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Randy of "Notarubicon" "loves" when GMRS retailers put ALL the channels in "privacy mode" đ
That fixes the problem right there!
Thanks I bought based on your review Sunday night, took a screenshot of the fix this is so much appreciated
Glad I could help!
Code to unlock -> Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, A, B, B, A đđ
Nice!
Mine arrived yesterday and it's completely open. It looks like a good replacement for the UV-5R as a cheap knockaround radio with some extra features and a heftier feel. I made a note of the "8 + PTT" just in case, since once I saw the rig did 220, well that means I need a second one, since none of my other 15 or so HT's will do 220đNow I'm covered just in case the next one is locked down.
That's a good way to look at it
Have you tested the power output on 220 yet? Would be interested to see if you can get 5 watts on that band.
Where did you buy the open one? Are you in the US?
Did you get yours from Amazon?
@@HamRadioDX Yep. From Amazon in the US. The green one was Prime and $10 more,(59.99 vs 49.99) but I had it in 2 days. Now they are all $49.99 and mid-July arrival dates, from China I assume.
I BOUGHT THIS RADIO FOR TRAVEL BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE. AFTER MAKING ALL ADJUSTMENTS AND UNLOCKING, ITS REALLY A GREAT LITTLE INEXPENSIVE RADIO.
SURE IS
I ordered this HT and waiting and already LOVE this radio.
Texas Roadhouse is my favorite
I like the roadhouse!
I guess each Texas Roadhouse is different. One by me is horrible.
I don't know if it's' just a coincidence or not. But 245-247 is the exact frequency for VHF CB in Thailand. Yaesu and icom have some of their radio made for this exact band like FT-24RS (FT-25) and IC-86FX (IC-V86).
Neat find! That's what it's for most likely
Just saw today a new version of CHiRP and the a36+ is now supported
Fantastic!
Thank you for the video! I just ordered this, and my heart sank when you said we'd been "scammed".
Looks easily fixable with PTT+8,
Glad I could help!
Does it STAY in the mode you select on the special power-up sequence for the next power up? Or do you need to power on this way every time?
Set it and forget it
Been watching you for a few weeks now. Your maturity level is amazing, imo. I'm in my 60's and you don't run off and leave me with new-fangled play pretties. You seem to be a good communicator with excellent verbal skills and diatribe. Your videos are a perfect mix of fun and info - a term comes to mind: "Edutainment". Yep. Good descriptor for this channel. Being a boomer, you gotta impress me quite a bit to get me to slap the Subscribe button. You did it tonight. Thanks for reminding an OG that not all YGs are AHOES! đ Looking forward to seeing more good stuff from this channel!
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73's - de N4ZFA QSY
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! - this rings double with me because this is exactly what I'm trying to portray. Much appreciated!
Reminds me of the Yaesu vx-6 that says it does DMR but it actually stands for something else and not digital mobile radio.
As if this wasn't hard enough already, right.
I have two UV-5R (8 Watt) handhelds.
They are amazing for what they are. đ€
I have a handful of them too. No complaints here.
I'm ordering one today!
Excellent!
Good to know! Mines in the mail as we speak. I'm hoping it'll put my old UV-5R to shame.
Depending on your criteria - its a given
Atleast it's easily fixable. A company did something similar with the RC CZcamsrs. The product they got for advertising what not what was sent to customers. Unfortunately there was no fixing the changes they made. I felt bad for the CZcamsrs who were caught in the middle of it.
That's dirty!
I bought one, but after seeing Hayden's video on it splatter-casting, I'm thinking of returning it.
Not a bad idea
Great video. Next time take Hayden out for real Australian beerâŠ. LOL
Will do!!
Fosters... yuck!
Thanks For The Update On This Radio Iâm debating on if to get one of these
You got it!
Me too. I'm just making sure I can unlock it.
Is there any frontier handy talkies?
Ones on other bands like 900mhz, or 1.2Ghz, or 2.5ghz or 10ghz. I been in ham radio since 1982 and its the same bands. I remember when I go my first Mizuho 2m SSB handie. I was all over the place to see how far it could go. I'm looking for that kind of thrill in a new radio.
