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  1. GreggInFL
    Feel free to toss them my way. I will add them to the collection of HTs that can't reach more than two miles in the woods. I hate trees.
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    Ouch. My bad. You are correct, it is not in CHIRP. I program it with the GM-30 download from Radioddity, which apparently has the same innards. I see Radioddity has a GM-30 Plus out now, but I can't vouch for that download as I have not used it. Thanks for catching my mistake.
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    That's a sweet package. I'll have to keep that in mind.
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    One of my favorites. Corollary: "If it doesn't say you can't, you can."
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    As an aside, this is the kind of thread that makes this forum so valuable. You guys rock. I love this bar.
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    This is a good start. The wife and I use them. Simple and budget friendly. You can edit them using CHIRP. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CDKMWYGR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8 You'll have tons of other recommendations. All good. Just depends on what you are using it for. I'm in FL also and we had these fired up for the annual hurricane show.
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    This is exactly what happened in the Orlando area. The biggest repeater went stale. 35 miles through the woods makes it a beast by local standards.
  9. GreggInFL
    Like navigating the FCC website?
  10. GreggInFL
    You're welcome. If I had it to do over again I would upgrade the radio to a good 40/50W unit with a Midland MXTA26 antenna. Just depends on your budget and how much you intend to use it.
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    ^Welcome!
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    I settled on a Radioddity DB25-G. Amazon had it for $89.99 a while back. I had to return the first one because it wasn't right. The replacement seems okay so far. I went with 25W because it would easily plug into a car's cigarette lighter and could be moved inside to a power adapter. This is not the best set up, but for a new user like me it's perfectly adequate. I'm told that people tend to keep buying radios, so there will be plenty of opportunities to upgrade.
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    Welcome. You're in the right place.
  14. GreggInFL
    Quite the story. Quite the generation. Gratitude indeed. My father was the radio operator on a halftrack in Europe about that time. He taught me CW decades ago. It wasn't until years later that I realized I was taught by an expert; I've never seen anyone faster with a key.
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    Ouch. Sorry to hear that. We lost power in central FL but only for ~ three days. Hang in there.
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    ^ Nice summary.
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    Good luck with that. Those things are weird.
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    Welcome!
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    We cover 1,500+ wooded acres, so FRS is not an option. In fact, GMRS simplex is marginal at best.
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    Glad to hear it. For a moment there I thought it was just me.
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    Introduced the HOA to GMRS and it was well received as an all-else-fails comm backup. We agreed to use a specific channel and establish a net protocol if the internet goes down -- which has yet to happen.
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    Welcome. You're in the right place.
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    Pfft. Everyone knows it's the spark advance/retard lever.
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    Yeah, I'll report back after Milton. Already hearing radio checks over the area's biggest repeater.
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    Dear Santa...
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