The law is humanity's best attempt at justice, but it is fallible. It often makes criminals of decent people. I cannot imagine any jury convicting someone, licensed or not, of using a non-type accepted radio on an FRS channel in the course of saving life, limb or property.
 
Paul Duer
 
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 3:11 PM
From: "D.J.J. Ring, Jr." <n1ea@arrl.net>
To: "Discussion of CHIRP" <chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com>
Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Transmit UV5r to FRS
We also do not want to be accomplices in the commission of a crime.

§95.335   Operation of non-certified transmitters prohibited.

 
https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=513d144496fe583b1100416953ca419f&mc=true&node=se47.5.95_1335&rgn=div8  
 
GMRS and FRS regulations have changed, but unlicensed FRS does not permit any radio that has a removable antenna.  Also radios have to be certified under FCC Part 95.  UV-5R isn't on the list, and FCC is planning on banning the import of any radio capable of being used on a frequency that the unit is not licensed for.  That is if it isn't an amateur radio, in the future any radio imported will only be able to be used on amateur radio frequencies.
 
Also in the near future, radios will not be legally allowed to be manufactured, imported , or sold that can be used on BOTH GMRS and FRS.  This is going to cause a problem for licensed amateur radio operators  who own such radios, like I do:

§95.1791   Sales of GMRS/FRS combination radios prohibited.

(a) Effective September 30, 2019, no person shall be permitted to manufacture or import, sell or offer for sale any radio equipment capable of operating under both this subpart (GMRS) and subpart B (FRS) of this chapter.

 
FRS allows 2 watts or less on channels 1 – 7 and the previously GMRS only channels of 15 – 22, but only 0.5 watts on channels 8 – 14.
GMRS licensees can use up to 50 watts, but there are somewhat complicated restrictions and an FCC 10 year renewable license (good for entire family) is needed. GMRS licensees can also operate on 8 additional repeater frequencies.  
 
The regulations for GMRS are quite complicated. https://ecfr.io/Title-47/se47.5.95_11767
 
I think the past practice of this group not to provide such information to unlicensed persons is a wise one.
 
73
David N1EA
 
 
 
 
On Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 4:48 PM Glenn At Home <glennervin@cableone.net> wrote:
Let's not play police here.
I do believe that the FCC has allowed some of the FRS frequencies, now up to 2 watts.
To answer the question, make sure the same frequencies are in the column next to the receive column.
I don't recall if they are labeled RX and TX or what.
Glenn
 
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2019 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Transmit UV5r to FRS
 
Using your UV-5R on FRS frequencies will be a violation of Federal Law. That radio is not, nor can not be, type accepted for that service.
 
On Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 4:25 PM Todd J. Unkefer <tunkefer@gmail.com> wrote:

I can hear the FRS radios on their respective channels, I cannot transmit on those respective channels. How can I enable the transmit on chirp?

Thanks, in advance.

Todd

 

 

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