$19 dual-band handheld ham radio
- Thread starter Hulk
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Just picked me one up as a loaner for the trail.
Inukshuk
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$21 Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/BaoFeng-UV-82-Two-Way-136-174MHz-400-520MHz/dp/B00E4KLY34
Still no easy way to plug in and use at the same time in your truck.
Still no easy way to plug in and use at the same time in your truck.
I thought those radios went illegal for sale in the US last September?
http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-cites-baofeng-importer-for-illegally-marketing-unauthorized-rf-devices
Not bagging on the radios, genuinely curious if this may have changed?
http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-cites-baofeng-importer-for-illegally-marketing-unauthorized-rf-devices
Not bagging on the radios, genuinely curious if this may have changed?
Inukshuk
Rising Sun Member
Why is every "what to buy thread" turning into "is it legal." Facemasks?
Not bagging on the radios, genuinely curious if this may have changed?
FZJ Dave
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I believe they pulled them from the market temporarily to modify them to not be wide open anymore. I believe they are just like other radios now with restrictions on some frequencies that are used for FRS/GMRS/MARS.
That is my understanding anyway.
DaveInDenver
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Because those of us who are hams interested in actually being hams don't want the ham radio exemption closed by the FCC.Why is every "what to buy thread" turning into "is it legal." Facemasks?
Break the rules all you want just don't drag amateur radio through the mud by using the MARS/CAP modification (MARS requires an additional authority to use your station and CAP no longer recognizes non-NTIA compliant radios) or the 97.403 and 97.405 "any means possible" exemptions when the intent is clearly neither MARS nor SHTF emergency use. Operating a modified ham radio (meaning a radio that has only been tested to Part 15 scanning receiver rules, if any at all) on GMRS if you hold a ham license violates both Part 97 and Part 95 rules.
Sorry it upsets you but I doubt you'd stand by if someone decided to tell people on a public forum where and how to drive on routes closed to motorized users. Whether any of this is a crime that's actively enforced is aside the point. Publicly on the RS forum is not the place to encourage it, that's what prompts me to comment.
Inukshuk
Rising Sun Member
ok
DaveInDenver
Rising Sun Ham Guru
Alright, then don't keep trotting it out.