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I just went through this with a few b tech 50x1s so each of the freqs 1-30 are hard coded to the radio and cant be changed.... 1-7 ar the frs/gmrs and low power, you can change the name and the tone but the freq and power will always revert back to the factory set. 8-14 and set for frs 8-14 and are RX ONLY 15-30 are able to go to the High power TX, 23-30 are the repeater input spots, so if you need to program a repeater freq or a 550 repeater then it HAS to go on the slot 23 and 575 on 24 ect thus you are not able to program multiples of the same freq but different slots... 31-256 are RX only IF you try to add, say 462.550 it will work as expected if put into slot 15, but if you try to put 462.550 into slot 16 everything appears to be ok, until you write to the radio, slot 16 will change back to 462.575 even though the name you added and tone are saved. the same is true for the repeater channels, they can only be in the 23-30 slots on chirp, 23 being 15 in etc hope this helps someone out.

Sorry if I implied I might buy - I am overstocked with radios at the moment. However, at the price, I can't imagine you'd be unhappy. The reviews sound good and buying through Amazon would give you 30 days to return. You may not be able to use CHIRP. The RT-9000D is not listed and neither is the Luiton equivalent. However, the TYT TH-9000 is supported... good luck.

If you want something lightweight that folds down for "just grab-and-go" temporary use, I have had good luck with PA system speaker stands such as: https://www.parts-express.com/peavey-tripod-speaker-stand-ii-56-102-black-100-lb-capacity--248-8586 Add a 5-foot mast pipe to the top of this, and your antenna is instantly 12-15 feet in the air. Add some rope and tent stakes for temporary guy wires if it's windy.

Uniden 980 by Snake Radio Customs.

I am onboard with this. For Field Day, I was only 100 feet away from my co-operator, but we used HT's so we didn't have to yell between the two tents. This is how close we were, but the HT's made life a lot better.

I was talking about a lip mount shown by Mark here: http://fiveguysracing.com/marc/HAM-GMRS/Comet_Mount_And_Tram_Antenna_.jpg Only installed on the lip of the rear hatch, next to the hinge.