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@Sshannon Very well said. You should expand that slightly and put it into a PDF. Is there an FAQ area on this forum?

I agree, when you can afford the better items. Some of us can barely afford a UV-5R or an MP31. We do the best we can.

@WRWW910 I don't own one of those radios but if you are looking for something simple, it looks like it will do the job. If you are like some of us and want to program in every repeater known to man, it might get a little frustrating. The description says "30 GMRS channels (repeater capable), 219 programmable scanner channels (RX only)" A problem I have noticed is that even when a radio offers 200+ channels, only 8 can be programmed to transmit on repeaters, the rest can only receive. It doesn't make sense to me to have all those channels and not be able to transmit on them even when they are programmed with GMRS frequencies. Just something to be aware of. P.S. I have a UV-5R "GMRS" version and I can transmit on ALL 127 channels as long as they are programmed with GMRS frequencies.

I'm no guru either but I recognize the value of real-world examples.

I think Chirp has such a steep learning curve because they cover so many different manufacturers. Their online documentation really helps me.

A unique key would prevent inserting a row with the same node number.

1) Right click on location A and select Measure Distance. 2) Pan over and left click on location B. It's a little different on the phone.

@WRQC527 Is that the Mystery Machine?

Yes, it is BNC.

@Lscott Thanks for the docs. @Sshannon Mine is a little older than that.

I was given a Kenwood TH-75A yesterday. No battery, charger, or antenna. Could use some help finding a good place to get these items. Thanks.

@Sshannon, @FreqieRadio Sorry for the brain fart. I should have put that together.

No, I'm saying that you should not be completely without GPS if you have a modern phone.

Not sure about mobile radios and GPS but even without service the GPS on your phone should still work.

@WRQC626 Thanks, that is exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for.

@back4more70 thanks for the input. I'm on a very tight budget. Would you say that the UV-17R transmits and receives as well as the UV5R? Thanks.

Just wondering if anyone has this radio and what you think about it. Saw this yesterday and it looks like a nice radio. Large screen, easy to read buttons, hearing aid, all the things that are important to old guys like me.

I have a couple of MP31 that have this type of charge. Haven't found any drawbacks yet.

Welcome! Rule #1: Have fun and don't get too hung up on the small stuff.

@txrodehog thanks for showing a side-by-side comparison. I got my UV-5R and the letters on the number keys are really hard to read. It looks like the ones on the UV-9G are much easier to read. I've been thinking that my next radio might be a 9G and that photo puts me that much closer in the direction of the 9G. P.S. I will click like on your post as soon as the system will let me. Too many reactions in the current 24hr period.

@back4more70 you are on a roll! Keep it up!

This was my thinking until I read this just a moment ago: "CHIRP reads the firmware version of the radio to compare it with the firmware version of the currently selected tab. This is because there are different Aux memory layouts in these radios. If you upload an image into a different radio than it was downloaded from, you run the risk of uploading an incompatible Aux memory layout that will cause undesired behavior (squelch won't open, radio won't scan, etc). So if the firmware versions don't exactly match, only small part of the Aux memory is uploaded. Because of this, you should never directly upload an image from one radio into another radio even if the firmware versions are exactly the same. You should load a saved image from the source radio (or download from the source radio). Next you should download from the target radio to create a compatible tab. Copy-and-paste the channels from the source radio tab to the target radio tab. Finally upload the target radio tab back into the target radio. This completely prevents corruption of the Aux memory area (along with its undesired behavior) by overwriting it with incompatible data from another radio." See note 11 from Brogdan N. at https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/10505

And you are a retired P.E. Shame! Shame!

Welcome! I haven't been using GMRS for very long but it's been a great experience so far.

Mine is in the mail. Looking forward to using it.