[Just received a Tidradio H8... how the heck do I program and use it?!]

30 minutes ago, WRXE944 said:

1.  These sound like DMR options, which are totally irrelevant to GMRS.

2.  No. but yes in DMR as Slots, not Tones.

LOL. I did go down a DMR rabbit hole last week as well. HAM, GMRS, DMR, DSTAR, APRS... yikes! This could only happen in the USA.

[Just received a Tidradio H8... how the heck do I program and use it?!]

These are the only repeaters I see on this site. Am I missing something? This is even less than Repeaterbook.

[Just received a Tidradio H8... how the heck do I program and use it?!]

So last questions, I think...

1. I heard something about colors? Am I completely lost in the weeds?
2. Repeaters and tones... does a specific repeater have a single tone or more that one tone? (Can you and I be on tone 1 and Jon and Sally be on tone 2 on the same repeater?)

[Just received a Tidradio H8... how the heck do I program and use it?!]

7 minutes ago, WRXE944 said:

I do not use Repeaterbook often, especially for GMRS.

Closed means that they control the membership and use of the repeater.  It is not open for just anybody's use.

I do not know what the green check marks signify and I will have to open up Odmaster and see if they have upgraded to an Input function.

What is an alternative for finding repeaters near me? I only know of Repeaterbook.

[Just received a Tidradio H8... how the heck do I program and use it?!]

It sound like channels 1-whatever are just like the old CB channels, right?

What do the tones me or do? They don't apply to the basic channels? Do I need to adjust the tones when using repeaters or does Repeaterbook have everything I need?

[Just received a Tidradio H8... how the heck do I program and use it?!]

20 hours ago, WRXE944 said:

Looks like that model has the TID Bluetooth programmer already installed, so you can program it with their app:

So I went to Repeaterbook and found a short list (just 36 repeaters in CA?!!). What does "Closed" mean? (And why publish it if it means "private" repeater)?

And what do the two check marks mean on the last repeater?

Is there anyway to import this into Tid or Odmaster software?

[Just received a Tidradio H8... how the heck do I program and use it?!]

21 hours ago, OffRoaderX said:

As for additional programming, what does the User Manual have to say about that?

Dude, you sound like a SAD HAM! Read the manual, google it, come back when you are worthy!

[Just received a Tidradio H8... how the heck do I program and use it?!]

I'm a n00b!