I don't know about anything GHz and above, but an Icom IC-705 with mars mod would be pretty sweet
Alinco used to have an HT that would do 23cm but I believe it is discontinued.
@@JeffCowan an alinco one was my first ht, but i don't remember its model....i sold it!!!
"Some of that stuff ain't stuff" lol, tnx bro.
Always!
Saved me money. I just subbed! đ
Thanks for the sub!
245-247 is a unlicensed business and (CB) personal comms band in many parts of the world. also know as red radios because of their red cases. lets the police know they are legal. very common in Thailand for hotels, construction, security guards, malls, big box stores. 12,500 spacing NBFM. Vertically polarized stacked Yagi beams are all the rage here on 245Mhz for long distance VHF voice comms.
Nice. Thanks for the info.
Once unlocked is there a way to reset to original factory settings?
Yep. Just use the other setting from the table and you're good.
I saw the new chirpnext has a module for a36 cam you enable tx within the setti gs tab in chirp? Thx 73 WĂžNLB
It's on the list to try out.
Hey T.O., do you think this has better or worse spurious emissions than the UV-5R? I don't think I've heard it cleanly cut on that particular issue.
I have a few uv-5r's to test - all of mine are of different heritage, so it will be fun to test out... but, since I haven't done it, I don't have an answer.
@@temporarilyoffline I think that would be a pretty informative video! May set the A36+ as either an outstanding replacement or just an interesting alternative.
Me too!
I actually bought one thinking it could do gmrs stuff on A , and other stuff on B. Thats just not the case. Mine does rx/tx fully out of the box. Oddly the first 24 memory channels were in fact named gmrs , but there's no way to use them seperately and scan them separately from other stuff you might have programmed. At least manually.
Edit : I inadvertently erased some of the first 24 channels , so i tried the factory reset which took it to like super unlocked , and didn't go back to whatever programming it came with. All channels are blank now. No gmrs. Yes i can rename the first 24 channels gmrs 1-24 but the point is this thing is not a gmrs radio. It's a dual band radio. Nothing more. My mistake. But at least it's not a complete loss. It is functional for listening to emergency frequencies .
They have updated firmware available. That might help out.
If you set one of the special modes, does it stay there the next time you power it up or do you have to set the special mode each time?
It stays set.
Iâm hoping the expand does not allow tx over air band
I don't think it does because it auto switches to AM and this radio can't TX AM
Uhf vhf means only means you can listened to each band. Doesn't mean crossband.
You and I know that - but the vendor didn't seem to.
im considering getting one of these. im pretty new to the ham world. is this 'unlock' something that has to be done ever single time you turn it on?
Just once and then it sticks
iirc, baofengs can do u/v or v/u on one "vfo" by setting a big offset.
Very big!
Could this be used as a cheap airband radio? If you get into paragliding for instance this would be a great entry-level tool to listen and have basic 2-way functionality.
Listen only for Airband.
you will not get any cheap airband radio for this much, all radios where you can actually transmit are expensive, as they are licenced freqeuncies, i know lots of paragliders use baofeng r5 on pmr or uhf, even its illegal in many countries
Icom I believe has air band radios that are on the affordable side.
This isnt really a scam, last I knew or the way I understood it was the FCC required these types of radios to be locked as the average user was not authorized to use certain frequencies, as ham radio operators we can modify-unlock and operate without issue. There are and have been radio mods for nearly every radio I have ever put hands on from Collins KWT-6, KWM2A to solid state rigs.
The scam was that they sent us unlocked radios and didn't tell us they would send you locked radios. Just getting info out there so the people that did buy one knew how to fix the problem they inherited.
I know this is an older video, but what does it show as the model number when you check the label under the battery? I recently bought the A36plus "Max" from amazon and it doesn't show the same options. The model number on mine shows "A36plus-M12B5UV3" and FCC ID "2ADQZA36P". The only key combos that do anything are:
2 - GMRS Mode
3 - PMR Mode
8 - Expand
9 - Super Mode
The radio in this video is the original model. Looks like there are 2 revisions out there.
