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Yes, it will. That is one of the major real-world functions that the lighting arrester serves. Contrary to its name, a lighting arrester does not protect you from damage from a direct lighting hit, but instead it shunts surges from nearby lighting and bleeds off static that occurs naturally during storms as well as other periods of high winds. BTW, welcome to myGMRS. Michael WRHS965 KE8PLM Edit: Here is a link to a document that explains how they work. https://www.polyphaser.com/News/DownloadFile?downloadGuid=52f23510-c294-40d8-889b-b63f1c6fdcb5

My post was a play on a certain YouTube host's pronunciation of the name, but thank you for the clarification.

Just for general information, I've modified my ham license to reflect the area I'm currently living in. N4GIX is now N9GIX. I have tried twice to change my "Display Name" but for some reason it isn't working... I remain the same good-natured old curmudgeon as before of course!

I highly suggest going to his HOME page and downloading the user guide and the companion book. They are very complete in covering all that may be done with the program.

If i recall in order to label "Made in USA" the majority of the product needs to be made/sourced from US companies and the final product assembly must be done in the US. Being radios are mostly electronic devices and virtually all electronics are outsourced overseas you will likely never find any radios with "made in USA" branding. I believe Midland does do much of is manufacturing/assembly in the US but not the majority of parts.

The 905G are coming....

Absent test equipment, it would be through experimentation, which is how I did it originally. In the end, I tweaked the receive threshold value in the software until its predicted coverage map reflected the same edge coverage limits I experienced in the field. This was done after I had already entered the transmit side information accurately. I knew I had found the right value when I all the nuances I experienced within the coverage area showed up clearly and accurately reflected my personal experiences. That told me I had gotten the receive value in the right ballpark. While the radio manufactures do publish a sensitivity value, the only time that value means anything is in the lab. It is not usable for the real world range prediction. Once you hook up an antenna to the radio, the noise the radio sees from the area around it increase thus making the lab sensitivity value meaningless to use in the software. In the end, it is this effective sensitivity you would use as the receive threshold in the software (i.e. the value that you can reasonably reasonably expect to be required to open squelch on your radio in your area of concern and produce at least a minimally usable audio). In my coverage maps I had to use an effective receive threshold of about -85dBm to get its edge coverage to align with my real-world experiences. Once I had found that number I was able to vary antenna elevation, gain and cable loss factors to see realistical coverage changes to expect from my transmit location. The key thing for me was learning just how much more elevation I would actually need to achieve a given objective. Recently, I learned that could use my TinySA with its external antenna under some circumstances to get a ball park noise figure that could prove useful in establishing a baseline receive threshold for my radios if I were to go into another area. I also have acquired additional equipment too that affords me the ability to go into the field and conduct model-specific effective sensitivity measurements. Thanks to wisdom gained from interactions with Gman and RadioGuy. Hope this helps. Michael WRHS965 KE8PLM

Sorry, couldn't resist

My vote for the Wouxun 805G. I love the reasonably priced accessories available too. Vince

I still think spending money on anything beyond a Baofeng BF-888s is a waste of money for a beginner. The 888s one-chip wonder and the Wouxuns superhets I've tried had similar crap performance... as in, I couldn't get simplex radio-to-radio (no repeaters) worth crap. So, if you need a cheap starter radio then look no further than the BF-888s. Its a 9 dollar radio, if you hate CCRs you can smash one with a hammer on a daily basis and still be cheaper than buying the overpriced Wouxun CCRs... and once you get the gist of it, (or if you don't like GMRS/Ham you can smash it, shoot it, burn it, or throw it from a 20 story building....), but if you really want some decent family comms, then I am afraid you'll need to skip the toys and go for what real professionals use to communicate over long distances. I've tried simplex with every possible combination of CCRs, and none worked. What do you mean by "all we want in a radio"? I only want one thing in a radio: Range, anything else I can live without just fine. Not sure what you're looking for in a radio, but if range isn't at the top of your priorities then anything goes, just make sure next time you upgrade your phone you the cheap one that only has coverage in ~3% of the CONUS. It will be the same thing. Well, If these radios offered real ranges for simplex the I would've been set a long while ago... unfortunately, you won't get the same kind of ranges you get from two XPR7550e radios simplex, on foot, suburban terrain, no matter what antenna you stick on those. In fact, my XPR7550e have more range without the antenna than some of those things on a 5/8 over 5/8 base collinear... If they stop making them I don't think it will be something I miss at this point. I feel its quite a scam, TBH, its basically taking advantage of beginners just to sell radios that were developed (or I.P. stolen somewhere) 6+ years ago, for a price where you can get an excellent condition used Motorola XPR7550e or something like that. LMR radios can do both, narrow and wide. My EVX radios can even do 12.5, 20 and 25kHz without any entitlements. Motorola XPR radios require taking a free class to get the entitlement for 25kHz... after that you're good to go. I am sure the Kenwoods and ICOMS are on the same boat. G.

+1 to 6550 +1 to anything Kenwood. Avoid garbage CCRs, if possible. G.

I think you asking this question is great... I did not know of other options as an old LEO and lived, used and like Motorola products. Confession, I have two KG-805G as they are GMRS certified, light, strong as I have kids and $80 each as an entry level HT or throw away. It is analog and full bandwidth with great sound. I do have two Chinese adopted twin daughters here in USA and so thankful to be here where it is free. I know many Chinese business have to do what CCR (CCP) tells them what to do but I do believe CCR (CCP) will not last long. So do not let me direct you.... this is what was my IMO thoughts. So after saying that, tell me what, why and where you purchased your radios so we all can see why pick what is best for you and family which is so American and love it.