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the default cahnnels on the baofeng888s can they be used in the uk?
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No. Loads of people do of course, but the Baofengs need a licensed frequency - so while you can programme them with anything, using them would be illegal. There's no free licence channels for them.
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And be warned that atleast one of the defaults is used by Fire rescue service at large incidents.
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These are generally the default frequencies that it will be pre-programmed with in China.

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yes thats the channels they are programmed too
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there a great price arnt they !
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yes they are but surely i can reprogramme them to the 8 pmr446 channels
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which frequency is used by the fire amd rescue service so i know not to use it
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They are ALL illegal to use, and some could have 'interesting' results - so replace them all with something less illegal - like the PMR446 channels - just duplicate the 8 channels with different CTCSS tones. There is no LEGAL frequencies you can use on this radio without buying a licence. The 446 ones are the least illegal - your choice, really on how legal you want to be. If you put PMR446 channels in them it does NOT make them legal. Just how it is.
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ah ok thanks mate i have found a post that has 16 pmr 446 channels on it but will duplicate the 8
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