Sweet, duly noted. Now to fix the splatter, then will consider buying.đ
Right on! I should make and sell a "qrp 2m band pass filter"
Ok, I could understand it being locked for GMRS as it comes, it's primarily sold as GMRS. However, on the box, and in any documentation, it should state that it "Can Be Unlocked For ..." And if it can be unlocked, why the weird options instead of just Expand? Curious. There's some splainin to do.
Crazy, right?
I wonder if they are trying to build one radio that can be "configured" to do different things. I personally could see myself setting this up for the ham bands. But then locking it to gmrs for family. But then everything for shtf.
@@aaronoxen I think one good enough radio is better than one radio for each possible band
Does expand work with Airband (Transmit and Receive)?
No, still Airband RX only - it would be hard to find an AM HT.
@@temporarilyoffline I'm a student pilot. I plan to get a Yaesu 850L or Icom A25N eventually, but something cheap for now would be great (primarily to monitor, but transmitting would be nice too).
@@JabariHunt icom and yaesu are good choices - you'll have a drawer full of radios before you know it.
Thanks T.O. Darn Good Info!!
Any time!
I got mine today and its locked on just GMRS mode. I can do the PTT+8 and power and it says expand but does nothing for me. Guess I have a GRMS only radio.
This thing is all over the map!
The firmware to unlock it is on their website also.
Thanks, if you have one of these radios, save that off someplace safe and verify it worms.
â@temporarilyoffline I switch between 1.19 and 1.20 (newest) and the 1.20 seems to have introduced the locking and unlocking. I believe they had to for legal reasons, not just to scam people by sending youtubers unlocked internationally. Mine was 100% unlocked when I got it from Amazon until I flashed the new firmware. Thanks for all the cheat codes, I only knew about expanded.
There is a new version of firmware listed. Do you have any idea what it does? Looks like a single file for both US and International versions.
Firmware
A36plus INT/GMRS Firmware
V 1.20
2023/07/2
I'm not sure what it does, no release notes?
@@temporarilyoffline I emailed them for release notes an hour ago. If I get a reply Iâll report back.
@@jerseyjeeper1575 thanks!
@@temporarilyoffline âV1.20 fixed some of bugs, improve UI and radio RX with NOAA and AirBands.â - from factory support, Mr Chen.
@@jerseyjeeper1575 "Some of the bugs" gets me ;-)
Mine came in the expanded mode. One complaint I have is that there is the volume bar but when you change the volume nothing changes on the display.
They all have some little quirk then lowers the satisfaction level...
Wanna bet it'll be addressed in the next firmware release?
Great to know !!!
Ubet!
Has anyone confirmed the "Two-Way Transceiver âąV/V,U/U,V/U" operations. This sounds great for satellite UpLink/DownLink operations. For example, the International Space Station (ISS) is equipped with a V/U mode repeater. What does not make sense is not mentioning a U/V mode.
It can't imagine its "Full Duplex" - I think the language barrier got them. They mean "Dual Watch", not "Digital Voice" or "Full Duplex"
@@temporarilyoffline I understood V/V, U/U, V/U and U/V referred to split mode transmit/receive but with transmit/receive frequencies allowing to be on different bands (i.e. V/U VHF transmit with UHF receive). This would be still be half-duplex operations.
@dreupen that's my understanding as well TX on the currently selected band, but be able to listen to both bands (one at a time while not TXing). Most sats work, you want to be able to TX and hear yourself come back through the bird so you know you've got it.
mine showed up yesterday and after doing the ptt 8 and on, it still says grms on the top half? now what?
Return it? It looks like there are 3 versions out there, the version Hayden and I got, an unlockable version and a version that can't be unlocked.
Not really sure what the 'scam' is, clearly says what it is capable of on the website.
"Tx Range (MHz): 136-174 VHF âą 400-512 UHF - Tx Locked at GMRS bands for USA market
Rx Range (MHz): 76-108 FM Broadcast Radio âą 108-136 AM AIR BAND âą 136-180 FM VHF âą 200-260 FM VHF âą 350-400 FM UHF âą 400-520 FM UHF"
Sorry you missed it.
If you go through these unlocks do the ones you already unlocked stay unlocked or does each one negate the previous unlock (unless you do the unlock all)?
