Chedz

I don't have another radio to test it out with. However, I certainly trust what you and Steve Shannon posted. Thank you very much.

Thank you both for helping out. I appreciate it. I'll be sending it back.

Hi everyone, It has been awhile since I last posted, or took part, in the forum. The reason is that I have been unable to use my Talkpod A36 Plus radio for transmitting. It receives air-band and repeater conversations just fine, but I can't transmit at all. So it sits and I monitor the air-band and emergency traffic. But, that's an entirely different issue from what I hope to find out here, in a last-ditch effort to make it fully operational. I used Amazon to buy a SamCom CS-47, 18-inch, fold-able antenna. It has the same frequency settings as that of the factory antenna of the Talkpod ( FM 136 - 174 / 400 - 470 Mhz ). It also has the same connector and, when attached to the Talkpod, sets completely / correctly as it should on the radio. But it kills the Talkpod in that it stops receiving (let alone transmitting). Pop the factory antenna back on and it works fine (again, with the exception of transmitting). What am I not doing right now? I am still new to the dark arts of GMRS radio, so any help is, as always, appreciated. WRYF568

WRWE456, My apologies for this late response to your post (life got me sidelined for awhile). I've done nothing with GMRS and the A36 Plus since my first posting on the board. That video was quite an eye-opener. Happily, I did not purchase the radio so can easily chuck-it if the need arises. Prior to seeing this video I had only seen a few of the initial reviews of the radio. Most were critical of the noise it can bleed over onto other frequencies (I'm still new to the world of radio so please excuse me if I am not using the correct terminology), while pointing out some of the great features. I do think Mr. Scott did a fine job of raising awareness of many of the deficiencies of the product, and the alleged practices, from Talkpod, that he claims to have encountered. I totally agree that the manual, that comes with the radio, is nearly useless to a rank beginner like me. And, as mentioned in my first posting, I thought of primarily using it to monitor the air and weather bands before going down the GMRS path - now I find it doesn't do much good in that either. I managed, somehow, to input the tower frequency for the airport that's nearby, and can barely hear it, let alone understand it. So I really appreciate seeing the review, and learning a bit more about the A36Plus. If nothing else I will use it as a stepping-stone radio to something better as I learn more about GMRS and, perhaps, grow into actually using it. In the meantime, I'll just lurk and learn on the forum. Thanks again. Chedz WRYF568

Hi everyone, I'm echoing what WRYF376 has posted (rather than start a new thread and making a similar request for guidance). I kinda fell into GMRS by accident when I recently obtained a Talkpod A36Plus radio. I initially thought of only using it as a air band "scanner," but found out there is so much more to it. I recently got my license (WRYF568) and am completely overwhelmed by what is involved (that is, everything having to do with it). So I look forward to absorbing the collective wisdom and knowledge of the myGMRS membership to get me started and involved. Thanks all, this looks like a great board.