Re: Radios on FSR
Baofengs are great for the occasional user. Any of the frequencies outside the “family radio” are for licensed users only. The same goes for power. Anything over (check the regs) 2 watts requires an amateur radio license. User programable radios (ie: Baofengs) are not legal without a license.
I keep a list of RR channels in my phone, and will monitor. If I hear traffic on the road I am on, I’ll call out km markers. Often the working trucks will call out your location as “truck, no radio at km “x” when they see you, assuming you don’t have a radio.
If if I want to use the radios to communicate with hunting partners or camp, we stick to FRS frequencies. I think it’s ok to use the hi-power setting on the FRS channels as theoretically you will only be irritating to others using the irritating FRS channels anyway. As mentioned, some of the “legal” FRS radios are sold with higher wattage than they should be. I don’t think there is a lot of concern for being at 4 watts instead of 2 on these channels.
If you want to be legal, take the amateur radio course, and take your radio in to be programmed for the RR channels you will need. Otherwise, be respectful and hope you don’t get caught with your non-complying radios.
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