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As for power supplies for your base station radio, I always try to minimize my use of switching power supplies. While they may be smaller and cheaper, they never work as well for as long as something with a large transformer inside. I have some Duracomm switching power supplies for lower amperage mobile radios, but prefer to stick with Astron when budget allows. Astron has been an excellent manufacturer of power supplies used in the radio industry for decades, and I have yet to find one that could not be repaired when it eventually failed. In fact, the main 50 amp power supply I use for testing radios at work, is an Astron some co-workers threw in the surplus dumpster. This is an Astron RS-50M (has two meters where the RS-50A does not) which goes for about $400 new versus about $300 for the version lacking meters RS-50A. This power supply was having problems as its capacitor board had come loose inside, and was touching the metal case. Using thread locker and tightening this board dow returned the power supply to service. It now powers two Kenwood TK-X180 series radios, a really old Motorola Maxtrac, a CDM1250 UHF (25W) mobile and a Cobra 29 LTD Classic CB radio. No matter which radio you end up getting,spending a bit more on a good power supply will result in longer service life, and possibly less noise into your radio system than a cheaper switched power supply.

ICOM, Yasue and Kenwood all make quality amateur gear. I have a Kenwood TM D700 that has been beat to hell. In my new JT I picked up the FTM-400 and its also a nice clean mobile. I know a few who use them as a base now and really enjoy it. I'd look at one of the name brands before I'd spend money on a CCR. Many are not much more than those. My FTM was picked up at HRO on sale for $499 during a xmas sale.

Just in case anyone checks the forums before the main site... we have a new myGMRS! After well over a year of fooling around with the new website, I have finally launched it. This is a big leap in technology since the original website was created in 2006 and only had a few incremental updates over the years. This new platform will allow us to put out quicker updates, brand-new features, and bonus features for Premium Members. Premium Membership is an optional subscription where you can remove ads from the website, generate PDF reports of repeaters and licenses in any state, and create your own Club listing (part of the forums) so you don't need to create your own website! All of the existing features of myGMRS will remain free, of course. A new mobile app is also in the works, although we're not close to a release date for that. The long-awaited iOS version will be part of the release, as well as a completely new Android app. Since this is such a radically different website, I'm sure there will be some issues along the way. If anyone runs into bugs or problems of any kind, please don't hesitate to submit a bug report at this Google Forms URL rather than the forums or by email (as it'll be much easier to review): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe6XLmCW-UU0Bp9lN9zM3L9gO_TCkArIN2oY-hOLG9x01B3lg/viewform Thank you everyone for the wonderful support and thank you to our Beta testers. You know who you are! Have a Happy New Year!

We're all adults here. You or your "friend" should be familiar with the FCC regulations. If you choose to use a radio in an illegal fashion then you do so at your own risk. You're asking about the likelihood of the FCC conducting an investigation. That all depends on how bad you piss someone off or perhaps interfere with commercial or public service broadcasting. I'm not sure if anyone knows the answer to that. By appearances, the FCC only goes after the most egregious offenders, but you never know when you might catch an agent that's having a really bad day and wants to make an example of you. Like many choices that we make in life, let your conscience be your guide.

This is like asking if it is alright to "freeband" a radio for someone not knowing their: legal status, licenses held, or even country they plan to operate the radio within, after asking about FCC interaction and being a "law abiding citizen".....there will always be a few that ask a lot of questions about regulation. I know city and county-wide Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) entities that dodge this question as well, but still let you look at their radio where you can confirm they are programmed or modified to be "wide open" which is to be expected for emergency use. As MichaelLAX states above, you will find it hard to get the green light from anyone that is credible or has a huge interest in the industry. It is not worth the risk to someone that actually has to make a living or administer a radio network where lives and large sums of money are involved.

Could you be more specific? Which HT? High power? 10 watts? Ham radio use on GMRS? Does "he" plan to use it outside the technical specifications of GMRS while on GMRS (for example wide band and 5 watts on GMRS Channel 8-14)? There are two different situations: Part 95 certified radios that can be made to transmit outside of GMRS; and "Ham radios" that can be made to transmit on GMRS. For example: I have the Anytone AT-779UV, which is Part 95 certified for GMRS. The software provided by Anytone (and by Radioddity for their DB20-G clone) allows me to easily open up transmission for 2 meters, 70 cms and even MURS and I enjoy scanning all the available frequencies for some action. Now I don't have much use for MURS, since I can transmit 18 watts on 2 meters. But for testing purposes, I have programmed into my AT-779UV MURS 1, 2 and 3 (in narrow band) and Blue Dot (MURS 4) and Green Dot (MURS 5) in Wideband and all at low power given the 2 watt restriction on MURS. I also have the Radioddity RD-5R HT (in the UV-5R configuration) that transmits analog and DMR on all the above listed bands. I restrict my DMR to 2 meters and 70 cms. But for convenience I do have it programmed for local GMRS repeaters and all the other simplex GMRS channels, so I can scan with it at my "easy chair" and communicate on my choice of band as necessary. But other than for "testing" and "emergency" communications, no one (with substantial assets) is going to give you a "green light" or even commit themselves to a "probable ok" YMMV! ? PS: I loved the movie: Law Abiding Citizen, with Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler!

"N" means normal. You may also see 'I' which means inverted.

