Questions tagged [frs]
Family Radio Service, most common "Walkie Talkies"
10 questions
0
votes
1
answer
220
views
What to do to get different brands of FRS radios to communicate?
I'm the driving force behind our CERT at a 55+ community in FL, USA. We have different brands of FRS radios but not all will communicate with each other. None of us are radio/electronics savvy (where'...
- 1
2
votes
6
answers
267
views
Looking for a way to create a radio link between a pair of antique telegraph keys
I'm trying to design a way to link up two antique telegraph keys wirelessly.
This is for a friend to use with his granddaughter between the house and the playhouse, so we plan to use FRS to avoid ...
- 21
3
votes
3
answers
3k
views
NFM and FM compatibility
I read that using narrow band (NFM) when you should be using normal(FM)/wide-band(WFM) can result in the a reduced volume at the receiver.
What happens in the opposite situation? (What if you are ...
- 215
2
votes
3
answers
2k
views
Why are no 2w FRS walkie talkies on the market?
I have read that the new laws regarding FRS radios state that you may use up to 2 watts power, yet I can't find a single 2 way radio that advertises 2 watts power; only .5 watt, or they don't state ...
- 21
16
votes
4
answers
58k
views
FCC tracking of unlicensed FRS/GMRS transmissions
If a transceiver such as the BaoFeng UV-5R is used to transmit over FRS/GMRS frequencies (unlicensed), it is illegal in the United States due to FCC regulations that state that the power must be <0....
- 271
1
vote
2
answers
4k
views
GMRS/FRS data communication
Is it possible to use an ordinary GMRS/FRS UHF handheld set for data communications?
I hope to use a Motorola UHF GMRS handheld with a terminal node controller device to for data communication. Are ...
- 11
2
votes
3
answers
18k
views
Trouble communicating between Baofeng and Midland walkies
I'm very new to walkies and radios, and I know next to nothing. My friends and I bought a box of Baofeng 888s radios (which apparently also go by quite a few other names and manufacturers) and I'm ...
- 21
2
votes
1
answer
361
views
Transmitting on FRS using a chinese handheld radio [closed]
I bought a Chinese-made handheld radio with detachable antenna. I programmed it for FRS/GMRS frequencies, but its output is about 3W. Is it illegal? If it is, why and how would anyone find out?
- 123
7
votes
2
answers
727
views
Options for family short range communication in an emergency
I work in an office building about 3 miles from my apartment. I live in a medium sized city in the US.
I have thought about getting a pair of walkie talkies for communicating when the cell phone ...
user926
17
votes
4
answers
149k
views
Using my Baofeng UV-5R to talk to walkie talkies
I have a few walkie talkies at home and sometimes I connect my UV-5R to them to talk to them and act as another walkie talkie. At one time, I built a little simplex repeater out of it. Should I not be ...
- 7,660