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re: Anyone want to talk Baofeng radios?
Posted on 3/26/20 at 1:37 pm to CAD703X
Posted on 3/26/20 at 1:37 pm to CAD703X
Amateur here,
First do obtain your Ham radio license for many reasons,one being as you mentioned, legal operation on the ham bands. Right now its tought to take the exam from a VE since the lockdown of gathering, plus ve exams are on hold now.
This radio is not type accepted on MURS, FRS, and the like, because , quite honestly, they emit spurious emissions and are not "clean" transmitters,even on the ham bands.
Now lots of preppers buy these because they are cheap and broad banded, and in a SHTF scenario, there would be no FCC or volunteer hams to oversee what you use, so I suppose its every man or woman for themselves.
Also know that you would be operating "simplex" or point to point. Repeater systems would most likely be off the air.Given its power and the rubber duck antenna, as a handheld maybe a mile or so, if you have an external antenna up in the air , then you can increase the range.
One final, you may listen on the ham bands, but please dont transmit until licensed, ham operators take a dim view of unlicensed operation.
If there is anything else you want to ask , please do so, I will answer or help if I can!
First do obtain your Ham radio license for many reasons,one being as you mentioned, legal operation on the ham bands. Right now its tought to take the exam from a VE since the lockdown of gathering, plus ve exams are on hold now.
This radio is not type accepted on MURS, FRS, and the like, because , quite honestly, they emit spurious emissions and are not "clean" transmitters,even on the ham bands.
Now lots of preppers buy these because they are cheap and broad banded, and in a SHTF scenario, there would be no FCC or volunteer hams to oversee what you use, so I suppose its every man or woman for themselves.
Also know that you would be operating "simplex" or point to point. Repeater systems would most likely be off the air.Given its power and the rubber duck antenna, as a handheld maybe a mile or so, if you have an external antenna up in the air , then you can increase the range.
One final, you may listen on the ham bands, but please dont transmit until licensed, ham operators take a dim view of unlicensed operation.
If there is anything else you want to ask , please do so, I will answer or help if I can!
Posted on 3/26/20 at 4:12 pm to tigerband6971
thats exactly what i was looking for. i may be back & bump this thread as i start to figure out how this works. thanks for the tips!
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