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I know the station in question is from Puerto Rico since he states it in his transmissions. The President George FCC is the only radio with all modes that I have found so far that is legal to use for the CB bands. I could always open up my Xiegu G90 too

I am well aware of that. But it makes the channel useless for those in the US that need it.

I will sometimes scroll through the CB channels just to listen. My 10m inverted V antenna actually works quite well for 11 meters. I hear a guy from Puerto Rico on channel 9 quite often. He must be running a lot of power since he has an extremely strong signal. If I do get a CB radio, I want one that does AM, FM, and SSB. I guess no one cares that the guy is on the emergency channel. I remember a time when one would get told to stay off channel 9 except for emergencies.

Have you tried to manually install drivers for the PL2303 chip? Google how to do it, there are instructions on how to install the Prolific chip drivers.

Try talking to your local amateur radio club members. They can point you in the right direction.

This is important to remember and worth repeating. Our club is lucky that we have one member that knows how to properly tune duplexers and has access to the needed equipment.

Both share the same frequencies on the amateur radio bands all of the time. It is quite common to have a 2m or 70cm repeater setup for both analog and digital. The most common digital mode around me is DMR. My local club has 3 70cm repeaters and all are setup for analog and DMR. Digital on GMRS frequencies is a moot point since it is not allowed.

I can definitely recommend the Wouxun KG-XS20G Plus. It is a nice little 20 watt radio that performs well. It is actually pretty easy to program through the radio.

Midland makes one and it works quite well. I have one on the aluminum tool box on my SxS and it holds the Comet 2x4SR antenna just fine. https://midlandusa.com/collections/accessories/products/micromobilemxta38-adhesive-backed-metallic-mount

One will not notice any difference between 4, 5, or 8 watts. You basically have to quadruple the power output to notice a difference. Yes you will be able to notice a difference going from 5 watts to 25 watts. I have tested stock antennas versus the Nagoya 701 and 771. The 771 helped with receive on some hand held radios but weren't any better than the stock antennas on other radios. The wa not any improvement with the 701 compared to the stock antennas on any of my radios.

I have to agree with what everyone has said about the coax. TV/Satellite coax cable is the wrong stuff for radio antennas. You want coax rated at 50 Ohms. LMR400 or equivalent is what you want for UHF frequencies to include GMRS. Plus your antenna is not tuned for GMRS frequencies either. GMRS is 462 MHz and 467 MHz. The antenna may or may not have decent SWR for GMRS. I also see the dish causing issues with your vertical antenna. Either raise the antenna above the dish or remove the dish from the mount (if not in use).

Pine and cedar trees are the worse when it comes to absorbing UHF radio waves. Our repeater range is limited to about 30-35 miles when using a mobile radio depending on location. There are a lot of hills and valleys with old growth hard wood trees along with lots of cedar trees. Our GMRS repeater antennas are at 400 feet and our 2m and 70cm repeater antennas are at 900 feet on the same tower. I live 21.5 miles away from the tower. It is hit or miss on if I can get into the 70cm and GMRS repeaters with a hand held radio from my house, it depends on band conditions. I normally do not have any problems getting into the 2m repeater from home with a hand held. I have several hand held radios and the Wouxun KG935G Plus and KG-Q10H work the best for me. I have an Icom IC-T10 (entry level) along with an Explorer QRZ-1 (rebranded TYT UV88) along with several Baofeng radios.The IC-T10 and QRZ-1 aren't much better than the Baofeng radios when it comes to RX/TX clarity and picking up interference. I have to agree to reach out to the local GMRS repeater owners and your local ham club members. It is becoming more common for amateur radio license holders to also have their GMRS license. Most will be more than happy to help new people out. Our club put up a GMRS repeater for an extra means of communication along with using GMRS as a possible stepping stone for those interested in amateur radio. Congrats on the new 935G Plus, you will enjoy it. I will suggest using the actual Wouxun programing software that can be downloaded from Buy Two Way Radios for free. You will need a Windows computer to run the program, but it is easy to use.

You will want your radio to TX on 467.625 and RX on 462.625. You will use the correct repeater channel which will be listed on your radio as either repeater 18 or some radios list it as channel 26. Either way make sure to use the repeater channel so that your radio is transmitting on 467.625 and receiving on 462.625

The UV-5R GMRS radios for $30 is a good deal. And they are perfect for handing out to family and friends or when you are doing something that you might worry about dropping/breaking a radio. I have a set of them myself and while not the best radios, they do work as intended.