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I would use one if I could find a good one for a price. Most places sell garbage step bits, you know chinese ones unless you spend some big bucks.

Yes, I ONLY want a magnet mount. NO drilling! Thanks.

The problem with a virtual machine is only the Pro versions of Windows 7 has the necessary features. Same with Windows 10. If you have the Home versions then you need to install a 3’rd party virtual machine manager. There is an excellent open source, free, you can down load called VirtualBox. I’ve run Windows 3.11 on DOS, Win98SE, Win NT4, Win2000, WinXP, Win7 Pro and Win10 Pro in it. I’ve also ran several versions of Linux too and one of the last releases of IBM’s Warp4 OS. All worked. https://www.virtualbox.org/

Now I wish I had known about that.

i too learned the hard way; the GXT1000 are (generally) not repeater capable. channels 15-22 are simplex only, meaning you transmit and receive on the same frequency. on the DCS/CTCSS codes and receiving, you won't need to have a code set to HEAR someone else on the channel; if you have no code set, you'll receive EVERYTHING. setting a code makes it so you only hear signals with that code. on the transmit side, it's similar; the repeater will ignore transmissions without the correct code. as for that repeater location, it may be a mistake with the actual coordinates of the repeater. given the note that it's transmitting and receiving simplex on Ch 17, you MAY actually be able to use it...i would give it a try, though i wouldn't hold my breath.