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Check your Device Manager to make sure that the cable is recognized and that the appropriate port is selected in Chirp. If your Device Manager shows a "yellow" symbol for a specific port than you may need to load the FTDI driver so the computer recognizes the cable. Also, try using the Radioddity programming software for that radio. You may not experience the problems you're experiencing by using the factory programming software.

I wasn't able to get a good look at the connector in the video, but the connector could be the M4 connector for the HT750/1250/1550 series or the M7 connector for the XPR/APX series. The connector does kinda look like the KNG connector for the Bendix/ King radio. In anycase, that connector is not the M1 connector for the HT1000/MT2000/MTS2000 JEDI series or the XTS1500/2500/5000 Astro 25 series. If you intend to play a little covert ops with your new gift, I believe an adapter can be had to adapt it to your XTS5000 radios, depending on the actual connector on the headset. Also, the connector on the headset also could be whacked off replaced with a M1 to fit the XTS series radio.

No, it is the Dometic CFX345

It was my pleasure and I am glad to see that it benefited another person.

Ok, but please don't raz me about my Caffeine and Sugar Free Diet Pepsi. I have plenty in my refrigerator in my Jeep, it gets hot on the trail. I don't drink beer and it is one of my many personal faults. If need be, I can keep your 12-pack ice cold for you.

Any RF power output check without a commercial quality 50 ohm power terminator will not be accurate. Also, periodically you should check the load resistance of the power terminator to be sure that it is a 50 Ohm resistance or the power reading will be inaccurate. I have had a commerical grade power terminator go bad over time. The cheap POS Pandaland Power Terminators are not always a 50 ohm load out of the box.

Yah right, BS. How did you confirm that accuracy? Did you compare it with another Pandaland POS instrument? I had a 849 that was far from being accurate and it was sent back to MFJ for a recalibration and 9 months later, I finally got it back saying it was recalibrated, and it was still far from being accurate. I ended up putting it in the garbage. Also, I had a MFJ269 that I sent back for recalibration. They had that instrument for four months and while I was waiting, I had my Bird 43 recalibrated and purchased a RigExpert. The RigExperf appears to be a good unit. I ended up giving away the 269 to Sir Steve because I no longer had a need for it.

Why is that? Most Jeep Creeps are not radio dorks and just don't do radios very well and only buy the cheap POS Pandaland radios from a big warehouse business full of pandaland merchandise because they were told to have some communications for the trail. If FRS also operated on the VHF Band, a majority of the Jeep Creep wouldn't know which radio to buy for GMRS operation on the Trail. Then there are "Some Jeep Creeps" that have no business for having an Amateur Radio License because they think they know everything about radio and don't have clue to know what the difference is between a dark cavity orifice or a burnt biscuit let a lone the difference between narrowband and wideband emissions.

MFJ is far from even coming close to being accurate. RigExpert appears to be pretty accurate and is an excellent tool. Bird 43s and Telewave meters are accurate, but you have to use the chart to determine the VSWRs.

It would work a lot better than you think. For vehicles with mounting an antenna that could be challenging for a good groundplane position like a Jeep, you probably won't find an antenna that could do better on UHF freqs.

Or from Talley Communications or Arc Antenna and order a Laird C27 NMO antenna. You'll have better performance with a Laird.

The Phantom Midland antenna mounted on the OPs Jeep will work fine on GMRS freqs especially in the City on the trail with other Jeeps. As a temporary install while I was waiting for my Larsen Glassmount Antenna to be shipped, I use this location in my 23 Wrangler Rubi 2 Dr. and I was surprised that I was able to hit several repeaters miles away. I have no clue why the picture won't orintate as the picture is in my gallery is orientated.

Laird (T E Connectivity) has a 450-470 Meg # TRA4500N non-Groundplane Phantom NMO mount antenna. I use this antenna on my Fiberglass body racecar with excellent results. The antenna also comes in Black, but you have to buy multiple quantities. You can buy the White antenna as a single unit.

And more than likely you won't be hearing someone in Nevada while you're in California calling out Trail Comms to other Jeepers. The trail comms are communicated on simplex channels and a majority of the Jeep Creeps use FRS radios and do not have access to Repeater channels. Anyways, most trails do not have repeater coverage and if they do than the coverage would be very sparse, thus the importance of using direct communications within the group.

It's not Part 47, it is Title 47.

This is a quality unit and a good buy, if in an operating condition. I believe the Queen is using the same model repeater for his Rubicon 600 repeater.

If you go to www.azgmrs.org and click on "AESG" there is limited information available to the public regarding the Emergency Services Group that might help you.

They're just "Sad Hams".

The Arizona GMRS Repeater Club has an Emergency Services Group with trained members and has on-going field training and involvement with community events throughout the year. Now, you are aware that there is a comparable service with a GMRS organization.

This is what I use for my VHF antenna. The antenna is a Laird non-groundplane antenna. The side bracket is a Rugged Radios bracket for Jeeps. You can substitute the VHF antenna for either a Laird UHF or a Midland MXTA26 antenna. If you're just needing an antenna for GMRS freqs, go with the Midland MXTA26 antenna.

This is what I use for my UHF antenna. The antenna is a Larsen Glass-Mount with excellent VSWRs and performance.

All of their repeaters use the same channel pair with the same receive DPL code and a different input DPL code throughout the North Valley including Donner. If my meory serves me correctly, most, not all, of the repeaters are owned by the same person.

With an Antenna Analyzer I am getting 1.31:1 @ 462.625 MHz, 1.07:1 @ 465.000 MHz, and 1.49:1 @ 467.625 MHz with the Midland MTXA 25 Phantom Antenna and Midland MXTA 12 NMO Magmount.

I believe the OP is referring to a group of people to swap lies on the air or form a Club and swap more lies, not build up a group of repeaters. If you become a member of the Texas GMRS Club you would have access to a bunch of repeaters statewide that you don't have now.

It is my understanding that SoCalGMRS is no longer SoCal any longer, but I could be wrong. Anyways, he is just another "Sad HAM"