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Sorry I see that you said they are out of stock. I'm sure someone will come a long with an alternative.

Why not get the Wouxun cable then there is no question. Not sure about the code plug.

Buy Two Way Radios is the importer and also work with Wouxun to develop these radios for the American market. They are the source for the sales, software, service and help.

That may just be your issue. RG-11 is 75 ohm TV/video cable. You want 50 ohm for radio.

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Yes welcome!

The general idea with higher gain is to concentrate the radiated energy into the horizontal plane so as to not waste as much by sending it into space or into the ground like an omni does. It's more of a directional design. If you are in a wide open terrain like in a desert or on a hill with a wide view of the surrounding area this can be an advantage. However if you are in hilly terrain where you contacts may be at different elevations or when off roading where vehicles may be climbing steep angles and tilting the antenna sharply it doesn't work so well. Besides if off roading with a group you are usually not as far apart so the extra reach is not needed. In those cases an omni is better. Thinking of how lights work is a good analogy. A bare light bulb will illuminate a wide area but not very brightly but a spot light concentrates the energy in one general direction with great intensity. It will reach farther in the dark. Antennas work much the same way.

Welcome! First we need to know specifically what you are trying to accomplish. The more details the better. Distance terrain location etc. The devil is in the details with radio.

Indeed.

I think he is long gone.

Welcome! Yes keep reading. Just about every question you can think of has been asked and answered in these pages many times.

Did you consider this? It could be that in your location the signal is just weak enough for this to be the issue.

Try this tool: https://www.scadacore.com/tools/rf-path/rf-line-of-sight/ It is a line of sight calculator. Drag the two pointers to the locations you want to check and it will show you the terrain that may be in between. You should also include the height of your antenna's above the ground.

Alright frequency display can be found on menu item 19 on the KG-805 scroll through the options and select Freq then menu to select then exit. It will now show the frequency of the channel you are on.

The offset is baked into the GMRS radios. All you have to do is select the desired repeater channel on the radio. The offset is already there.

Many GMRS radios have a button that may be labeled something like Mode or VFO that changes they displayed readout from channel to frequency mode. Want to know what frequency a channel is, push the button and it will show you the frequency. Check your manual. BTW which radio are you using?

True GMRS radios have the offset programed in on the built in repeater channels from the factory. Just follow Randy's instructions above.

In your situation you may get by with mounting rooftop antennas on each house in your group connected to even five watt hand held radios. In other words you may not need a repeater. It would still need to be high above the roof of your house. It may not gain you anything over a rooftop antenna connected to your radio. Try that first. 20 miles is not that far for GMRS as long as you have line of sight between antenna. If the antennas can see each other they can talk. Even 100 miles or more. The challenge is to get your antennas high enough. That is how you maximize range. That is also why a hand held at street level in a suburban area may not have much range because of all the buildings and trees in the way. I live on a hill facing the direction of most of my contacts with line of sight between us and 30 miles is no problem even with just five watts. More power can help at times however antenna height is more important than power generally. The way repeaters work is they are usually mounted as high as possible like on a tower or mountain or tall building. They receive your signal and then rebroadcast it out over a wider area because they are higher and above most obstacles. You do not connect to them with a wire. Generally one repeater is used and as long as each antenna can see the repeater it can relay the signal between two or more radios. If you are looking to be self sufficient then don't rely on someone else's repeater as it may be down if the power is out. There are directional antenna's that concentrate most of the energy in one direction. Two of these can be pointed at each other for improved range in more difficult terrain or longer distances. Keep learning before committing to gear, you will save some money. Radio requires a fair amount of experimenting to be competent with. Good luck!

LOL! Good choice! Glad we could help. Thanks for the follow up.

WSAW249 to your original point. Glad you found the forum to be helpful! That is why most of us are here. Welcome!

If you really want to ensure that you don't lose or damage your radio, I highly recommend one of these. https://www.spectergear.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=SG-1390 They make them for many popular radios and are very well thought out and durable. I have three of them.

Not me.

https://rumble.com/v3nhca7-the-wouxun-kg-935g-still-the-best-gmrs-ht.html

Just get a KG-935Gplus and be done.

Maybe try a different antenna?