the standards. This is especially true with products from China. 

[nokones]

13 hours ago, WRYZ926 said:

Just like on the other forum. Some will mention Part 90 radios. GMRS radios are not Part 90 certified. Just because a radio will work on a certain band does not mean that it is Part certified for that band. And the average person is not going to go out and buy a Part 90 certified radio for GMRS use. 

And I have to ask about what Steve posted since we know Anytone radios are made in China.

We can continue to argue all you want. But it is a fact that all Part 95 certified consumer grade mobile radios are made in Chine with the exception of Garmin. Yes there are Part 90 certified business/commercial radios made in Japan that just so happen to work on GMRS but again they are not Part 95 certified.

And just because a company has their headquarters in a certain country does not mean that their products are made in that country. Midland is a prime example when it comes to GMRS radios. And again some of the Yaesu mobile radios are made in China even though Yaesu is a Japanese company.

Comparing Part 90 certified radios with Part 95 certified radios is like comparing apples to oranges.

Type-Accepted Part 95 Part B and E radios can only be programmed and operate on the channels they are certified for. They can not operate outside their type-acceptance.

According to the FCC Part 95 Rules and Regulations, Type-Accepted/Certified LMR radios meeting the emissions, frequency tolerances/accuracy, and with regards to the specific power levels of those channels pursuant to Part 95, Subpart E, may be used/operated.