WUZombies
Adventurist
Serious stuff here in that because Baofengs can operate on FRS and GMRS frequencies, outside of our region's UHF/VHF amateur bands, the amateur radio exception doesn't apply!
https://www.rrmediagroup.com/News/NewsDetails/NewsID/17392
This would be terrible in that I'm a huge fan of these cheapo radios. My family uses them mostly for in camp and backpacking (my wife and I are both licensed ham radio operators) to keep in contact as we hike with our kids or take side excursions with other trails. It hurts less to kill $60 worth of radio and antenna than $200+, but we will have to see how this all shakes out.
Frankly this wouldn't be a problem if not for the extreme abuse of the GMRS and FRS frequencies with over powered transmissions via these radios by non-licensed individuals. The FCC generally acts like whack-a-mole when it comes to stuff like this.
https://www.rrmediagroup.com/News/NewsDetails/NewsID/17392
This would be terrible in that I'm a huge fan of these cheapo radios. My family uses them mostly for in camp and backpacking (my wife and I are both licensed ham radio operators) to keep in contact as we hike with our kids or take side excursions with other trails. It hurts less to kill $60 worth of radio and antenna than $200+, but we will have to see how this all shakes out.
Frankly this wouldn't be a problem if not for the extreme abuse of the GMRS and FRS frequencies with over powered transmissions via these radios by non-licensed individuals. The FCC generally acts like whack-a-mole when it comes to stuff like this.