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How and where is the antenna mounted?

@nokones you do love making me jealous don't you. Nice install.

Yep, I watched those two videos by @OffRoaderX just the other day and now I'm thinking about the 805. AGAIN! It would probably be a good one for my wife. She used to work for a company that sells, services, and rents Kenwood radios so she has held some real quality radios in her hand and my CCRs don't quite cut it for her.

I'm still on Baofeng and based on my current economic projections, I'm going to be here a long time.

I believe that.

And read this for a further explanation.

Yep, I've learned to check both places. I think it was about a year ago, not sure exactly, but suddenly a lot of the ones that were listed in both places disappeared from myGMRS.com. I don't know why.

@radiozip that's interesting although I suppose I shouldn't be surprised.

I keep seeing comments like this between the H3 and the H8. I don't have either but my father-in-law is looking for a radio and I am putting together a list for him. I'll make sure to mention this concerning these two radios. Thanks for the info.

@COBrien keep in mind that super high gain isn't always the best. In general, the higher the gain, the flatter the lobe and the lower the gain the fatter the lobe. In some cases, a high gain antenna can "over shoot the target" so to speak. Just make sure the radiation pattern matches your particular use case.

You may also need to turn on "stale" repeaters.

@nokones I understand your sentiment but as @SteveShannon pointed out, the test actually dose have a lot to do with legal operation. When you get your ham license, you can use whatever equipment you want as long as you make sure your equipment and usage stays within your privileges. With GMRS, it is assumed that the GMRS type-certified equipment is going to do that for you.

I'm a big proponent of CCRs. And in most everyday usage by normal people, you will not see a difference. That being said, there are times when there is a difference. In a side-by-side comparison between my Kenwood TH-75A and my Baofeng UV-5R, the sound quality difference is quite noticeable. The Kenwood sounds much better. Selectivity is another place where the pricy radios shine. @OffRoaderX had a situation not long ago where his expensive Motorola was filtering out some RFI that his cheaper radio was not. There is definitely a difference in design between CCRs and more expensive radios. The schematic for my UV-5R is one page, the schematic for my TH-75A is four pages. That is where the price and quality difference is seen on paper. So, in practice you will likely never notice a difference, but in some cases there certainly is a difference. All in all, I still use my CCRs almost exclusively.

You may have to use the CPS or CHIRP to fix it. Otherwise, you may need to send it back for a replacement.

@WSFG668 You probably will not be able to program that frequency into any of the simplex or repeater channels. If your radio has what is often called "DIY" channels, that is where you would program frequencies like that.

If you, or your friend were at the same altitude as the repeater antenna, there is a chance you could talk simplex. Trees could still be a problem but height is the primary variable.

If the tones are listed publicly, it's probably "open" but if they are not, you should ask for permission from the owner. If the owner grants permission, he will send the tones.

It would be quite interesting to see a map of all the abandoned repeaters around the country.

Yep, it's sad that you have to do things like this sometimes. You shouldn't have to find a way around it. I think some of the manufacturers misinterpret the regulations. Any GMRS radio should be able to have multiple repeaters programed in with the same frequency but different tones so that as you travel, you just switch to the one you are near.

@alexwade This is a 5 year old thread, you may not get an answer.

You can fix this problem, just keep it hush hush when you do.

@WRHS218 If you can set duplex to off from the key pad, that will do the trick.

And then lick the residue off the wire.

I talked from Houston to Beaumont one morning on 2M. So far that has been my longest on 2M.

Also for side-by-sides.