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Post by ffgould on Jul 13, 2011 12:14:13 GMT -5
How come on the FT-8900r when i use the MURS or any other frequencies above 145.000-160.000+ and FRS frequencies... i can receive but not transmit? I feel like i just bought a really expensive scanner...  |
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Post by KD5LWU on Jan 12, 2013 17:32:35 GMT -5
Your rig is meant to be used within the Ham Bands however it can be modified. Double check that it can legally be used on GMRS 73 Johnny KD5LWU Forum Admin
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Post by wdeethree on Jul 30, 2013 16:12:21 GMT -5
Actually, I will amend your answer KD5LWU
Legally, our amateur radio equipment is not allowed to transmit on both the amateur bands and on other radio services. Modifying amateur radio equipment to operate out of band is verboten.
The only legal modification is if you belong to MARS and you are a legal MARS operator.
Since this is a programming forum topic, the answer there is that the Yaesu / RT Systems program is not written for that mode.
If you modify your transceiver to operate out of band, it will come up with an error message and will not program or read the radio anymore.
The G4HFQ program - you can either modify the program or change the program radio number to accommodate out of band operation.
As of January 1, it is not legal to operate a wide band radio on any other radio service, with the exception of REACT frequencies, since REACT has a exemption.
Furthermore, it is illegal for a manufacturer to manufacture any radio that is used in the PLMRS bands to operate in wide mode. Which basically makes it a poor choice for anyone that wants to re-purpose that equipment for use in the Amateur Radio Service.
Cheap radios that can be used to build a repeater is going to become a thing of the past in a few years when all the old stuff is discarded and the new stuff isn't compatible.
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Post by andy on Jun 30, 2022 6:31:15 GMT -5
Interesting, all the chinese radios I've got (most seem to PMR-derived) were all wideband out of the box!
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