Retevis H-777 GMRS

[jworld100]

Hi, I have been on RadioReference for over a year although I have never posted since I first joined. I would love any information about GMRS and the Retevis H-777. I have heard it is both operating on GMRS/FRS. I just applied for a FCC license just in case.
Thank you,
John McCaa

Here is the link to the amazon page where I bought it.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GNUDUB2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[K7MFC]

Looks like a rebranded Baofeng BF-888S; not a particularly great radio. This thread has some more information and also indicates it has Part 90 certification:

https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/baofeng-bf-888s-now-part-90-certified.321953/

 

[nd5y]

Retevis H-777 has its own FCC certification for Part 90. It's not a FRS/GRMS radio.

 

[jworld100]

Interesting I did see this on the reviews. "
A few points of clarification - these units operate in GMRS frequencies, transmit at greater than 0.5w, and have a removable antenna. They require a license with the FCC to use. They also come pre programmed to operate in wide band mode, but that is disallowed since 2013. Setting them up to our licensed frequencies and for narrowband use was trivially easy, but needs to be done to mitigate risk to your business.

Range far exceeds our needs, even communicating from floor to floor and building to building.

Do your diligence before committing to a frequency for your deployment! "

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

Wideband may be dissallowed in Part 90, but it is the normal, preferrable, mode in GMRS.

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[jworld100]

Thank you all, so what license if any would I need and is it even legal?

 

[nd5y]

Thank you all, so what license if any would I need and is it even legal?

It's not legal to use on GMRS or FRS. You would need a business license to use it on part 90 industrial/business pool frequencies or a public safety license to use it on public safety pool frequencies.

 

[jworld100]

It's not legal to use on GMRS or FRS. You would need a business license to use it on part 90 industrial/business pool frequencies or a public safety license to use it on public safety pool frequencies.

Would that be industrial/business pool-commercial conventional or industrial/business pool conventional? Also I can not find if Security is included in public safety pool frequencies.

 

[nd5y]

As far as I know industrial/business pool-commercial conventional (IK) is only for service providers that lease air time.

 

[jworld100]

As far as I know industrial/business pool-commercial conventional (IK) is only for service providers that lease air time.

Are security companies under public safety or business. I can't seem to find it anywhere.

 

[nd5y]

Are security companies under public safety or business. I can't seem to find it anywhere.

The links to the e-CFR web site I posted earlier state the eligibility requirements for both business and public safety.

You are going about this all wrong. You need to talk to a communications consultant or at least a radio shop instead of endangering your job and maybe your business by first bying junk radios and second getting legal advice from a hobby radio forum.

 

[jworld100]

Thank you, again the radios I have bought are not necessarily for the company I would just like to know what it would take to get radios for the company .

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

Thank you all, so what license if any would I need and is it even legal?

Businesses must be licensed under CFR47 Part 90. Any radio you buy should have an FCC certification number on it. If it does not, it may be a ham radio, or it may have a part 15 certification, again a ham radio. If the certification number is valid on an FCC ID search, you will find a grant and the grant should clearly say Part 90, not Part 9 or other gibberish. If it is a narrow band radio, it will have an emission designation like 11K3F3E or smaller number if DIGITAL. If it is cheap knock off radio, it might be analog and have something like 5K7F3E in which case it is low performing junk.

Bottom line buy radios from a reputable brand supplier. Expect to pay $400 or so each for a business grade radio. Amazon and e-bay are bad places to buy radios unless you are familiar with the model.

The US has been deluged with every manner of knock off crap from pharmaceuticals to mobile radios. That is the real national emergency.

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

The links to the e-CFR web site I posted earlier state the eligibility requirements for both business and public safety.

You are going about this all wrong. You need to talk to a communications consultant or at least a radio shop instead of endangering your job and maybe your business by first bying junk radios and second getting legal advice from a hobby radio forum.

^^^^ WHAT HE SAID^^^^

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

Are security companies under public safety or business. I can't seem to find it anywhere.

Business pool. Not Public Safety..

 

[jworld100]

Thank you so much for the information!

 

[bill4long]

Bottom line buy radios from a reputable brand supplier. Expect to pay $400 or so each for a business grade radio. Amazon and e-bay are bad places to buy radios unless you are familiar with the model.

There are several Wouxun, Baofeng, and other CCRs that are indeed Part 90 certified for under $100 and work just fine. I have several. It is worth the research to save the money. It is easy to look up the certification on the FCC website for any given model. A license is required to transmit, of course ($200 every two years), but coordination fees can be avoided by requesting frequencies the transient pool. Plenty of money to save if one has the will and time to do the research.

 

[cmdrwill]

($200 every two years),

Most Part 90 licenses are a ten year term.

 

[bill4long]

Most Part 90 licenses are a ten year term.

That's what I meant. Ten not two. Typo. Can't edit it now.