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Just an insert note here for those new-to-the-hobby folks who are totally confused by the last few posts... "UHF" connectors, as they have been called for decades, are not really good for use on what we now know as the UHF band. Back in the old days, UHF was considered pretty much anything over 30MHz. Now, what's all this talk about SO and PL connectors? The military designation "SO-239" is the female UHF connector. The "PL-259" is the male UHF plug. These are the antenna connectors that have been used on CB radios since the 1960s, and still are today. You will also see reference to "SO-238" or "PL-258", which is a double female "Barrel" connector for hooking two coax cable together if both have PL-259 plugs. Those should be avoided at all cost on GMRS. If you need a longer coax, buy a longer coax, don't try to extend one. Although UHF connectors are fine for CB, they just aren't as good on GMRS. Constant impedance, and weather protected type N connectors are much preferred.

the 8160 uses KPG-99D

The 7180, 7280, 8180, and 8280 use KPG-89D software. The 780 and 880 use KPG-49D. I'm not sure which software the 8160 uses. The cable will be the same.

Happy camper now. Got my vanity approval at 2:49 A.M. via e-mail. Odd time in my opinion but end result makes me happy!

got it !!! I'm now registered....

Since software is generally free... It's good to know the programming cable is the same. Don't know if or which 2nd radio I might get but good to know in advance what's compatible. Thanks.

I would like to be one of the first in line for one of these. Especially if you are able to offer a "new product" or "mygmrs" discount!

Yes, we're expanding our lineup to include the XT511, as well as some of the E+Ready products from Midland. Hoping to expand the product offerings in the next week or so.

In fact, antenna systems never have gain, all they have is loss. The goal is to minimize that loss. What is called antenna gain is more properly called apparent gain. That is, the RF energy emitted from the antenna will always be less that that emitted from the transmitter or amp. The apparent gain is achieved by distributing the RF energy in something other than a 360° patten.