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I have two of these db40-g radios with the exact same issue. e1,e2 code on power up. will update codeplug, will accept firmware update, but no beeps when knob is turned, just a little pop. no transmit and no receive. I have a message to radioddity.

lol... its ok, congrats to the winner.

I doubt Btech thinks that's a plan. They should mention it and might be able to sell an extra duplexer with each unit.

Had that happen to my H3. Was in a building and wanted to see if I could hit my repeater. I couldn't. It was strange cause I was pretty close by. Then I drove by it and still couldn't hit it. Somehow my tones got changed and all I had to do is restore them and bingo, success. It can happen.

If they were working a few days ago, you changed nothing, and suddenly they aren't working, then you aren't missing anything - they have both gone defective.. OR .... You DID change something, you're on the wrong channels, or committing some other user-error.

Nothing wrong with that plan at all.

I have the 805 and like it.

Are you entering an I (eye) or a 1? The correct format is four letters and three numbers.

Updated chirp on my computer and seen that the 805-g is now listed.. Excited I plugged in but to no avail.. I am now thinking that possibly it only works with a Wouxun branded cable and not the one that I use on all my other radios.. Don't know and hoping someone here knows the answer to the riddle.

I did start with the radios next to each other. I left the HA1G inside and went outside with one of the GM-30's walked for a ways and tried again. Same result unfortunately. I'm not sure what I'm missing. I know they have worked together in the past.

The Wouxun KG-935G is a nice radio with plenty of bells and whistles. The Wouxun KG-805G and KG-905G are simpler without any buttons to mess with on the radio. And the Wouxun programming software, available from Buy Two Way Radios, is easy to use.

Hmmm just thinking out loud. If the claim of .25µV 12dB SINAD with the wide band duplexer is true is there going to be any gain on those number with the single band tuning on the new duplexer? And any guesses on how much? All I can do is excitedly speculate until it gets back into my possession.

More like how close to the storms were the radios LOL

How close are the radios to each other when you are testing?

I can suggest the Wouxun KG-935G Plus

This is the correct answer.. and for clarification, because you are new, "Part 95 certified" means that it says "GMRS" on the box. .Any radio/box/advertisement that says "GMRS" on it is Part 95 certified, meaning it is a true "GMRS Radio".. if it does not say "GMRS", then it is a business radio, a H.A.M.s radios, or lord knows what else, and will be more complicated to use and may not transmit on GMRS frequencies.

You are going to have tax and shipping pretty much anywhere you order from now days. Giga Parts is one of the few radio related venders that doesn't charge sales tax. And most places will wave shipping fees if your order is over a certain amount.

I also recommend not passing over some of the Baoefeng options. The GM-5RH has a lot of the features that you’re looking for. But the Wouxun HTs might be better if you want more mid-tier.

Plus tax and shipping for the Comet.

I am having a similar problem. My radio is 4 years old and had been flawless until today. I was considering buying a replacement from them for it because I really like it but if this is typical of their customer support, they can pound sand. I will buy a much cheaper radio elsewhere.

A magnet mount mobile antenna on a 9x13 baking sheet or a large pizza pan works well for a temporary setup. Another idea for mounting a base antenna is using a satellite dish mount also commonly called a j mount. I use a few j mounts for my different antennas. They have held up to 50-70 MPH winds just fine. The Antenna Farm has the Comet CA-712EFC for $124 and the Comet CA-GMRS for $80. The CA-712EFC is rated at 9 dBi and the CA-GMRS is rated at 5.5 dBi. There are other brands of antennas available too. I personally would go a little cheaper on the radio and spend my money on LRM400 or equivalent and a good antenna. Just try to avoid the cheap coax from Amazon and eBay.

Playing around today after some severe storms we had yesterday. I've noticed this afternoon, that I am able to TX from the HA1G to the GM-30's no problem, however I am not RXing on the HA1G from the GM-30's. I originally thought the PTT was broken on the GM-30 but I tried a second GM-30 and have the same issue. I've assured there are no privacy tones on either radio. I've also factory reset all three radios and continue to have the same problem.

I have to agree that a VR-N76 is not the radio for someone new to GMRS. I will suggest staying with an actual Part 95 certified GMRS only radio. There are plenty of options depending on how many bells and whistles you want. The Baofeng GMRS radios are cheap and they work. A step up will be one of the Wouxun radios. Some will state that you should not waste your money on cheap Chinese radios and they will suggest business band radios. Again I will suggest sticking with a Part 95 certified GMRS only radio. You can always get something different once you get comfortable with radios.

Hi, WRXI733, I registered some time ago but I have been trying to sign in. It's probably because it has been a while my password doesn't work. I did the password reset but haven't received a reset email on any of my emails I could have possibly used for this site. Is there a mod or admin that can contact my as the the email I used, I know my user and pretty sure the email account associated. If not I can be contacted at gleister@comcast.net. Any help will be appreciated. Greg

He lied to you. He lied, right to your face.. That is not a GMRS radio and it is the LAST thing anyone with a brain would recommend to someone "new to GMRS" and looking for a GMRS radio. You should never listen to anything that idiot ever tells you again.