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It is the KPG49D software for the TK880-1 and the radio operating band should be 400-470 MHz.

Radio Amateur and I don't mean HAM Radio nor do I drink, smoke, or consume any substances.

Well, hell. There you go. All he has to do now is buy a XTL mobile with two O5 heads, and the appropriate length data cable, and of course the radio with the APX style TIB, and that should work. I know the XTL2500 radios, without the accessories, brick only, are extremely cheap, less than $100 on eBay but, I don't know if the XTL2500 radio firmware will accommodate the Two Heads and One Radio Configuration. I guess Motorola did away/discontinued the 3 foot length cable. I don't see it on the chart

Ooh, yah. A Tone Remote console is definitely a solution maybe not the cheapest but technically its one of the cleanest and best solutions. Since, he is in the same location/building (home), and there are no Telco RTO or Pieceout circuits to tend with, just a house cable, he can even go with a DC control circuit, if they're still available these days, I know thats dating me.

Motorola does have a package with the XTL5000 & APX series radios where you can have two control heads operating one transceiver. But the Motorola data control cable maximum length is 30 feet. The cheapest would be is wire a speaker into the other room but you still would have to go back to the room with the radio to transmit. Depending on the make and model of his radio, there may be a Vehicular Repeater System (VRS) unit available that he can attached to the radio and enable it when he leaves the room that has the radio and control it with an out-of-band portable radio. eBay has some Pyramid VRS units listed for sale. Essentially, the VRS units function the same and the interface cable is what connects the VRS unit to the radio. You just need to make sure that the VRS unit is out-of-band with the subject radio. And, maybe Pyramid can make the interface cable for him depending on his primary radio make/model and configuration.

Do you mean 23 amps or watts? If you're pulling only 23 watts, that is only a couple of amps at the most. What is your radio rated for RF Power Output? A radio on standy/idling and/or receiving normally won't exceed an amp and a half. What is your power draw when transmitting and how many RF watts output would that be?

And there are RF antenna combiners that will allow you to use two radios simultaneously.

The "Jeep Guy" is correct, there are four You Tube Videos on this subject. Two if them were produced two years ago, one if them a year ago, and one a couple months ago. These videos are very clear in describing the differences between the simplex and repeater channels and what information and steps that are required to program your radio and access a repeater within range of your radio device. The current video also explains where you can obtain the required repeater access information for GMRS repeaters throughout the Country. Here is a link for the current video. https://youtu.be/kEyBqTJIkY4?si=d2zkWAfDKXpxKw3R

462.525 MHz is not a FCC allocated GMRS channel. The allocated GMRS channels are separated by 12.5 KHz and run from 462.550 to 462.725 MHz and are paired with the respective 467 MHz channel. The 462.525 MHz channel is in the Industrial/Business Radio Pool and normally licensed to Petroleum and Power Companies at the discretion of the FCC Authorized Frequency Coordinator(s).

Personally, I would buy a used Motorola XTL2500 or 5000 dash or remote mount radio for a good mobile setup and you could save some money for the programming cable and maybe the software. The Motorola radios will be a lot more durable and will last a lot longer and have some important features that the Chinese radios don't offer.

And communicate back if using the same channel and tone.

What exactly is/are the communication problem(s) during the movement with this permit load? Has anyone state that they are having any communication difficulties during the permit load movement? What is or not being communicated during the movement and how is it affecting the movement of this permit load. I am not an expert of moving a permit load of this nature but I have decades of experience, more than anyone can imagine, in resolving radio communications problems and designing radio communications systems/plans to resolve those problems. I have always enjoyed radio communication problem solving. In my opinion, nothing is impossible in resolving radio communications problems and there is always something that can be done, maybe if won't be perfect but it will be close to perfect.

I'm very familiar with the KPG-49D software for the TK880 radio and I'm sure it's probably no different than the KPG-44D program. How can I help?

Have you swept your antennae to determine what they are resonating at?

