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I own the KG-1000G, but I use it as a base within my home. I use HT’s in the car along with external antenna and speaker mic. If I were going to do an official install in the car, I would currently go with another 1000G. It is IMO the mobile equivalent of the UV9G. It does not do commercial FM like the 9G does, but that IMO is not needed since nearly every car on the road already has that. While the 9G does have multi-band Rx capably, my 1000G is programmed exclusively for GMRS, and it handles it quite well in my environment. I do not use it to scan anything except GMRS, but admit on occasion I tune in NOAA, or enter a specific local amateur frequency I want to monitor. I agree with WyoJoe, best is subjective. What is best for you may not be best for me and vice versa. IMO Midland radios may be best when it comes to operational simplicity for GMRS. The 1000G may be best in terms of programability options. Commercial radios may be best from an RF performance and reliability standpoint. Food for thought. Michael WRHS965 KE8PLM

If you are currently operating one of these technologies (or other digital) in GMRS repeater operation under a special FCC license please contact me offline. We are trying to determine how many are out there now and where. intermod@sngf.org Northern California GMRS Users Group (NCGUG)

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Thanks for sharing that tip for all the soon to be new owners of the 905. Michael WRHS965 KE8PLM

For legal Tx on GMRS and Rx for everything the KG-UV9G is currently the flag-ship of consumer GMRS + True-Dual Receive multi-band scanners. I own the KG-UV9P which is the identical radio without GMRS Tx capability and it performs quite well for its price in my semi-rural environment. At the same time, I dislike the fact that the screen is mostly unusable outdoors during daylight hours and it has features perhaps not relevant to most GMRS users. But we all end up buying what the manufacturers sell, even when it is less than what we ideally might want. There are surely going to be more radios that find themselves on the market as more and more individuals purchase product and the market of license users grows. Michael WRHS965 KE8PLM

I wholeheartedly agree that ready availability to pretty much anyone is a big plus. Unfortunately not all wings have the upgraded radio with FRS/GMRS frequencies. That said I used my Bluetooth on my David Clark and another Wouxun with Bluetooth adapter to talk through the local repeater the other day and got pretty good reception reports. Once I get the 905 I plan to try actual airborne operations next month to see how it works since our actual aircraft radio is the older version without FRS/GMRS.

The KG-UV9G is an HT (handheld transceiver), not a "mobile" (automotive style) radio. The used commercial Kenwood/Motorola type radios you can find on eBay are often mobile radios, although HTs can be found there as well. Many mobile radios offer higher wattage output than what an HT will deliver. Most HTs will put out 5 watts at the most. Midland offers mobile radios (like your MXT275) that put out as much as 40 watts (MXT400) or as little as 5 watts (MXT105). Anytone has a small mobile radio (AT-779U) that puts out 20 watts. B-Tech and Wouxon offer 50 watt radios (GMRS-50X1 and KG-1000G, respectively). A lot of what you decide should be based on how you plan to use the radio. If you'll just be using it to talk to other people in your family while you're out hiking, or while traveling in one car following a family member in another car, then you would likely be fine with just an HT (well actually, a pair of them). If you want to talk to other people while driving to work, for example, or talk over longer distances, then a mobile radio would likely give you an advantage due to both the higher power output and the better antenna that most mobile radios are paired with. The KG-UV9G is probably the most feature rich GMRS HT available. In the mobile arena, the KG-1000G is probably the most feature rich GMRS mobile radio available. Both of these radios, as well as a number of others, allow you to monitor other frequencies, including some ham frequencies. There are a lot of choices out there, but what would be best will depend on how you want to use it.