Not to put on my radio salesman's cap, but the GT-5R radio is promoted as
having a cleaner signal and proper limits on TX for amateur use. Dave Casler
did a video exploring this radio when it first came out:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1JyM8oNtoaE
Just a little more info on this particular ra
Jim, thanks for your dozens of informative and cutting edge replies.
Many of us would be at a loss without your knowledge. Be well!
K7NQB 73
-- Original Message --
From: Jim Unroe
To: Discussion of CHIRP
Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Can't transmit freqs above 147.975
Date: W
On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 12:40 AM Jefrey Johnson wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have a UV-5R and I am not able to transmit any vhf freq above 147.975. I
> can program in 148.000 but all I get when I try to transmit is "Beep".
>
> I am using CHIRP ver daily-20210930
>
> 1st time user, don't know if I am d
If this is a newer UV5R, it is restricted to only the ham bands, per the new
FCC guidelines for import to the US.
This is a firmware restriction of the radio that CHIRP cannot alter.
144-148 and 420-450 MHz transmit only.
Stay safe and healthy.
John K3NXU
www.Miklor.com
www.Miklor.com/DMR/
The highest repeater frequency is: 147.390 with an input (you transmit on)
frequency of 147.990.
Can you program that frequency in? Put in 147.390 with a positive shift of
600 kHz so that you transmit on 147.990 - that's the highest frequency
allowed - anything higher would be "out of band". If th
