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The gist of his many posts was that he saw the light (so to speak) when he discovered that the premium brands of radios (e.g. Motorola and others) truly do substantially outperform all of the CCR he ever purchased and tested. He was trying to help all of us see the light also. It seems a logical decision to hold on to the high performing radios he found and sell the rest that don’t live up to expectations. Michael WRHS965 KE8PLM Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

That is correct, mbrun... thank you. Not giving up on GMRS.... why would I? I am selling a lot of my radios b/c I want to consolidate, so all the XPR7550e and SL7550 radios that I've recently acquired... those stay, aka the new Motorolian Imperial Fleet. Also, a lot of the radios I am selling aren't really the lowest of the barrel I own either. For example, the EVX-539 is not a CCR by any stretch of the imagination, but the XPR7550e won the contest, for several reasons other than just better performance. For example, I can't deal with having 10 different codeplugs anymore, nor 10 different CPS, 10 different battery chargers, 10 different prog cables... etc. So everything non Motorola XPR gen2 will have to go at some point or another. I debated whether to keep the XPR6550s Gen1 radios, but I figured I might just sell them as well... maybe these can help others see the light the way they helped me see the light... Oh, and there is also two more Alinco MD5 DMR/FM radios up for grabs as well. I just forgot to put them on the "yard sale" post... G.

The KG-805G is certified for transmit on GMRS only. It is receive capable on a notable chunk of 400MHz band. Michael WRHS965 KE8PLM Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

what are you asking anytone are real good radio but if you are going to use this with GMRS you will need to up your licence to ham licence because of the wattage this radio put out.

HT antenna - hell NO! Totally misguided. Mobile antenna on the roof your car or maybe base antenna on the top of your house - yes, techniques involving SWR meter and/or power meter might make sense. Beware of people who do not know what they are talking about. Nowadays anyone can start a youtube channel filled with anything. "Do your research!" Lol! Also consider that good SWR does not mean a good, efficient antenna. Dummy load (from a reputable manufacturer) has a perfect SWR.

For GMRS use, be sure to get one that handles the UHF band - some SWR meters only handle HF. Try looking up MFJ or Diamond Antenna - they make several models of analog SWR/Power meters.

If the transmitter is at the antenna along with the necessary power the the transmitter can be coupled with Bluetooth with the GMRS (or other service) transmitter sending the signal. What people are assuming is there needs to be coax involved. The transmitter is part of the antenna. Think cellular BDAs or WiFi range extender.

That will be a very long wait. UHF does not skip, it just keeps on going.