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For GMRS users, the new $35 license fee changes will go into effect 30 days from the date of publishing in the Federal Register, which means they will now be in effect on 04/19/21.  ...

"Lone Worker" gives a tone at regular intervals to which the lone-worker needs to respond by pressing the PTT button. If the worker fails to respond, within the pre-defined time, the radio will then go into emergency mode, and help and support would be sent to them.  ...

the privacy tones are CTCSS tones, DCS tones, or PL tones, or Squelch tones. But, it should be understood that the privacy codes, as such, do not ensure the privacy of your conversation.  ...

The roger beep is the pleasant tone that you hear at the end of a transmission when you let off the key when you stop the talking.  ...

General-mobile-radio-service (GMRS) What is it? and what is it good for? Today, let us talk about something you need to know about GMRS.  ...

Approved by Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games special event amateur radio station has started to work until the closure of Paralympic Winter Games. Led by CRAC, the special event station(s) will base on radio control regulation published by Beijing government to work as many amateur radio stations all over the world.  ...

CHIRP is a free, open-source tool for programming your amateur radio. It supports a large number of manufacturers and models, as well as provides a way to interface with multiple data sources and formats. and now there are many Retevis radios support program by Chirp.   ...

A two-way radio (or walkie-talkie) is now a common part of everyday life, regardless of whether it is used for personal or professional purposes. and now there have many charing method for different walkie talkies.   ...

CTCSS/DCS scan is a very useful feature for a radio amateur, Retevis RT5R as a ham radio, although there is no CTCSS/DCS menu, but it also can scan the CTCSS/DCS.   ...

As we all known, many analog repeaters have their own frequency and CTCSS Tone, and the frequency maybe always the one many people already remembered, but not the CTCSS/DCS tone. So now, if your radio can scan for a CTCSS/DCS tone, that will be very useful. Today, let us see the CTCSS/DCS scanning on Retevis RT85.   ...