WRXB215

In chirp, select the Radioddity UV-5G.

@WSCD723 Welcome to GMRS. I'll second what @WRUU653 said about HamStudy. That is what I used and I was able to pass the tech and general in one session. I like that explanations they give, it's better than just memorizing answers.

A week is a pretty good turnaround...

Hard wire it with solderable crimp connectors directly to the battery with heavy gauge wire so when you upgrade the wires are already run.  Put a fuse at the battery use marine grade shrink wrap.  

@WSCD723 Welcome to GMRS. I'll second what @WRUU653 said about HamStudy. That is what I used and I was able to pass the tech and general in one session. I like that explanations they give, it's better than just memorizing answers.

@Jbailey welcome to GMRS. If you have any specific questions, just ask. Also, don't hesitate to do a search. Most questions have been asked and answered.

On Friday, I received my order of:
Baofeng GM-15 Pro Extra batteries Solar panels The radios seem to be working well so far. Still more testing to do here. Have only tried a short test with the stock antennas but sound quality was good.
Friday evening, using the wall charger, I charged the batteries that came with the radios. I didn't time how long it took but wish I had. It seemed to take longer than I thought it would.
Saturday at 10:00am I set the extra batteries outside on a table with the solar panels. The day started off partly cloudy. I was busy but checked them when I could. There were times of bright sunlight when the charge lite was red and times with clouds when there was no light at all. I thought this test was going to be a complete failure especially since it gradually became more cloudy/overcast. At 3:00pm I gave up and brought everything inside and decided to put the extra batteries on the wall chargers to go ahead and charge them up. To my surprise they were completely charged.
Next step is to run the batteries completely down and try the solar panels again. I hope it will be a sunny day when I do that. But charging without complete sunshine is a more "real world" test.
I will give an update in a week or so after I have more info to share.
Special thanks to @Lscott, @Sshannon, and @WRXP381 for their input on solar panels.
P.S.
Someday I plan on getting the stuff I need to charge a UV-5R with solar.

They are. It depends are what point of view you take. The minimum length for a radiating element used as an antenna is 1/2 wavelength.  Obviously a 1/4 wave alone won't work. That's where the ground plane come into play. The easiest way to understand how it functions is place your finger at a right angle against a mirror. You see a reflection of your finger so it looks twice as long. The same thing happens with a ground plane. It "reflects" the 1/4wave element making it look like a 1/2 wavelength long.
By bending the radials it changes the feed point impedance so it's closer to 50 ohms, a good match to the 50 ohm coax cable. A true 1/2 wavelength dipole antenna is closer to 70 to 75 ohms with the feed point at the center. That results in an SWR of about 1.5:1, which is perfectly acceptable by just about any radio out there.
A 1/2 wavelength antenna is used where a ground plane, or room for radials at the base of a 1/4 wavelength antenna, is not possible. The draw back is the antenna is now twice as tall and the bandwidth is reduced since a special matching section is required at the base of the antenna.
Also high gain antennas are multiple sections of 1/4 and 1/2 wave elements with a "phasing" section in between the sections. Those are the small bulges or tiny single loops you see spaced along the length. The down side to high gain antennas is the gain is HIGHLY concentrated in a direction perpendicular to the antenna. Works great for relatively flat open terrain. Not so good in hills or mountainous areas. People who like to hit the trails often carry two antennas. A high gain one, these antennas can be rather tall, used when on the highway and a low gain, usually a 1/4 wavelength, when hitting the trails.
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On Friday, I received my order of:
Baofeng GM-15 Pro Extra batteries Solar panels The radios seem to be working well so far. Still more testing to do here. Have only tried a short test with the stock antennas but sound quality was good.
Friday evening, using the wall charger, I charged the batteries that came with the radios. I didn't time how long it took but wish I had. It seemed to take longer than I thought it would.
Saturday at 10:00am I set the extra batteries outside on a table with the solar panels. The day started off partly cloudy. I was busy but checked them when I could. There were times of bright sunlight when the charge lite was red and times with clouds when there was no light at all. I thought this test was going to be a complete failure especially since it gradually became more cloudy/overcast. At 3:00pm I gave up and brought everything inside and decided to put the extra batteries on the wall chargers to go ahead and charge them up. To my surprise they were completely charged.
Next step is to run the batteries completely down and try the solar panels again. I hope it will be a sunny day when I do that. But charging without complete sunshine is a more "real world" test.
I will give an update in a week or so after I have more info to share.
Special thanks to @Lscott, @Sshannon, and @WRXP381 for their input on solar panels.
P.S.
Someday I plan on getting the stuff I need to charge a UV-5R with solar.

