7:27 am
June 25, 2020
Offline
So do you run STD CB radio or GMRS??
9:12 am
Club Webmaster
August 5, 2017
Offline The club has acquired HAM frequencies which are assigned to us and can be used by club members without acquiring a HAM operators license. As a result, most of the runs I have been on over the last few years have been on those frequencies. There are some runs we run CB or we will have someone on both relaying messages. If you are looking to purchase a HAM radio, below are the club frequencies, just make sure the radio can operate on them and you will be good to go from that aspect. Any radio that covers these should also cover the FRS/GMRS frequencies, but you can confirm by looking at this list: https://www.fcc.gov/general-mo.....rvice-gmrs (FRS frequencies share 22 of these at a lower max power).
PosseV1 – 151.700 MHz
PosseV2 – 151.760 MHz
PosseV3 – 154.5275 MHz
PosseU4 – 469.500 MHz
PosseU5 – 469.550 MHz
K6NUB
10:47 am
Club Member
February 26, 2014
Offline I
Jamie (K6NUB) said
The club has acquired HAM frequencies which are assigned to us and can be used by club members without acquiring a HAM operators license. As a result, most of the runs I have been on over the last few years have been on those frequencies. There are some runs we run CB or we will have someone on both relaying messages. If you are looking to purchase a HAM radio, below are the club frequencies, just make sure the radio can operate on them and you will be good to go from that aspect. Any radio that covers these should also cover the FRS/GMRS frequencies, but you can confirm by looking at this list: https://www.fcc.gov/general-mo.....rvice-gmrs (FRS frequencies share 22 of these at a lower max power).PosseV1 – 151.700 MHz
PosseV2 – 151.760 MHz
PosseV3 – 154.5275 MHz
PosseU4 – 469.500 MHz
PosseU5 – 469.550 MHz
thought we had 6 frequencies assigned to the club?
11:18 am
June 25, 2020
Offline I have the Kenwood TK 380 freq 400/430 can some one program those in for me?
4:59 pm
Club Webmaster
August 5, 2017
Offline Based on the research I am doing, buying a cable and programming the radio is pretty cheap and easy but it can only be programmed within the 400-430 Mhz range. This range does not cover GMRS/FRS or the HAM/Amateur Radio Frequencies including the club frequencies. From what I can tell, this range generally used for group communications like for businesses since they have trunking capabilities (ability to have simultaneous conversations instead of a single radio to radio communication), but can be used for amateur use as well.
thumper said
I have the Kenwood TK 380 freq 400/430 can some one program those in for me?
K6NUB
5:36 pm
July 12, 2017
Offline Hey hey! Resident radio lover here...
The club's frequencies are setup on COMMERCIAL band. As long as you are a member of the club, you are covered under the club's license, on those frequencies, during club events.
The club has 6 channels...3 VHF, and 3 UHF
| POSSE1 | 151.7 |
| POSSE2 | 151.76 |
| POSSE3 | 154.5275 |
| POSSE4 | 469.5 |
| POSSE5 | 469.55 |
| POSSE6 | 456.8 |
As Jamie mentioned, so long as your radio can cover these frequencies, you should be good.
Now for the fun part 🙂
Pretty much most radios that can transmit in the 100-200mhz range, are physically capable of transmitting on the VHF channels, and most radios that can transmit anywhere in the 400-500mhz range can physically transmit on the UHF channels... but they all get locked down to their specific frequency range as defined by the FCC. So ham radios get locked down to 138-148mhz on VHF and 438-448mhz on UHF... that TK 380 is locked to 400-430mhz. FRS and GMRS radios get locked down to their specific FRS and GMRS frequency defined channels (just like CB). Unlocking them is typically possible through various ways. It looks like the TK380 gets setup through its programming. I would have to purchase the programming software and take a look at it to see if you can open up the entire transmit, or if you can just switch between the 3 different types (models) of the TK 380
Personally, I would recommend just grabbing a Baofeng UV82HP off amazon for 35-50$. More power, easier to work with, and field programmable.
