travis304
Well-Known Member
The UV-5R is probably the best, cheap, simple, effective option. Had to write up a user guide for these radios for a publication recently.
You'll get some bearded fatties in their basements (literally) who operate expensive HAM base stations, who will whine, piss and moan that the second you transmit, you'll be triangulated and become a wanted felon who will get fined thousands of dollars and sent to prison for years--oooohhh! The horrah!
This literally does not happen. The FCC doesn't care about your unlicensed $30 2W handheld as long as you're not broadcasting on some freq that interferes with something.
Program the GMRS and FRS freqs into it, and go have fun wheeling. Simple as. If you ever run into a sad HAM that tries to yell at you, feel free to laugh at them over the air, be sure to use the roger beep repeatedly, and then change frequencies.
Of course it is technically illegal, so "don't break the law" I guess? Even though most do. But if you want to pay for GMRS and want to "do it the right/legal way", the Wouxon KG-S88's are great.
You'll get some bearded fatties in their basements (literally) who operate expensive HAM base stations, who will whine, piss and moan that the second you transmit, you'll be triangulated and become a wanted felon who will get fined thousands of dollars and sent to prison for years--oooohhh! The horrah!
This literally does not happen. The FCC doesn't care about your unlicensed $30 2W handheld as long as you're not broadcasting on some freq that interferes with something.
Program the GMRS and FRS freqs into it, and go have fun wheeling. Simple as. If you ever run into a sad HAM that tries to yell at you, feel free to laugh at them over the air, be sure to use the roger beep repeatedly, and then change frequencies.
Of course it is technically illegal, so "don't break the law" I guess? Even though most do. But if you want to pay for GMRS and want to "do it the right/legal way", the Wouxon KG-S88's are great.
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