Radios?

[MasonRobersonMD]

I'm looking for a FRS OR GMRS radio that has this type of style and look to them with around this same price range for 2 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...1_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=V3S0HJZN0Y7TZS8BQV0D
I'v looked a lot and only found ones that required licenses

 

[mmckenna]

All GMRS radios require an FCC license.

§95.3 License required.
Before any station transmits on any channel authorized in the GMRS from any point (a geographical location) within or over the territorial limits of any area where radio services are regulated by the FCC, the responsible party must obtain a license (a written authorization from the FCC for a GMRS system).

There are only a handful of radio services in the USA that do not require a license issued by the FCC:

CB radio
MURS
FRS
and a few others.

 

[mmckenna]

FRS radios are not permitted to have a removable antenna and are not allowed to transmit with more than 500 milliwatts. This is by design to limit coverage. FRS is intended to be a short range radio service.

To use the radios you linked to would require a license. Due to varying technical requirements, I can't tell what service those would be allowed on. The link doesn't provide enough information. The claim that it's "FCC Certified" doesn't mean anything on it's own. It needs to describe what it's certified for. There are different rules they can be certified under and that will dictate where they can be legally used. Looking at the reviews for that radio, it's apparent that most of the people reviewing it don't understand the FCC rules and how they apply. Retailers take advantage of this and use the vagueness to sell radios.

 

[mmckenna]

If you let us know what you were looking for, what your budget is and how much effort you are willing to put into getting your license, we could probably point you in the proper direction.

 

[nd5y]

Amcrest has at least one model with FCC ID ZZ2-ATR-22 that is Part 90 certified. They don't have any that are legal for GMRS or FRS.

 

[Rred]

I'll throw down the ugly accusation:
When a vendor says a radio is simply "FCC Certified" they usually mean Part15 certified, without regard to Part15A (office) or Part15B (home) use. And that just means when you turn on the radio, it won't create a blizzard of static on your neighbor's television.
IOW, the radio is a POS that is probably illegal to advertise, sell, or use in the US. (Although licensed hams can of course use any radio they please, and if it creates problems, they can also pay the $10,000 fine for them.)

Sorry, but I have no sympathy for the junk vendors that try to deceive non-technical customers.

 

[mmckenna]

Yeah, well put. Buyer beware.