Hope this helps!
6:06 pm
Club Member
February 26, 2014
Offline Hey Tyler glad to hear from you
I've heard talk that the FCC maybe changing some rules regarding CB's and their Frequencies. have you heard any poop about this?
10:40 pm
June 25, 2020
Offline Tyler - K6TLR said
Hey hey! Resident radio lover here...
The club's frequencies are setup on COMMERCIAL band. As long as you are a member of the club, you are covered under the club's license, on those frequencies, during club events.
The club has 6 channels...3 VHF, and 3 UHF
POSSE1 151.7 POSSE2 151.76 POSSE3 154.5275 POSSE4 469.5 POSSE5 469.55 POSSE6 456.8
As Jamie mentioned, so long as your radio can cover these frequencies, you should be good.
Now for the fun part 🙂
Pretty much most radios that can transmit in the 100-200mhz range, are physically capable of transmitting on the VHF channels, and most radios that can transmit anywhere in the 400-500mhz range can physically transmit on the UHF channels... but they all get locked down to their specific frequency range as defined by the FCC. So ham radios get locked down to 138-148mhz on VHF and 438-448mhz on UHF... that TK 380 is locked to 400-430mhz. FRS and GMRS radios get locked down to their specific FRS and GMRS frequency defined channels (just like CB). Unlocking them is typically possible through various ways. It looks like the TK380 gets setup through its programming. I would have to purchase the programming software and take a look at it to see if you can open up the entire transmit, or if you can just switch between the 3 different types (models) of the TK 380
Personally, I would recommend just grabbing a Baofeng UV82HP off amazon for 35-50$. More power, easier to work with, and field programmable.
Hope this helps!
I have a gmrs lic and am working on the Ham lic. I am part of the Placerville Neighborhood Radio Watch. So it would be best to get a second radio. Thanks everyone for the input
7:35 am
Club Member
July 14, 2016
Offline thumper said
I have a gmrs lic and am working on the Ham lic. I am part of the Placerville Neighborhood Radio Watch. So it would be best to get a second radio. Thanks everyone for the input
Paul, then you will probably be interested to know more about Tyler. Here is his website: https://myoffroadradio.com/
11:02 am
June 25, 2020
Offline Cheers
1:31 pm
Club Webmaster
August 5, 2017
Offline Well, not sure how I missed the 6th frequency, I thought we only had 5! I will update the sticky post with the missing 6th.
What I saw with the programming software and web research, they Type 1 was the only one that you could program beyond the specified range and I did not see any software way to change the type, but you are way more experienced than me on this stuff so let us know if you see something different 
Tyler - K6TLR said
Hey hey! Resident radio lover here...
The club's frequencies are setup on COMMERCIAL band. As long as you are a member of the club, you are covered under the club's license, on those frequencies, during club events.
The club has 6 channels...3 VHF, and 3 UHF
POSSE1 151.7 POSSE2 151.76 POSSE3 154.5275 POSSE4 469.5 POSSE5 469.55 POSSE6 456.8
As Jamie mentioned, so long as your radio can cover these frequencies, you should be good.
Now for the fun part 🙂
Pretty much most radios that can transmit in the 100-200mhz range, are physically capable of transmitting on the VHF channels, and most radios that can transmit anywhere in the 400-500mhz range can physically transmit on the UHF channels... but they all get locked down to their specific frequency range as defined by the FCC. So ham radios get locked down to 138-148mhz on VHF and 438-448mhz on UHF... that TK 380 is locked to 400-430mhz. FRS and GMRS radios get locked down to their specific FRS and GMRS frequency defined channels (just like CB). Unlocking them is typically possible through various ways. It looks like the TK380 gets setup through its programming. I would have to purchase the programming software and take a look at it to see if you can open up the entire transmit, or if you can just switch between the 3 different types (models) of the TK 380
Personally, I would recommend just grabbing a Baofeng UV82HP off amazon for 35-50$. More power, easier to work with, and field programmable.
Hope this helps!
K6NUB
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