In message ple.org,
Michael Black writes


On Tue, 19 May 2015, John Davis wrote:

On 5/17/2015 6:29 PM, Channel Jumper wrote:

These little beauties as you put it, are not compatible with GMRS or
LMRS rules - Part 90.

Not all countries have Part 90.. Or GMRS or FRS

However.. It would be a simple matter for the manufacturer to make
two ROM chips.. one limits the transmiter to the US ham bands (or to
the Extended ham bands (MARS/CAP) and the other does not.

If they did that it would work like my other radios..I can receive
NOAA wather, GMRS,,FRS and more..BUT THEY WILL NOT TRANSMIT on those
frequencies.

But with these they are full coverage.. Both TRANSMIT and RECEIVE


Of course, it works both ways.

Anyone can buy those things, so when they find an empty frequency, "why
not use it?". ANd then that empty frequency turns out to be a ham band.

I don't know what the intent of these things are. Are they just cheap
ham walkie talkies, or is the major market elsewhere? If they start
making differnet versions, that will raise the cost.

There already are many different versions. Mr Heinz hardly has a
look-in.


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Ian