[W8MWA] BaoFeng UV-5R NOT repeat NOT legal for GMRS, MURS, FRS. (1st draft)

[Bob West]

See the following article


The UV-5R is NOT PART 95 CERTIFIED, therefore it is NOT legal to use 
on any of the Part 95 services, to wit, FRS, GMRS, and MURS.

However, according to the above cited article, the UV-5R is PART 90 CERTIFIED, 
so it may be legal for some of the various Part 90 services. (Land Mobile, etc.) 
BUT MAKE SURE YOU'RE AUTHORIZED TO USE THOSE SERVICES!!

READ THE ARTICLE. They give more details.

BaoFeng UV-5R, using CHIRP, set DUPLEX to "OFF" for the channels you are 
not licensed to use. --> THIS INHIBITS TRANSMIT ON THAT CHANNEL!!

I don't see how to do that with the BAOFENG software; if you know how please advise.

I recommend you do this for the NOAA WEATHER RADIO channels as well as all the 
services other than Amateur (2-meters, 70-cm) to avoid accidentally transmitting on another 
service illegally.
PLEASE NOTE - Referring to the procedure below, 
              the latest editions of CHIRP already have
                    NOAA, MURS, GMRS, and FRS
                    are pre-loaded! They open a new page
                  you can copy and paste what you want!
                                                                        ...YCD

PROGRAMMING NOTES from WB7TJD, Superstition ARC, Mesa AZ:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Program-the-Baofeng-UV-5RA-by-and-for-new-GMRS-lic/

Using Chirp (Daily build) for setting up the Baofeng UV-5RA VHF/UHF tranceiver (hopefully)legally for GMRS license holders who wants to use the FRS, GMRS and MURS channels without getting in trouble with the FCC.



1. Buy USB cable for it (I found mine on ebay) and install using driver from Miklor or the CD.

2. Install Chirp (Daily build)

3. Download setup file (GMRS-MURS-FRS1-7-and-1-COP.img) from this site

4. Open setup-file in Chirp. Load stations from radio -and delete them. Copy and paste stations from setup file instead

5. Upload to radio.

6. Disconnect and you're done!



So why are these seemingly simple instructions even posted?



1. Because the FCC has determined that you now need to transmit more 
“narrow” on some channels than you used to -and that is “enforced” in 
this file

2. Because the UV-5RA is simply too powerful (even on the low transmission setting) for use on many FRS channels -and those are removed from this setup file.

3. Because researching this information took a lot of time and now you don't need to waste yours.

4. Because the last station is an example of how to block yourself from 
accidentally transmitting on a "listen only" channel. The channel used 
here is the local Police dispatch. Find your local station on http://www.radioreference.com.



Use these instructions at your own risk.

Cheers,
...Bob West WA8YCD

 “There’s no point being grown-up if you can’t be childish sometimes.”  – Doctor Who (Tom Baker, The Fourth Doctor)
 		 	   		  
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