It's one at a time
So you have to pick the one you want or does entering all the ways make it do everything
@@user-rf2hz5gc3r unless you do ptt+8, what is displayed on the screen when you do the other unlocks is what you get. You cannot stack them like computer game cheat codes (god mode + give all weapons for example).
So with it unlocked will it transmit on Airband? Hope not.
I don't think it will
No. It's monitor only.
How do I delete or remove the GMRS tones on this radio ? It wonât let me remove them on chrip. TIA 73
I gave away this radio on a live stream a long time ago. Check out the TOADs discord link in the description and ask around on that forum to see if anybody can help. I know alot of the members have one over there!
Damn did we get scammed alright! Great video⊠and yeah.. not Outback again please
Too right!
Your video is a bit misleading mate, nobody got scammed at all, you just need to unlock the mode to suit a certain purpose lol
They sent us a review radio that was unlocked without telling us. We shared that it was unlocked, which made people interested in buying it. When those radios arrive, some of them are locked. The unlock procedure wasn't documented. Buyers would be unhappy, now they know.
It's called "Clickbait".
I'm never surprised with Chinesium marketing. :)
I should get a Chinesium batch made up and call it 'Deception'.đ
Perfect!
How would one reverse to default?
Press the power on key combo of whatever your default is. (462Mhz frequency range.) I don't remember the key combo off the top of my head.
The Talk Pod I just brought on AMAZON will only transmit on GMRS
Did you try the unlock sequences? No joy?
This radio is strictly FM right? I mean it would be lovely if it were capable of doing AM.
AM RX in airband. No TX. Your 705 will work great for AM TX
Mine is on its way. Love the green. KI5ZRA.
I think the green is sharp!
@@temporarilyofflineGot it today. It shows Expand when you do the PTT +8 but it doesnât unlock with the GMRS v1.19 software. Wonât let me change in boot loader to INT V1.18. Iâm assuming because it recognizes it as an older version of firmware. Makes me sad.
@@madastra That stinks! Try a firmware upgarde or downgrade of the firmware?
I have a pair of Chinese radio's to, always use 500Mhz for family use, works perfectly đ
Neat
Do know anything on the jianpai ft-65dr mine is in Chinese and cant get to switch to english
I haven't laid hands on one. Do you know the menu item number to switch it back?
@@temporarilyoffline no i tave tried though
Looks like another Baofeng to me and I donât want or need one of those.I have a half dozen HTâs and the only one I ever use is the ICOM ID-51a PLUS 2 because it does what I need from an HT.đđ
Very nice rig!
@@temporarilyoffline Itâs just another BAOFENG? Itâs obvious that your scale is set Very Low.đ”âđ«đłđ€Ș
@1OFGODSOWN no brother, I was talking about the icom being the nice rig đ€Ł
@@temporarilyoffline Itâs an AWESOME HT.đđ
Did you go to an Aussie Steak place?
This is why I don't like H/T's like this
There are so many un-knowns with them.
Thanks for the video, TO
I like that the cheap HTs are pushing the market forward. The "Big Three" seem to be stuck in the 80s with features, only adding the absolute bare minimum to survive - and even then, only surviving off their names. We should have a TON more features by now... and we don't. In this case, the Talkpod is a GMRS radio, but it says HAM all over the glossies.
Do you have to do it every time you turn it on
No, just once
Mine arrives today from Amazon ⊠waitingâŠ
And waiting... and waiting...
As usual, it now says, delivery tomorrow Amazon!!!!
@shuntera this is why I don't "prime" - delivery was never 2-days
@@temporarilyoffline Just arrived!!
@@shuntera excellent!
Is this radio software programable? I have seen a few videos on it and no one seems to address if it can be programed via software with Alpha tags (hopefully 7 character alpha tags)
I believe it programmable by chip, buybi don't know about channel names. I'll have to take a look.
I wonder if since this is a clone of the Radiodditty GM-30 if you can unlock that one as well and for $15 lessâŠ
They aren't clones, I just put them side by side in my last vid to show a reference.
TBO this is how I expected them to ship.
Agreed - that's why I was shocked it was unlocked.
Yeah we weren't told about the limitations imposed by some sellers
Interesting
Very
Are you the lead singer from Alien Ant Farm?
Yes.
Just can't quite shake the Baofeng thing !
