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You can still register and use the site. It just doesn't say 100% until you add a ham callsign.

I'm not sure exactly what you are having a problem with. Try out this link and see if that helps.

The Baofeng UV-5RM is the ham version so maybe that selection in chirp will work.

Try the Radioddity GM30 in chirp. Edit: I'm pretty sure that was the wrong model number. Anyway, it is not uncommon to have to use a Radioddity model in place of a Baofeng model in chirp.

Steve is right. In that kind of setting, it's all about the obstructions, int this case, buildings. Increasing power doesn't penetrate a building. Where I live and operate, we have lots of trees. In this case power does come into play. If you can't get above the trees(and I can't) then you have to go through them. When I'm at my house and on a UV-5R8W, if I use medium power, I can't hit my favorite repeater. On high power, I can hit the repeater just fine. When I'm near or on loop 610 with my mobile radio, it doesn't matter how much power I use, I get picket fencing. You just can't punch through buildings with a GMRS radio. You can, however, sometimes bounce off of them. This is why trying to figure out the fars can only be done by a field test.

@kidphc Thanks for the info. I rag chew in the mornings on the way to work but I haven't had any problems yet. Perhaps later this summer when the truck is blazing hot.

KMZ is common for GPS info.

@WRYS709 I doubt CHIRP by itself is worth the extra price but there are other features I like. A little extra power and screen invert(I thought I would never use this but now I do). I am curious about the 779 and how warm it gets. It looks like it might make a real nice backpack radio. The 778 gets warm. Not alarming warm, but warm enough I don't want it in a backpack.

If you have a repeater near you that is linked to a repeater near them, it's easy. Otherwise it's very doubtful.

A very similar radio, the AnyTone AT-778UV is CHIRP programmable. It costs a little more and you have to run the wires but that isn't difficult and it's a nice radio.

@Knilc It appears that the UV-5RM is the ham version of the UV-5G Plus. This charger should work.

WOW!

That's a good point. I would ask Baofeng though just to make sure.

Current: 2x Baofeng MP31 1x Baofeng UV-5R GMRS 2x Baofeng UV-5R8W 1x AnyTone AT-778UV 1x Kenwood TH-75A 2x Abbree 771 antennas 2x Abbree 701 antennas 1x Nagoya UT-72 mag mount Added March 29th: 2x Baofeng GM-15 Pro 8W 2x Extra batteries 2x Big Blue 14W USB solar panel

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Even if the decision were made to add this feature to the app, it likely wouldn't be ready in time for your trip. You might think about making a spreadsheet and/or marking repeaters on your downloaded GPS map. Even marking them on a paper map might be helpful. It would be a lot of maps to go all the way across but it would be nice when you are stopped. As far as I know, any state will send you a map for free if you ask. I use my GPS mostly but I still like looking at a paper map. I just feel like I get a better visual of the area like that. The phone is too small to get a good picture of the area.

It's not RF. It's demonic.

Well, my AC is fixed now and it didn't cost nearly as much as I originally though so maybe I will be able to get back on this soon.

@Merky1761 That looks like a very nice project. Congratulations.

Not sure what it's like trying to do a return but it's cheaper directly from BTech.

I pulled out those MP31s I have to use while I was in the attic last night working on the AC. They still have my call sign taped to them.

My wife and I wrote a script for a training video on how to program and use DMR radios. Yep, our marriage was strained for a while.

Welcome to myGMRS.com. In one sense GMRS is quite simple, yet you can take it to quite an extreme. And some people do. Your budget will determine a lot about what kind of radios you buy. I would start with a couple of HTs to get your feet wet. GMRS is in the UHF band so don't expect to get the distances you hear by hams doing HF. Trees, terrain, etc. will affect your distance. It could be anywhere from 1/2 mile to 50 miles or more. Do your own testing in your area of operation to find out what's real for you. "Privacy Tones" aren't private. Others can still hear you, you just can't hear them unless they transmit with the same tone. Repeaters typically use tones to operate. These are just some basics to help you get started. @OffRoaderX has some good videos to help you get started. As you come up with more specific questions, feel free to ask. Also, you can do a search to find questions that have already been answered. 73 Edit: I forgot to mention, @marcspaz did a real good video on intro to GMRS.

It has become apparent to me that I will be learning for the rest of my life. That's one of the things I really like about two-way-radio.