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OMG: which radio is on the dash?

Two problems with that mount: 1) You're blocking the speaker on the bottom with the seat and 2) In my experience, it gets HOT! Does not look like there is enough space for cooling.

Yes, that is on the "output" of the repeater, 462.xyz; I was suggesting you take a road trip to get closer to the repeater and when you can hear people on the "input" of the repeater, 467.xyz, then you are pretty assured you are close enough to also trigger the repeater, if your radio is setup properly.

You can tell more about that antenna than I can from that photo: Then why would he need an adapter?

There is a post on this forum somewhere that shows how to use an inexpensive plumbers cap to make a cup-holder mount that easily connects to that radio; I use one in the EV with the cigarette lighter plug and a $20 dual band mag-mount from Letsgetreadyinc.com In my shack I find that the DB20-G outperforms my Yaesu FT-857d FM on 2 meters and 440 MHz with the rooftop antenna. Let me know if you can get Odmaster to work; I am not optimistic as some reports on the Chirp website say Radioddity used a non-common serial port protocols in their communications protocol with the RJ-45 cable.

Great savings for a hearty HT and an awesome mini-mobile! Let me know if you have any DB20-G questions...

Never hurts to have a road trip to near the repeater and see if you can also hear others on the input frequency and then contact them through the repeater.

How is he supposed to put a BNC antenna on his SMA HT without an adapter?

I use Windows 11 in Parallels on my M1 2020 Mac Mini and it works fine on programming CPS software for my radios that require Windows. It even installed the experimental firmware on my Quansheng UV-K5(8) so that now I can communicate with others on SSB on 2 meters.

Thanks for pointing that out. Now I can follows these threads again.

Can someone explain to me this style of thread, where instead of posts being listed chronologically, their listed in some obscure order (voting?)? I am now reticent to post on these threads, because I cannot tell who is responding to what! Maybe there is a "switch" that allows me to read them chronologically again?

Except for the fact that FRS is a system where the license is provided by rule. If you make a DIY FRS radio, no matter what wattage you set it for it becomes unlicensed and all users are violating Part 95E. Maybe you don't care, in which case, what we answer is irrelevant. If you want FRS, buy FRS. If you use GMRS, get a license.

It's working like a charm! Thank you.

No, ultimately it was defective, so I sent it back to China for a refund. Subsequently, I was given one in a swap and I will use it with the Radioddity DB25-D that I acquired recently.

I like it; it does not go too far above the top of my vehicle's roof, so it only hits my garage door lightly twice. But it seems that yours with a coil with have better mobile range.

Instead of paying the extra money for 20 more watts, I went instead to replace my DB20-G in the car with their DB25-D DMR dual-band, 20 watt, mini-mobile for about only $100 more. With a Hotspot and my OnStar WiFi, I will be able to communicate all over the world easily with DMR especially on longer drives, where my experience with analog repeaters is poor, because you lose range to them very quickly.

Let us know how it goes. I might pick up that antenna as an improvement instead of my $20 Dual Band Mag Mount.

I always like to recommend the Radioddity DB20-G a/k/a Anytone AT-779UV mini-mobile: 20 watts, cigarette lighter plug, 500 channels, and only costs $99-$109 for ease of entering GMRS and can always upgrade to a different radio later. I instead purchased a 2nd one to use in the house. Good luck!

I see that Amazon's listing of that antenna includes a SMA to 239 adapter cable, for $35. Was that your experience.

Out of the box, using the alternative CPS programming software provided with the radio, CPEditor by MM7DBT, it transmits and receives on the GMRS channels; well at least the couple of repeaters channels that I have used it on. I can't imagine that if it works randomly on those, it would not work on all of them. Of course avoid transmitting on Channels 8-14, as this radio probably exceeds 1/2 watt on Low. I just acquired a hotspot and this is an extremely versatile technology. It was setup for me to access both the Brandmeister and TGIF Networks and I only have experience on Brandmeister. You just go to the Brandmeister Hoseline and can see all of the activity that is currently available and can listen to each channel by simply clicking on it. Then by clicking on Player, you can easily see which Callsigns are using that channel and can easily disconnect from that channel, too. Once you get familiar with activity patterns, you can add these channels to your codeplug and listen to them from the radio. A good channel to start with is World (91). Just sit back and hear all those Hams around the world easily talking to each other. Not something that the "old-timers" would accept as DX, but in the modern world it is another tool in the Ham Radio toolbox for those who want to use it.

Firmware updates make me nervous. I take much time researching the issue before I do them. i have not yet bricked a radio, but that is my fear. My concern was not the hijacking of this thread but that a more focused thread will get more replies and information

I suggest you be careful getting answers to deep questions about a firmware update on the gm-15 pro in a thread about the TD-H3. You are just not going to get the depth of responses from experiences users of the gm-15 pro, because, other than a few, why would they be here? For example: I do not have a TD-H3 and am only here because reviewing "Unread Content" at this particular moment in time revealed:

It seems to work! Nice to have a 5 watt HT option when traveling.

As a hedge against hamregistry fees, I purchased some DJT on the open market!

$30 5 watt Dual SideBand 2 meters. . my next project after RM Noise reduction for HF using AI