The 5 watt limit rule is for the 462 MHz Interstitial channels and the .5 watt applies to the 467 MHz Interstitial channels. The 50 watt limit rule applies to all 462 and 467 MHz main channels and that is 50 watts out of the radio not the ERP from the antenna.

Well, it's awful quiet on Ch. 19 throughout the Country except for near Truck Stops and highway incidents, and you don't see many Trucks with CB antenna(e) anymore.

The Trucker channel came about because of the old CB rule for the use of the 22 channels back in the 60s. Ch. 10 was designated for highway comm west of the Mississippi and Ch. 19 was designated for highway comm east of the Mississippi. Apparently, Ch. 10 bleeded over onto Ch. 9 from the Truckers that were using Linears so the Truckers traveling west would just stay on Ch. 19. Ch. 19 was not used by the Truckers on the West Coast and I don't recall why. Truckers coming west into California would switch from Ch. 19 at Barstow on Interstates 15 and 40, and at Rocklin on Interstate 80. At Barstow, the Truckers would run on Ch. 21 throughout Southern California to the Mexican Border. When they travel North on Interstate 5 or US 101 they would switch to Channel 15 at the Antelope Valley Freeway in Newhall and stay on 15 to Lost Hills at California State Route 46 and switch to Ch. 17. On California State Route 99 they would also switch to Ch. 17 at State Route 46 which is north of Bakersfield. On California State Route 58 from Bakersfield going east the Truckers would use Ch. 19. As they travel north from Sacramento in the very early days, they would use Ch.6 but that got changed to Ch. 17 eventually and I don't remember when but I think it was sometime around when the "Smokey and the Bandit" and the "Convey" movies became a hit. The Truckers used Ch. 17 all the way to the Canadian Border.

The FCC originally set aside the 27 MHz freqs for CB Class D operation with 23 channels and the intended use was for business radio service back in the 60s. The FCC designated Ch. 11 as the calling channel for making the initial contact than you were required to move to an approved channel channels 1-8 or 15-22 if it was communications with an intra-station as part of your business. Channels 12-14 were designated for communications with inter-stations that were not part of your business. Channel 9 was designated for highway emergencies and channel 10 was designated for highway non-emergencies west of the Mississippi and Channel 19 was designated for the non-emergencies east of the Mississippi. Most CB radios only had access to 22 channels with some CB radios having channel 22A thus, the 23rd channel. The CB Class D freqs were mostly used by business class operators such as carpenters, plumbers, tow truck operators, etc. That was the channel plan designated by the FCC back in the 60s for the use of the CB radio. Of course that plan didn't last long and the license requirement also went away in time.

CB Ch. 11 was also designated as a channel for commercial businesses back in the 60s and very early 70s.

There's no reason why Ch. 19 can't be the National Truckers' channel. The truckers can choose whatever channel they want, and there is no reason why Ch. 20 can not remain as the National Highway Travel/Calling Channel. In my opinion the travel channel should be CSQ on receive but if a tone has to be associated with this channel, 141.3 should be the National Travel Tone, just keep the receive side CSQ.

No FCC, means more radio frequency interference, higher telephone bills, and more scam telephone calls 24/7, and undesirable language on TV and Radio. Doing away with the FCC was a stupid suggestion.

Polyphaser appears to be a very good product.

Connect the radio to a fully charged battery and see if the static goes away when you turn up the volume. If it does, reconnect the radio to the power supply and see if the static reappears and if it does, the noise is caused by the power supply.

Yes, first you need to enter the menu and enable repeater channels #s 23-30 or channels RP15-RP22. Also, you can fill in the 7 blank channel positions, 8-14, that were left blank by the firmware that prevents the radio of having access to FRS/GMRS channels 8-14 because of the half-watt power restriction/limitation for those 7 channels. Also, if you're not aware, if the MXT500 firmware has been updated, the radio channel capacity has been expended from 30 to 128. If the radio does not have the latest firmware revision, you can update the firmware by downloading it from the Midland website.