2 Way radio laws???
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2 Way radio laws???
was thinking of buying this : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...&rd=1&tc=photo
or http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...&rd=1&tc=photo
Question is; would it be license free and legal over here??
(its a US seller)
time is of the essence
Thanks!
or http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...&rd=1&tc=photo
Question is; would it be license free and legal over here??
(its a US seller)
time is of the essence
Thanks!
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anything over 5km would be good...
range and price is the major factor tbh
UK motorola 5km ones are about £70
Still; would the US ones actually require a license here in blighty??
going to use em for days out in the motor.
range and price is the major factor tbh
UK motorola 5km ones are about £70
Still; would the US ones actually require a license here in blighty??
going to use em for days out in the motor.
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Originally Posted by carl
at least one of the channels they use is the maritime distress channel!
Edited to add that it seems as though these radios operate in the 460-470kHz range. There used to be a distress channel on 500kHz, but I don't think it is used any more.
Last edited by Daryl; 13 February 2005 at 08:54 PM.
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Daryl -- it's actually around 460 MHz, not kHz.
462.500=... H.O., to 462.75=
(US GMRS/FRS handies)
GMRS ch 1 to 8 at 462.55 to 462.725 (25kHz steps) with mobile at +5MHz
FRS ch 1 to 7 at 462.5625 to 462.7125 (25kHz steps) also used for GMRS single
& ch 8 to 14 at 467.5625 to 467.7125 (5MHz above ch 1 to 7)
462.756 ... JFMG fixed sites talkback (split +6.7375/+6.875: 469.493-469.868) 6.25kHz offsets
463.000=... ST, see 457.5=
464.000=... H.O., to 467.25= see 450= (466.075 Paging)
467.2625=..JFMG... links and talkback (+airborne)
467.275 ... see 457.25
467.525 .. Marine on-board, to 467.575 single, or dual: see -10 (future use of the 2 12.5kHz channels)
467.55... US GMRS/FRS, to 467.725 - see 462.55
468.0125 single.
468.018 ... JFMG, to 468.5375, see 455 and 461.237
469.493 ... fixed sites, see 462.756
469.875=..H.O.
H.O. means "Home Office"
If I used American FRS / GMRS radios in the UK, who might I interfere with?
In many cases, given the short range of walkie-talkies, you may not interfere with anyone. But: the 462MHz FRS channels 1-7 are used for some emergency service radios, and interefering with these is very illegal and potentially dangerous.
The higher FRS / GMRS channels on 467MHz are used by licensed private users such as TV outside broadcasts, special event organisers etc. They will have paid for the right to use those channels and could complain if they get interference.
462.500=... H.O., to 462.75=
(US GMRS/FRS handies)
GMRS ch 1 to 8 at 462.55 to 462.725 (25kHz steps) with mobile at +5MHz
FRS ch 1 to 7 at 462.5625 to 462.7125 (25kHz steps) also used for GMRS single
& ch 8 to 14 at 467.5625 to 467.7125 (5MHz above ch 1 to 7)
462.756 ... JFMG fixed sites talkback (split +6.7375/+6.875: 469.493-469.868) 6.25kHz offsets
463.000=... ST, see 457.5=
464.000=... H.O., to 467.25= see 450= (466.075 Paging)
467.2625=..JFMG... links and talkback (+airborne)
467.275 ... see 457.25
467.525 .. Marine on-board, to 467.575 single, or dual: see -10 (future use of the 2 12.5kHz channels)
467.55... US GMRS/FRS, to 467.725 - see 462.55
468.0125 single.
468.018 ... JFMG, to 468.5375, see 455 and 461.237
469.493 ... fixed sites, see 462.756
469.875=..H.O.
H.O. means "Home Office"
If I used American FRS / GMRS radios in the UK, who might I interfere with?
In many cases, given the short range of walkie-talkies, you may not interfere with anyone. But: the 462MHz FRS channels 1-7 are used for some emergency service radios, and interefering with these is very illegal and potentially dangerous.
The higher FRS / GMRS channels on 467MHz are used by licensed private users such as TV outside broadcasts, special event organisers etc. They will have paid for the right to use those channels and could complain if they get interference.
Last edited by carl; 13 February 2005 at 09:10 PM.
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carl - fair enough, I didn't realise they were uhf radios, although I guess I should have. What confused me was your reference to maritime distress frequencies, as far as I know there aren't any that are near to 460MHz
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I guess I must have confused the following two with each other:
Emergency Services are operated by the Home Office and Office of The Scottish Executive within the following bands: 450-453 MHz, 455.875-456.0 MHz, 457.0-457.25 MHz, 457.475-457.5 MHz, 459.4875 MHz ¦ 6.25 kHz, 459.5125 MHz ¦ 6.25 kHz, 459.5375 MHz ¦ 6.25 kHz, 460.5-460.75 MHz, 462.5-462.75 MHz, 464.0-466.0625 MHz, 466.0875-467.25 MHz and 469.875-470.0 MHz.
International Marine On-Board Communications operate within the bands 457.525-457.575 MHz and 467.525-467.575 MHz.
Emergency Services are operated by the Home Office and Office of The Scottish Executive within the following bands: 450-453 MHz, 455.875-456.0 MHz, 457.0-457.25 MHz, 457.475-457.5 MHz, 459.4875 MHz ¦ 6.25 kHz, 459.5125 MHz ¦ 6.25 kHz, 459.5375 MHz ¦ 6.25 kHz, 460.5-460.75 MHz, 462.5-462.75 MHz, 464.0-466.0625 MHz, 466.0875-467.25 MHz and 469.875-470.0 MHz.
International Marine On-Board Communications operate within the bands 457.525-457.575 MHz and 467.525-467.575 MHz.
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Try here for the frequencies
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archi...info/ra357.htm
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archi...info/ra357.htm
Originally Posted by GM
Yes, they're illegal in the UK
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Hello
I have some Uniden two way radios (7 miles supposedly) and I have never heard anything on the same frequency.
They are technically illegal, although they are mainly used to communicate between my 2 and 4 year old daughters, so I can't see a major arrest coming anytime soon.
Steve.
I have some Uniden two way radios (7 miles supposedly) and I have never heard anything on the same frequency.
They are technically illegal, although they are mainly used to communicate between my 2 and 4 year old daughters, so I can't see a major arrest coming anytime soon.
Steve.
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