Baofeng G11s, after a year of use!

[@Rusty-Williams]

GMRS you need a license to use that radio. FRS with a non removable antenna are license free to use. Even though they use the same radio frequencies between GMRS and FRS. GMRS is higher power and requires a GMRS license.

[@kidbach]

§ 95.1705 Individual licenses required; eligibility; who may operate; cooperative use. A valid individual license is required to operate a GMRS station. To obtain an individual license, an applicant must be eligible and follow the applicable rules and procedures set forth in this subpart and in part 1 of this chapter, and must pay the required application and regulatory fees as set forth in part 1, subpart G of this chapter. I don't know why Baofeng misled you, but everytime you transmit on a GMRS radio, you need a license, regardless of pl tones or if you're talking thru a repeater.

[@RoyArmy-WREW918]

Yes, the Family Service is license Free, privacy tone or not, but the GMRS frequencies DO require a $35 Test Free GMRS License, again ... regardless of privacy tone, also, the 146MHz frequencies are in the Amateur Band, which definitely require a HAM or Amateur Radio License.

[@swesleyc7]

Currently it's $35 for your entire family to use a GMRS radio for 10 year license.

[@AnnaK1701D]

Thank you so much for all the beginner information! I’ve been working through your videos and it’s solid and very appreciated content!

[@JeepingForBeginners]

You're welcome. I love hearing that the content is appreciated. 😀

[@jesseespinoza367]

Doesn’t matter what brand of GMR radio technically you have to have a GRS license, I have the bow things that you’re doing the one year review on and they have the automatic power settings and you can adjust the wideband narrow band. I have other brands of Radios like radiodity. Pofung midland . I either have removed the CTS/DCS tones manually or through programming by chirp or the factory software, because when I go through a group with people traveling on our adventures, they’re all open to other radios. Good job on your video there,. The one handheld that I got the longest range out in an open area was 22 miles across the desert floor with the wouxan hand held. Keep up the good work

[@EricDimanlig]

That looks like my friend"s baofeng and I was able to connect it to my Rocky Talkies by turning off the privacy codes on both radios!

[@swesleyc7]

Privacy tones are quite useless unless you intend to capitalize on a channel and mute everyone else. If I set my radio to receive without tones, I'll be able to hear you. There is NO privacy whatsoever on any gmrs radio.

[@morning.coffee4891]

Thanks for the review. I appreciate your perspective. Keep up the solid work.

[@SSTupperware]

The gubment taxed me when I got my paycheck, taxed me when I bought my radio, they can bite me if they think I'm leasing my first amendment back.

[@ThatAppalachian]

Exactly! I’m getting into this with absolutely no plans on getting licensed. Just not gonna transmit from my home lol

[@michael.w.salter]

I just bought a pair from Amazon and the ctcss codes were disabled on all the channels with the exception of repeater channels. Also a license is required for gmrs but not for FRS.

[@jimlyons2148]

Same here, the tones were turned off on the two units I received. Just don't do a reset on the radio, because the reset process turned on all the tones. Took some time using the CHIRP program to turn them all off again.

[@TheOneWhiteST]

Thanks for this! straight forward. I'd grab them, but now I don't want them cause I want to join the runs with a radio. Looks like UV5R ... is a go

[@leosmith4287]

Your information is wrong. Suggest going to not a Rubicon channel and listen to what he has to say. What you describe for privacy tones is in accurate

[@ThatAppalachian]

I just got these things. Very easy to set up. Complete noob and I was able to get on a local repeater fairly quick. Made it 8 miles on the repeater, 1 mile in town without the repeater. EDIT: both of mine quit within a year. Batteries won’t charge and you can’t get replacements.

[@jeffjmesaaz]

You should be able to hit a repeater on top of any of those mountains behind you. The range on that radio could be up to 60 mi line of sight.

[@saltillokid11]

Is there a link or article on how to unlock the privacy code on these devices?

[@royholmes9010]

Your information is wrong on licensing, these are GMRS radios that require a license out of the box, FRS radios which these are not, don't require a license every channel in the G11S is shared with FRS except the repeater channels. But they Are operating at over the owner limits of FRS so DO Require you to have a GMRS license to Legally use Iam a licensed GMRS operator and have the G 11S

[@snarf2948]

Good video.. Again!!!

[@jeffjmesaaz]

I hope people who watch this video go to other places and watch videos about these radios. Don't mean to be that guy but the information you're showing or discussing here is completely wrong.

[@cam_o_style91]

Retevis and it are the same radio just the name and price

[@royholmes9010]

The Baofeng uv5 series of radios Are Amateur Radios, which require a license to Legally use they are not type accepted for FRS, GMRS or MURS radio use they can only be used legally on amateur radio frequencies in the two meter 144-148 mhz and 70 centimeter band 430-450 mhz please correct your videos as this mistaken information is leading to serious interference on amateur frequencies and public service frequencies by unknowing users I am also a licensed ham radio operator as well as using FRS, MURS, CB, GMRS thank you your videos are good but please get the correct information beforehand

[@weswood151]

The UV-5X (UV-5G) radio is a FCC recognized GMRS radio.

[@jimlyons2148]

You are wrong on several points. The tones do not make your transmissions private. They simply enable the squelch on your radio to block you from hearing others not using the tone you have set. Everyone else using a GMRS radio, with the tones disabled on their radio, can hear your transmissions, regardless of how your tones are set. The G11S requires a GMRS license, period, end of story. Your video shows you violating the FCC regulations by not providing your license callsign at the end of your transmission. Finally, the UV-5 requires a HAM license to operate. I have both a HAM license and a GMRS license, and have read and understand the FCC regulations.

[@jimlyons2148]

Although the chances are slim that you would be reported to the FCC, a $35 GMRS license good for 10 years is a small price to pay for avoiding possible FCC prosecution. Following is an excerpt from the FCC rules for personal radio services under CFR 47 Part 95: (a) If a Federal court finds that a Personal Radio Service station operator has willfully and knowingly violated any provision of the Communications Act, that operator may be fined up to $10,000 or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding one year, or both. Upon a subsequent violation, the imprisonment may be for a period not exceeding two years. See § 501 of the Communications Act (47 U.S.C. 501). (b) If a Federal court finds that a Personal Radio Service station operator has willfully and knowingly violated any FCC rule, the operator may be fined up to $500 for each violation, or in the case of a continuing violation, $500 for each day that the violation continued. See section 502 of the Communications Act (47 U.S.C. 502). (c) If the FCC finds that a Personal Radio Service station operator has willfully or repeatedly violated one or more sections of the Communications Act or of the FCC Rules, that operator may be liable for forfeiture. See § 1.80 of this chapter for details about the forfeiture procedures and amounts. (d) If the FCC finds that a Personal Radio Service station operator is using a Personal Radio Service station in a way that violates one or more sections of the Communications Act or of the FCC Rules, the FCC may order the operator to cease and desist (i.e., immediately stop operating the station). See § 312(b) of the Communications Act (47 U.S.C. 312(b)).