Baofeng UV-82 use in Civil Air Patrol

[Ted240]

Hello,
As an active member in C.A.P., I need to know if this radio is NTIA approved? I dont see why not. I can communicate with repeaters, and on simplex, and also program, and receive federal frequencies.

 

[bill4long]

What frequencies do you want to use?

 

[Ted240]

Strictly C.A.P. frequencies.

 

[Ted240]

C.A.P. Freqs. fall well within my bandwidth.

 

[bill4long]

CAP frequencies do not appear to be within Part 90 frequency allocation.

Which means the radios probably have to be type accepted within a different regulation. NTIA certification is definitely required.

Modified ham gear that is not Part 90 certified (just about everything) is definitely NOT allowed on CAP frequencies.

 

[paulears]

I know nothing of CAP (Had to Google it) but did find some approvals info that seems to include Baofeng? (which seems to fail the test)

I'll leave it up to you to work out the relevance.

https://comm.capnhq.gov/equipment/equipment.cfm

 

[ecps92]

Your question should be directed to your Squadron Comm Officer who will likely as the Wing for direction, to ensure the radio is actually NTIA compliant

Hello,
As an active member in C.A.P., I need to know if this radio is NTIA approved? I dont see why not. I can communicate with repeaters, and on simplex, and also program, and receive federal frequencies.

 

[DickH]

I know nothing of CAP (Had to Google it) but did find some approvals info that seems to include Baofeng? (which seems to fail the test)

I'll leave it up to you to work out the relevance.

https://comm.capnhq.gov/equipment/equipment.cfm

The only Baofeng I saw was the UV-3 and it was NOT narrow band compliant. You would be well advised to not use your UV-82 on CAP freqs.

 

[WatnNY]

Ted,

Baofeng radios are not authorized for use on CAP communication frequencies. They also will not work on P25 communications.

Mike

 

[SteveC0625]

Hello,
As an active member in C.A.P., I need to know if this radio is NTIA approved? I dont see why not. I can communicate with repeaters, and on simplex, and also program, and receive federal frequencies.

Did you already ask your Squadron's Comm Officer? Did you already look it up on line?

The RR court of appeals is not going to rule in your favor.

 

[Ted240]

Drat. Well, does anyone have any suggestions for a good radio for C.A.P. use? And they need to be cheap. Im a minor, so I dont have income, etc.

 

[bill4long]

Ask your Squadron's Comm Officer

 

[mm]

No,
None of the Bofengs meet the EIA-603C specs they have insufficient ADJACENT CHANNEL specs, POOR ADJACENT CHANNEL SPECS WHICH FAIL NTIA TESTS.

GO HERE FOR APPROVED FM
https://comm.capnhq.gov/equipment/vhf_summary.cfm

AND HERE FOR APPROVED P25
https://comm.capnhq.gov/equipment/digital_summary.cfm



TO CHECK YOUR RADIOS ELIGIBILITY GO HERE

https://comm.capnhq.gov/equipment/vhf_equipment.cfm?type=anb
AND HERE
https://comm.capnhq.gov/equipment/vhf_equipment.cfm?type=cnb

 

[chief21]

CAP is very stringent on meeting NTIA specs, so it's most likely that none of the Baofeng radios are approved for use on those frequencies. For a short time, the Wouxun 6x WAS approved for use, but that approval was withdrawn after further investigation.

A used Motorola or EFJ radio (on the approved list) would be your best bet, but be forewarned... getting those radios programmed could be a problem. Best to discuss this with your squadron communications officer.

 

[AI7PM]

Drat. Well, does anyone have any suggestions for a good radio for C.A.P. use? And they need to be cheap. Im a minor, so I dont have income, etc.

https://comm.capnhq.gov/equipment/equipment.cfm

And if you are serious about CAP and SAR activities, Bofeng, Wouxan, and alike are NOT the equipment you want to depend on. Drop an EFJ, Kenwood, or Motorola? Dust it off and move on. Drop a Bofeng, it's history. Already saw it happen.

 

[cmjonesinc]

Looks like even ht1000's are on the list. Those are a dime a dozen now. Just make sure it's a cn or dn model. If you want something with a screen and still cheap the mt2000 will work fine. If you're needing something with p25 then a efj 5100 will probably be the cheapest and easiest to find.