10-4 roger duck...
;)
I hear there is a 12 step program out now. Step 1 buy 2 less radios then you wanted too...
Yeah, that's likely the right thing to do. I just rewrote my own firmware. đ
;)
Now you can gt a DMR radio, that can do UHF and VHF, I have one sitting next to me on my desk. But you need a DMR "License" number, but thats free, if you have your tech license. Yes, I've been looking at that radio. No thanks, I will stick with Baofeng, or TYT.
Thw talkpod A36Plus won't do DMR
I'll stick with my Yaesu FT-4XR.
That's a nice radio!
My pappy was right... You really CAN'T hide money...
The ft-65 is nicer. Has a full unlock code and dual display can be activated from hidden menu. â@@temporarilyoffline
@@forgetyourlife Great, another radio I want!
Have a 4xr and I am very happy with it. 73 Tony N3VZO
I just wanted 1.25m(222Mhz). looks like it was almost there, but not quite
It's there in the expanded mode. Check out my other vids on this radio.
@@temporarilyoffline it looked like their 1.25m started at 230 and went up from there. does it transmit on AM or just receive? I guess i missed it and i'll go watch them again.
@@keithfrost1268 If you want to use the 222, you'll need to be in expanded mode. The 2xx-2xx unlock is for something like Thailand UHF CB. I don't believe it TXs on airband, even in expanded mode because it doesn't have the circuitry to do AM TX.
Well this is new
Thanks for watching!
New r1cbu firmware is available fornthe x6100
It is, I need to do a new vid on it. Keep up with the latest on the TOADs discord!
Think I'll pass on this one. Thanks for the info Steve.
Anytime!
I think labeling the video as scammed is really unfair
Ok
Be worth the money if it transmits on 220 and 900 ham band
Check out my good, bad and ugly vid: czcams.com/video/Bfo5_-4AQK8/video.html it does.
uv light mode
dunno
U do U
Right!
Is this even an FCC certified radio? Seems to me if it was Part 97 certified it would be locked to the 2m, 1.25m and 70cm bands to keep it within compliance for an Amateur transceiver. Granted one doesn't have to excercise the "unlock" option, but I have to wonder how compliant these radios are in other aspects (like harmonics for instance) when the transmit capapability is potentially non-compliant out of the box.
Take a look at my good,bad,ugly vid on this radio for harmonics. It's a GMRS radio that can do ham of its unlocked, so as a ham it's up to "you" to be responsible.
My Quansheng does a load of BS đ
They all do!
4 harmonics of REALLY bad emissions. Put it on the scope and you'll see.
I did in the video linked at the end of this one.
@@temporarilyoffline I should have known you'd be on top of it. Love your vids.
@@Critical-Thinker895 Thanks! I have a lot of fun making them and building a strong community.
Not sure why you got scammed, I thought they sent you a brick
Right! It is slightly better than a brick đ€Ł
Wheres the scam? You didnt get a box with old shoes or newspapers.
I got a radio that was GMRS approved, but sold to me as a ham radio. Many people that bought the radio got one that was locked to GMRS band only, where mine wasn't
"We're hams, we can fix this". How is it that after studying for any of the Amateur Radio license exams there are still folks in the U.S. who haven't figured out that some situations shouldn't be fixed? Just because some guy in China, a communist country I might add, says it's OK to use a radio he's pitching doesn't make it OK to own. These radios, any of them from 10 years ago to the present fail to meet the standards set forth by the FCC. I'm talking about out of [Amateur] band capability to spurious radiations. GMRS is not Amateur and Amateur is not GMRS. Stop buying junk that allows for the two services to work on one radio. The FCC rules don't allow it and we shouldn't buy radios that do. Get a GMRS radio if you're licensed for it, and get one that's compliant. Instead the Chinese junk look at the Japanese brands who are diligent about clean transmissions and locking transmissions to the Amateur bands. Is the reason hams are so "ga-ga" for the Chinese junk solely based on the low price of a radio? The most basic, least expensive Yaesu, Icom or Kenwood single or dual band HT is worth every penny over any of the Chinese junk radios. If all you care about is the price and not the quality of your signal or the engineering of the radio, then junk you will buy and junk you will have. It took many years for the first Baofeng radio to meet any FCC requirements, not because they couldn't but because they wouldn't do it. Ask yourself why are Chinese radios so inexpensive. It can be for any of the following reasons: child labor, unsafe manufacturing conditions, "copy and paste" manufacturing instead of their own patented designs, stealing technology from the West and the Japanese, incentives from the communist regime, and the list goes on. Have you ever wondered why the Baofeng UV-5R is still being sold? It's because despite periodic changes to the line, it's still the same junk underneath. On top of the already junky radio in your hand do you really want anything to do with supporting a communist country? If so, know then that you can be bought cheaply. Save your money and buy something that's made in the West (this includes Japan because they at least compete openly and make FCC compliant gear). If it takes you a little more time to save up for a Yaesu then consider yourself fortunate enough to own a really good radio.
