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I've been a ham for 30 years, but I'm new to GMRS and the group, so hi to all. I have a problem with my KG-UV8D HT not hitting the 575 repeater. My mobile, and KG-UVD1P HT hit the 575 machine fine. The KG-UV8D will not hit the 575 machine. It's set to wide FM, RX is 462.575 with a + 5 offset, meter shows it has 4 watts out on 467.575, tone is set to XXX.X, frequency counter shows 467,5750. Any Ideas? Thanks Jay

need help try hit Toledo Ohio repeater got a baofeng uv-5ra im you the chirp program

http://www.radioddity.com/us/baofeng-gt-3-two-way-radio-dual-band-uhf-vhf-136-174-400-480mhz-2014-latest-version.html/ This HT is new to me and so far it seems to be a good radio....equal or better than the UV 5R and noticeably better than Cobra MRHH425. My family has started a small radio net (there are only five of us) and the GT3 trans/rec on a 21 mile leg was LC. After lengthy transmissons the battery pack does get warm, but not hot. Presently I am attempting to rig up a solar panel to work as a charger. The price of these HT's is so reasonable each of us could store an extra radio with the charging solar panels in an ammo can for emergency use. Dutch

Hello All, New member in Albuquerque NM WQVC883 Testing for Technician Class later this month. I'm interested in talking with Station Operators in and around ABQ David

Sean, this is Jerry and I am on the Toledo, Ohio repeater. Look up Black Swamp Radio Society on Facebook or BSRS.ML and we will help you. Jerry

I thought it may be because public safety, etc is public information, HAM is an open "hobby", but GMRS and likewise a "business" repeater or base, are more of a private deal. Not private in a "protected" sense or under some guise of privacy from listeners, but the type of communication is really not in the spirit of "action" most scanner peeps are after.