On Friday, I received my order of:
Baofeng GM-15 Pro Extra batteries Solar panels The radios seem to be working well so far. Still more testing to do here. Have only tried a short test with the stock antennas but sound quality was good.
Friday evening, using the wall charger, I charged the batteries that came with the radios. I didn't time how long it took but wish I had. It seemed to take longer than I thought it would.
Saturday at 10:00am I set the extra batteries outside on a table with the solar panels. The day started off partly cloudy. I was busy but checked them when I could. There were times of bright sunlight when the charge lite was red and times with clouds when there was no light at all. I thought this test was going to be a complete failure especially since it gradually became more cloudy/overcast. At 3:00pm I gave up and brought everything inside and decided to put the extra batteries on the wall chargers to go ahead and charge them up. To my surprise they were completely charged.
Next step is to run the batteries completely down and try the solar panels again. I hope it will be a sunny day when I do that. But charging without complete sunshine is a more "real world" test.
I will give an update in a week or so after I have more info to share.
Special thanks to @Lscott, @Sshannon, and @WRXP381 for their input on solar panels.
P.S.
Someday I plan on getting the stuff I need to charge a UV-5R with solar.

Happy April Fools day.

@rdunajewski would have to do this.

Pick the RPT channel that receives on 462.650 MHz.  It will have the right offset for transmitting on 467.650 MHz 
Set the TX tone to 192.8 Hz. 
Leave RX tone empty. 
Press PTT and ask for a radio check. 
If nobody answers they might be at church. 
Happy Easter!

There are many exemptions waving station identification for Part 90.  Especially digitally encrypted communications where the ID is embedded in the signal, when the Commission is provided keys sufficient to decipher the data transmission.

It is the remainder of the frequency for your receiving frequency and transmission frequency:  after the "462" and "467" respectively
There are only 8 GMRS repeater frequencies, so typically they will list:
550, 575, 600, 625, 650, 675, 700 or 725

Ask your repeater owner.    The fcc rules only say your call sign must be used every 15m and at the end or something similar.  Fcc doesn’t care if you say unit 1 or unit 2 or A&B or just use names.  But on the repearees I’ve used we usually come on with this is wrxp381unit1 calling John 381unit2, or Fred 381unit3 ect…. Then sign off and say clear when your done.    

Good now we are getting somewhere. I guess the first thing to point out it that GMRS is intended for families and groups to stay in touch and less for chatting with strangers or "making contacts". That is why the GMRS license covers your family under one call sign. Now many people use repeater's (which are special  two way radios mounted high on hills or towers that receive and then rebroadcast your signal out over a wider area to allow greater coverage) to "make contacts" and have chat sessions etc. But that depends where you live. Much more activity in cities and much less to none in rural locations. You can try and find local repeaters by scanning with a GMRS programed radio or scanner or you can use the repeater finder map on My GMRS main site.
Ham radio is better if making random contacts is your thing.
Here are a couple of links to check out.
https://mygmrs.com/
https://mygmrs.com/map
https://www.buytwowayradios.com/blog/2024/01/how-to-buy-your-first-gmrs-radio.html

The first real question we should ask is what are you wanting to use two way radio for? Answer that and you will get better advice.

The FT60r is a very nice radio for use on the 2 meter and 70 cm ham bands, but without modification cannot transmit on GMRS. GMRS is not amateur radio. 
There are some nice radios available for GMRS and they’re typically easier to use than a ham radio. 
Personally, I really enjoy being a ham and if that interests you I’d be happy to recommend study guides, but if you’re just looking for a radio to use casually with your family or friends without learning about frequencies and the speed of light, GMRS is very nice. 
Welcome to the forums and good luck whatever you want to do. 

You would be able to use the radio legally on the frequencies it is made for.

For years, my father designed and oversaw development of the top jet fighter IN THE WORLD, and to this day he refuses to read a manual for anything.  I just sent him a Blu-Ray player, and he asked me to hook it up next time I visit.  IT'S ONE HDMI CABLE.  And his planes are still winning dogfights fifty years later. I give up.

On page 34 of the hand book It says "(Channels 8-14 are only authorized for very low output power and are listen only.)"
Channels 1-7 should work.

If you are stating this as the problem then as @OffRoaderX has said it won’t. Mobile radios are not allowed to transmit on 8-14 per the FCC. Also when testing between radios make sure you put some distance between them. If they are too close they can cause desensing and won’t work.