Congrats. I only skimmed above, so if I am repeating things, sorry. The 9800 is a ccr copy of Yaesus 8900. While it's still cheaper, it's probably a good start. It will do 2m, 70cm, 6m and 10m, bit FM only. You do have all of 6m to use as well as a tech, and there are tribband 2/70/6 antennas available. As for SSB, there isn't much, if any, traffic on 2m, and barely any on 6m, so you won't be missing much.

Maggieandmike. I use a Heavy Duty LECODO 12V 24V Replacement Cigarette Lighter Male Plug to power up my 1000G. It makes it easier for me to transfer between my vehicles because I don't have to hard wire to the vehicle. That being said, when I was using one of my lesser quality indoor a/c cig plug adapters to power up my 1000G and computer program it, I was having the same problem. After lots of teeth gnashing and hair pulling I discovered that when I switched to my high quality indoor A/C cig plug adapter, (and was then getting full 12/14V of power,) my problem was over and I was now getting all 30 GMRS channels, etc...... You might want to run a voltage test to be sure that you are getting adequate power to your unit from your vehicle. This may not be the issue that you're having but it sure was for mine. Please let us know. Best ! SemperFiGuy, Largo, FL

The Enforcement Bureau is more focused on protecting the commercial users such as FM radio and cellular providers than individuals. They do go after major importers of equipment but not as aggressive as they used to.

Looks like mystery solved then. It could still be used if you wish to monitor 800MHz public safety radio. I still keep and use some old cellular band antennas for that purpose, but now often using a USB stick receiver, or one of my Realistic Pro-2004/5/6 scanners. However, I also tend to use a lot of NMO antennas, as they get thrown out often at work, once a forklift driver bends one too far, or parts get corroded. It has been deemed too expensive to repair (hourly rate of technician pay vs. replacement), and replaced with a new antenna more often than I like. Glad you found out what it went to.

A few months ago, I made a trip to a friend's place in Montana, and equipped my new car with a magnet mount CB antenna/Cobra 75 WX ST, and a Radioddity DB20-G VHF/UHF radio. I knew that many long haul truckers still have Cobra 29 LTD Classic CB's in their tractor's, from the factory in many cases. These are still used, as they were in the 1970's a la "Convoy" to talk amongst themselves and others. As mentioned above CB is 5 watts, AM and 27MHz (-ish). GMRS is FM, higher power and UHF band, and with the cost of radios coming down, becoming much more popular. I used both as I knew that there is a different demographic using each, and spoke with both on my trip. The reason for my trip, to help install a Yaesu FT-991A HF/VHF/UHF radio base station, and appropriate antenna to allow for Wireless Message Terminal (WMT) software for email and instant messaging between sites in Idaho and Montana. Even now in 2022, there is a need for both, and more. One issue that did come up though was the term "citizen's band" as all of us were world travelers, and, outside of the United States, many countries use 27MHz/FM or (450-470MHz) UHF/FM for their citizen's band radio systems. At one point someone handed me a Uniden FRS radio when I said I would try to talk to them via CB, when I meant 27MHz AM Cobra CB, not Uniden FM/UHF CB.

Rich good job on the website changes. Appreciate all you do for the community.

Well, I like the new look! Bravo... ?

You flipped the switch! Looks good Rich; I particularly appreciate the ability to pull reports and dark mode so I don't have to wear my sunglasses at night...

While I have not been on here very long, only the front end looked different....so if it helps ease of maintenance, great. I am enjoying this website, and it has been fairly easy to navigate. Happy New Year.

The KG-1000G I own boots up to VFO mode after having done a factory reset. The user has to switch it to Channel mode after resetting. For a GMRS radio it should boot up into channel mode not VFO mode. Be that as it may, changing to Channel mode is just a press away by using the #6 (VFO/MR) button on the mic. This needs to be done for both the A and B receivers. You will know you are in Channel Mode (aka Memory Recall mode) when you see three small numbers ranging from 001 and 999 in the upper right corners of the left and right halves of the display. See image below. Once the radio is reset and in Channel mode, you should have 30 channels available to you for both receivers. You are not the first on this forum to have been bitten by this issue. Hope this helps. Michael WRHS965 KE8PLM

I do not have this particular radio, but until someone with real knowledge of this radio replies to you; I took a look at the manual. Some radios have a VFO/Channel selector that switches from Channels to a VFO (or "Frequency Mode"), to allow you to program specific frequencies to listen to. And some radios have a VFO-A and a VFO-B to choose from. Perhaps you are scrolling through two VFO channels. Also, check out this selection from the manual: Maybe post a photo or two of your two "channels."

Midland has not yet set a release date. My sources indicate it will be at least a few more weeks. The worst part of that means that I cant talk about it for at least a few more weeks!

Can you make the myGMRS.com logo at the top of https://mygmrs.com/ https://forums.mygmrs.com/ https://shop.mygmrs.com/ a direct link back to the main site (myGMRS.com) from all of these? Sorry if I am missing something as I am not computer literate and lucky I got this far. Glider

Minor nit-pick here... When I go to the shop area on MyGMRS.com, I seem to be stuck in there, as in there is nothing to click on to return to the main root page of mygmrs.com. Clicking on the HOME link returns me to the shop home page, as it should, but clicking on the MyGMRS.com logo on the top of the page also returns me to the shop/mygmrs.com page. I think that clicking the main logo from the shop home page should return to the main site page rather than shop home again. Same with forums as well. while clicking on the top logo from a thread page, it is nice to go back to the forum home, but clicking the main logo from the forum home page should return to the main mygmrs page. Right now, clicking the logo from the forum home page goes nowhere, just re-loads the forum home page.