Generally speaking, hams today have it easy. Very decent used gear with no vacuum tubes, more bands, no expiring Novice license after two years, no code, getting your license over the Internet instead waiting 6-8 weeks for it to show up in the mail. We live in a world of instant everything. 'Gimme gimme and I want it yesterday'. There's value in waiting, putting off the inclination for instant gratification and preparing your station for the arrival of quality equipment.
Instead of the showcasing obvious shortcomings of this junk, I'd rather see an unboxing (and I usually think unboxing videos are useless dribble) of a bare bones, basic radio followed by the setup of fixed or mobile antennas, speaker mic and programing the rig using the keypad or with Chirp. A video like that says, "Here's a basic featured rig setup in a way you can work every repeater in your area knowing your signal is clean and compliant."
Glen
KE7FD
Thanks for the comments Glen - I have a variety of videos on my channel, this one is just news to let the viewer know what they are getting into if they buy this radio. If you check out the other comments, some people say "Thanks, I'm staying away" and others say "Thanks, I'll go buy this" - I hope the buyers are responsible licensed hams and "do the right thing" As a ham, it is perfectly legal for us to take a GMRS radio and modify it to work on 2m or 70cm ham bands - assuming we do it right.
@@temporarilyoffline Where in the FCC regulations does it say that it is legal to modify a radio that is NOT FCC certified to transmit on 2m and 70cm and make it transmit on those frequencies? Your last statement if FALSE. I'm dealing with this with some people in our ERC group that have been buying the family GMRS license and then getting radios like this but also using them on 2m and 70cm with out getting their Technician Amateur radio license. Used to be important to have ethics all the time, not just situational ethics.
@dpsflyboy what you said and what I said are in agreement - a licensed ham is allowed to modify any radio to operate within their license class. An unlicensed individual is not allowed to transmit in the ham bands (without the station control operator present). Modifying radios is how ham radio got its start, where kits come from and truly in the spirit of the hobby/service.
@@temporarilyoffline Again, show me the FCC regulation that allows someone to alter a certified radio outside of it's certification. Ham radio got it's start from inventors scratch building radios from parts and having to comply with FCC regulations when they came into affect, not modifing certified radios.
Guys, I think you're taking some of my comments out of context; allow me to clarify.
What I said:
"Just because some guy in China, a communist country I might add, says it's OK to use a radio he's pitching doesn't make it OK to own. These radios, any of them from 10 years ago to the present fail to meet the standards set forth by the FCC. I'm talking about out of [Amateur] band capability to spurious radiations. GMRS is not Amateur and Amateur is not GMRS. Stop buying junk that allows for the two services to work on one radio. The FCC rules don't allow it and we shouldn't buy radios that do. Get a GMRS radio if you're licensed for it, and get one that's compliant."
I didn't say anything about fixing up our gear, converting say, LMR for VHF/UHF Amateur use, or anything of the sort. If you're old enough to remember buying old commercial gear to put on the ham bands then you also know enough to build your own transmitter. What I did say and perhaps should've been clearer about is we "shouldn't" fix problematic gear that's dumped on the consumer (junk), as he points out around 30 seconds into the video. I won't touch imported radios that ignore our laws just because they're affordable. All of the above is my many decades of being a ham, along with my callouse opinion on Chinese junk radios.
Now, a look at the law.
