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Morning, I'm in Suffolk work in Portsmouth, hope to hear y'all on the waves!

That would seriously be awesome.

it wont be, at least not by me. Nobody likes a spammer.

Yes SSB included (forgot that) and I can't find a EE750, all out of stock the places I've searched. Can't wait for the Queens review and hopefully it will be posted here on this thread. Thanks,

Top SIX? Geezus... I like the Eton Elite 750, but it is a bit pricy.. Raddy just released a new, low-cost Shortwave radio that also does SSB, which most of the CCR shortwaves don't do - I heard that the Youtube Queen of GMRS will be doing a review of it soon because he's run out of new GMRS radios to talk about.. But, thats just a rumor.. I fully realize that neither of these meet the requirements of a true shortwave-dork, but, I'm not a shortwave dork.

Although I know some are hard to come by, what are your top six (6) SWRadio's (looking to buy new)? I had some as a kid and throughout the years, they all have finally failed. Thanks, WSCH851

The other rumor was that DX Engineering might be interested.

As much as I like the kg-uv9 I don’t like the twisty knob on the top to change channels. I bumb it all the time so I have to lock down the radio. I never hit the front buttons on any radio but the twisty knob is always getting bumped. I use my hand held radios while hiking, riding quads and riding horses and I also use a shoulder mic if I’m wearing a back pack or a jacket with a loop. And it’s for sure annoying to worry about the top knob. But bother then that the kg-uv9 is a favorite.

GM5RH Chirp worked for me.

Seriously, I do to agree. A watt or two or three really doesn't do squat insofar (ooh semi-pun?) as "Farz"

all kidding aside.. Although far, FAR better in build quality, the fact is that your (and my) UHF XTS5000 radios put out the exact same power, and sometimes less power, than most CCR GMRS radios, and they have virtually the exact same fars.

I have all the confidence in the world that you can make your CCRs make the trek because you have those special CCRs that were blessed by Zenu. I think I better pass on that bet.

Martin Jue is 80 years old...and wants to spend what he has left of his life, enjoying his family. I'd prefer to see some outfit, like Vibroplex, buy the company and keep it going somehow. I was amazed they still did manufacturing in Mississippi....figured it was all outsourced. Best of luck to them....in 30 + years I have spent thousands with MFJ.

I bet a CCR standing in the exact same spot as you and your XTS can. As a matter of fact, I guarantee that it can.

Wow that is not bad for a CCR. I can do a ton better then that with my Motorola XTS5000 UHF Type 3 that has front panel programming using a Motorola 5 1/4" flex antenna and a Motorola 11 year old battery that still has about 94% capacity after a complete recharge . And on some days I can communicate from Phoenix all the way to Albuquerque with that portable. I bet your CCR can't do that. If I need to listen to NOAA I can whip out my VHF XTS1500 and as for AM-FM stations, are they still on the air? I haven't listened to a commercial-laden AM FM broadcast station well over 20 years. I have commercial-free XM in all of my vehicles and trailer, except for one vehicle. That vehicle is only equipped with a Motorola XTS1500 Type 2 UHF Two-Way Radio that is connected to a Phantom antenna.

It’s similar to the Garmin Rino’s (GPS/GMRS radio combo) of the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. It only sends data to other radio units. Only the Garmin units allowed you to send text messages to other folks close by without needing a phone.

I think you should choose whichever of the two has the features that best meet your wants, needs, and desires in a radio.

Awesome! I'm trying to decide between the KG-UV9GX and the KG-Q10G for my next radio... can't make up my mind.... @OffRoaderX what are your thoughts between those 2 HT's?

I actually do. I have uv5’s boofwang uv9r’s uv21’s uv17’s and kg-uv9gx’s and Motorola xts3000’s I love them all in there own way.

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Thanks for the tips, I'm to gmrs and know antennas help out because I'm a truck driver and used CB radios for 25+ years and the antenna makes a big difference. I'm learning asi go with GMRS, excited to see how far I can take it.

Sweet! Do you have either the Wouxun KG-Q10G or KG-UV9GX?

thanks i was already looking at the KG-UV9D for amateur radio now i found my gmrs handheld Wouxun KG-935G thankyou for the posting and sharing

Both good radios.

The biggest problem is they bought so many companies. If they go under we lose all lot of companies. Like ameritron. Albeit many of them would be gone if MFJ hadn't bought them in the first place. Sent from my SM-S901U using Tapatalk