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@MarkInTampa’s tip nailed it!! So then, which DMR HHT are you going to try next? Did I previously suggest the TYT-390 with OpenGD77 pre-installed from Letsgetradiosinc.com?

Watch out that you don't twist your ankle hopping off of that soapbox.

Well, I certainly agree with this.

On the Radtel RT3s(that I'm returning) I had to use my Talkpod A36 Plus cable with my Linux computer running WINE and it worked fine but the Radtel CPS did let me pick a COM port.

Okay, lemme chime in. First, forums are designed for HUMAN INTERACTION so pointing to search engine is plain stupid. Since I had a career in IT I am confident that I can use search engines way better than the moron who pointed me to google. Next, do I want to share my questions with the Google corporation? Also, why would amaff OffRoaderX and Northcutt114 want to be condescending a-holes to a person they don't even know? Would it be because they have a need to lash out on the Internet because that is the only place they can huff, puff and try to look "tough" because in real life they are beat up by their bosses, wives and probably kids (assuming they have any)! The key thing is that they actually have nothing to contribute to, no personal experience worth sharing, just a urge to act like a pompous ass because they are deeply frustrated. As I said, there is at least one in each group. For example on Facebook the folks are exceptionally nasty in almost every group. Discord is much better, I suppose that rather than boomers there are more young, happier, folks over there. I think that in our societies such manners are frowned upon so, say, in a store these folks would be very polite. Behind the wheel some of them would already get unhinged (road rage), and in the Internet they feel total impunity for acting like petulant teens. I guess dealing with folks firmly pegged to the left side of an IQ bell curve is inevitable. The only way to avoid that would be to create fora which test for intelligence before accepting a member, but that would obviously not be acceptable as there are plenty of kind and friendly people with low IQ. So how to get rid of the dumb AND hostile is the question which, so far, nobody has managed to solve, which is too bad. Anyway - WRYS709 please accept my apologies for misreading your comment! Cheers

Bingo.

okay, I misread your comment, my bad and my apologies! I strike-through my previous comment

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The TYT TH-9800 seems to have more issues that other TYT radios. I have a couple of TYT TH-7800 dual band radios that have not had any issues. I agree that you should contact the seller about your issues. There is an issue with your radio. Now while RG58 is working for you, RG8 and LMR400 (or equivalent) will work better. If your coax run is 60 feet then your ERP -effective radiating power is going to be around 48 watts. Here is the line loss per 100 feet of coax and ERP for 60 feet of coax for the 2m band RG58 - 70% 48 watts RG8 - 44% 70 watts LMR400 - 32% 79 watts Same numbers but for the 70cm band RG58 - 90% 25 watts RG8 - 66% 52 watts LMR400 - 48% 67 watts Same numbers for GMRS repeater frequencies RG58 - 91% 27 watts RG8 - 67% 50 watts LMR400 - 49% 66 watts I used the https://kv5r.com/ham-radio/coax-loss-calculator/ to get those numbers. I used an SWR of 1.7 and antenna gain of 3 dBd. A higher gain antenna will have a higher ERP. You really are doing yourself a disfavor by using RG58. Stay away from the cheap junk coax from Amazon and eBay. Buy the best quality coax that you can afford.

If I had to guess it's probably like my TYT MD-380 since the RT3S is a rebranded TYT MD-UV380 (newer/dual band version of the MD-380). There is NO com port to choose from in the CPS and also uses a different programming cable than a Wouxun/Kenwood style HT does even though they look the same. Make sure you have the right cable. In Windows device manager it will not show as a com port, it will show (after driver installation) under "Universal Serial Bus devices" as a "Digital Radio in USB mode".

No malls anywhere near me, but there is a Dollar General within range. They don't use radios, though; they just yell across the store.

Yeah it is a lot of button pushing. Lol but i was able to get through it. I worked in the fire service for 27 years and we use king radios for wildland fires. Now you want to talk about a messed up radio when it comes to programming good god, lol. So I was able to get through the rugged radio after a couple of trys. Not that ill ever use the flash light on the ht but holy crap you have to almost put in your social security number and a credit card to turn it on lol. But I got them programed. I still like the radio though actually its a solid build and feels good innit hand. Doest feel like it will come apart if you drop it. Ok great yeah I didn't have to worry about any offsets on those or my mobile a midland mtx275.

A big part of my YouTube channel is showing stuff I like so folks can get an idea of what something is like before they buy it. I guess you could say I recommend stuff to people all the time.

Is there?? When the OP or question poster indicates he has autism, for example, which has happened here before? You would rather debate the metadata rather than just being silent, not posting anything and letting those of us who like to do the research, answer the question?!? I don’t look behind to the motive of the questioner; if I can help, I do. If I can’t, I move on to the next thread. But I never bully the questioner for asking the question. I guess YMMV!

You misunderstood my point: give me a link to a YouTube video answering my question and I am a Happy Camper!! Suggesting simply “YouTube,” not so much!!

You’re sure welcome. I hope you love it. I’m always nervous recommending a product because everyone sees things differently.

I kind of "use" Windoze too via WINE. I generally set it to Win10 which seems to work pretty well. I'll take a chance then and order it once the refund from the DM-1701 hits. Thanks.

I have never had any issue. I had to check, but in all three CPS softwares (TYT, RT Systems, and OpenUV380) that I have there is no place to specify which comm port to use. Apparently the CPS tests to find the right port. But remember, I use Windows.

The thing is, though, one can just as easily type the exact same thing into a search engine and get the very results they are asking for here. There's a world of difference in "Hey guys, been doing some research on this thing. Looking for some additional input" and "Hey guys, tell me about this thing."

Hey! Watch it Buckko! There is nothing wrong with a little Youtube edutainment !

What kind? (so we can tell what kind of person you are)

Do you have any issues with the CPS finding the radio since I didn't see an option for picking a COM port. That was the same issue I had with the DM-1701, I don't want to deal with that again.

I downloaded the CPS for the Retevis RT3S to give it a look before I ordered the radio. Just like the Baofeng DM-1701 I sent back there's no option for picking a COM Port. So how is the CPS going to know where to find the radio? Should I try to find a different DMR radio or do you think this will work ok?

The original duplexer in the RPT50 was either poorly tuned or just crap. The new one they sent to me was much better. Same part number different manufacturer. The receive sensitivity was much better. I purchased another duplexer from Btech and then had it tuned to my frequency. Didn't seem to make much of a difference and after a while seemed to degrade a bit so I put the other one back in. I still wasn't satisfied and after a while the sensitivity waned again. My RPT50 would put out 50 watts after the duplexer and more. I kept the power supply at 12.2v to stay at 50 watts. The input was around 65 watts. I believe the duplexer was struggling with the input power the transmitter was giving it. I changed out to a 100 watt duplexer an XLT I believe. I swapped out the rear connectors from SMA>N to N>N and just used the cables that existed internally. That helped and my normal testing route that I have setup was hitting much better now. Later on I changed out my antenna, same one as I thought the one I had up there was defective. The omni-directional pattern wasn't equal. Plus when I put the antenna up originally, my waterproofing was non existent. With the new antenna system, the range wasn't any better but the sound quality increased a good bit. The only reoccurring issue I have is I run the courtesy beep and after a while the modulation strength gets softer. I have to reboot the repeater and all is well again.