As Amateurs, we're mostly concerned with FCC Rules Part 97. However, when we encounter equipment that allows transmission in multiple services (Amateur, FRS, GMRS, MURS), that does not specifically have FCC certification for that, it cannot be imported, sold or transmitted in the US. However, uncertified radios have flooded across the world. Even though hams are allowed to work on their own equipment, the same cannot be said for users of FRS, GMRS, or MURS. We have (or should have) the technical skills to work on our gear whereas under the law, users of the other services haven't the same requirements. Therefore, FRS, GMRS, MURS gear needs to work "out of the box" in their respective service frequency allocations. As I said before we're concerned with part 97, but these other services are covered more by part 95. I've included a couple of key sections below:
§ 95.591 Sales of FRS combination radios prohibited. [< Note the term "combination radios"]
Effective September 30, 2019, no person shall sell or offer for sale hand-held portable radio equipment capable of operating under this subpart (FRS) and under any other licensed or licensed-by-rule radio services in this chapter (devices may be authorized under this subpart with part 15 unlicensed equipment authorizations).
Section 95.1761 covers GMRS transmitters:
(c) No GMRS transmitter will be certified for use in the GMRS if it is equipped with a frequency capability not listed in § 95.1763, unless such transmitter is also certified for use in another radio service for which the frequency is authorized and for which certification is also required. No GMRS transmitter will be certified for use in the GMRS if it is equipped with the capabilities to operate in services that do not require equipment certification, such as the Amateur Radio Service. All frequency determining circuitry (including crystals) and programming controls in each GMRS transmitter must be internal to the transmitter and must not be accessible from the exterior of the transmitter operating panel or from the exterior of the transmitter enclosure.
(d) Effective December 27, 2017, the Commission will no longer issue a grant of equipment authorization for hand-held portable unit transmitter types under both this subpart (GMRS) and subpart B of this part (FRS).
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So guys, bottom line: the FCC says that FRS radios cannot be used for GMRS, and GMRS radios cannot be used for FRS, MURS, or Amateur. Yet, the bulk of the Chinese junk radios being imported do exactly that! AND we're the ones buying them!
I appreciate all of [most really] the content coming out from the plethora of ham channels on CZcams. But at the end of the day, it's my license I have to protect from poor operating practices. Me. I alone have to be accountable for the signals I put on the air AND how they get there. We can try to retrofit the Chinese junk but is it really worth it? In my opinion, no, it's not. Go ahead, dissect it, but is that really the best use of your time and talents?
You didn't get scammed @ss hat
Watch the video again and ask a grown up if you still don't understand @ass hat
Why are you buying this type of POS Chinese made radio. Everyone knows the best ham radios are made by Yaesu, Kenwood, Icom and Alinco.
Good question. In this case, I get the cheaper radios to help people see why to avoid them.
nice clickbait you got the views
Thanks for watching!
Why are you and DX glomming onto this cheap, locked-down, spur-ridden transceiver with no advantage over a UV5R? Is this some sort of "Pump and Dump" scheme?
Who said I was glomming onto it? This is news son.
Same old sad sack comment from you Hammy. Great stuff champ.
You do realize that it's against fcc regulations to unlock cheap Chinese garbage radios. Thanks for letting jammers how to expand frequencies.
No, its actually not. As a licensed ham, we can modify a GMRS radio to work on ham bands - as long as we make them clean as well. You can not modify a ham radio to work on GMRS (or any other bands) unless you also carry a MARS rider. Jammers gonna jam no matter what you or I say. Thanks for watching.
Terrible radio. Bad harmonics and gonna ruin hobby for all with spurious emissions.
Yep
â @temporarilyoffline @iowahank @pedromateo7970 I don't understand this comment on "How Dirty". The TO video shows a clean transmission via the TinySA? Tech Minds videos on the A36Plus also confirm this. The only issue is locking/unlocking transmission capabilities. As a responsibile HAM, I think this is a good feature.
I think "responsible" is the key there
LOL
we bought this because of YOU !
so you scammed us too!
I think you missed something in the videos I made on this radio.
@@temporarilyoffline Probably did...new to this stuff just this month!
I was j/k though, I went with the most BASIC Revetis rt47v murs with 0 buttons to type in anything.