I have a couple MD390s my brother gave me and they seem pretty decent. I was wondering if I can set these up like a basic 2-way line of sight radio, without having to get a HAM license and use repeaters? I plan on getting my basic ham eventually but would like to use them as dumb radios until then is possible. Thanks!
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MD-390 without HAM
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You could program them for FRS/GMRS. They're not type accepted for that so it's technically not legal but no one is going to know the difference at such low power.
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Analog only on GMRS FRS but you can use a ctcss or dcs tone to filter out other people.
That's a good idea. Thanks
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