This appears to be a variant (or vice versa, this is a DB20G rebadged) of the Anytone AT779-UV: http://anytone.net/pro_info100.htmlI saw this one reviewed on YouTube last night...Radioddity DB20-G, listed as 20W, but reviewer only got 15W on high power. Seems brand new.
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It was already in the product matrix.@DaveInDenver - take a look at the Rocky Talkie. Denver-based company making a rugged FRS radio.
Brand | Model | FCC ID | Part 95 | Price | Type | CH1-7 Pwr | Ch8-14 Pwr | Ch15-22 Pwr | High/Low | Narrow | Wide | CTCSS | DCS | Charging | Antenna | Repeater | Program | NOAA | Rating | BT | Data |
LedgeTech | Rocky Talkie | 2ATSN-ROCKY1 | yes | 95 | HT | 0.73 | 0.15 | 0.73 | no | yes | no | 1-38 | 83 | USB | Fixed | no | | no | IP56 | | |
For an FRS radio? Or for Ham radio?Is anyone else using any of the Front Range repeaters?
Or GMRS?For an FRS radio? Or for Ham radio?
Sometimes I will sit out in the truck and monitor the radio for a while and have picked up some communications coming from Scottsdale AZ. Came in really clear, one of them was talking about coming to Denver at some point. I managed to catch them when he was here. He was near Windsor talking to his friend in Az. Came in crystal clear again, so I am assuming he was on a repeater, I tried to call out but no response. I know that some repeaters are privately owned and you need permission to use. Still learning that part. Kind of crazy since most of what I hear around town comes in statically, I think a lot of business use them, especially when you hear a lot of Spanish. Hope to get some use out of it on the snow run in a couple of weeks.
That radio is not a legal for FRS/GMRS and won't work out of the box. Whether you personally choose to operate one against the rules is yours but regardless of that you can't just buy one and have it work without programming it and maybe making physical modifications. Baofeng got in trouble a few years ago for selling illegal radios and has been more proactive about locking them to certain TX frequencies in hardware or firmware.So I feel like a total idiot. Out of sheer rush to get FRS by CM I ordered a pair of Baofeng UV-5G for now and future backups.
Wellllll my dumb butt didn't realize my Baefeng BF-F9V2 that I've been using for HAM radio covers all GMRS/FRS frequencies too.
The way I understood it is that they got in trouble because they are capable out of the box of transmitting on frequencies that you can't legally transmit on as a regular civilian. I was told some of the emergency frequencies for eg. And warned to be very careful of that.That radio is not a legal for FRS/GMRS and won't work out of the box. Whether you personally choose to operate one against the rules is yours but regardless of that you can't just buy one and have it work without programming it and maybe making physical modifications. Baofeng got in trouble a few years ago for selling illegal radios and has been more proactive about locking them to certain TX frequencies in hardware or firmware.
Suffice to say the power is one potential aspect. BTW, 5 watts is completely legal for GMRS handhelds. But it's spectral purity, frequency tolerance, bandwidth, deviation. The FCC requires manufacturers to test and submit documentation for FRS, GRMS, CBs, business radios, public service, etc.The way I understood it is that they got in trouble because they are capable out of the box of transmitting on frequencies that you can't legally transmit on as a regular civilian. I was told some of the emergency frequencies for eg. And warned to be very careful of that.
As far as being illegal for "FRS/GMRS", I imagine that has to do with output. This radio is rated for up to 5 Watts on its high power setting (realistically closer to 4.5 measured). If I read right FRS is limited to 0.5w on some channels, so that's a big difference I guess.
As far as "won't work out of the box". What won't work? I tried a couple of the FRS channels this morning and the two walkies communicate clearly with each other. But I don't want to play with it TOO much till I learn more on what I'm not supposed to do.