TNFrank

Currently to listen to DPS/Highway Patrol traffic. Future use will include communication while dove hunting and truck to truck comms while shooting in the desert.

I picked up a Pro as my "high end" GMRS radio and at first I was a bit lost. After watching a few vids on the YouTubes and fooling around with the radio and the app I think I'm starting to figure the radio out. I even got my Roger Beep set after thinking it didn't have one and I programmed the side buttons to change scan sections so I can go from GMRS and DPS(Highway Patrol) frequencies at the long press of the button. I'm actually starting to like this radio. I plan on doing a short review on it, the V2, the UV-5R(hacked for GMRS and MURS)and the Wouxun KG-805G(once it gets here)on my YouTubes channel. Anyway, to sum it up, if you've picked up this radio and feel a bit lost just hang in there, watch some vids and play around with it and you'll soon get the hang of it.

Actually I just watched a video on the YouTubes showing how to get the Roger Beep set on the GMRS Pro, Oh Happy Days.

I agree with Randy. Channel 15 through 22 are also the same Rx frequencies as the 8 repeated channels so you can hear people talking on the repeated channels but you don't have the +5MHz offset or the tone of the repeated set so they can't hear you.

From tests I've seen on the YouTubes the V2 does get somewhere between 5 and 5.5 watts which is what it's rated at. I'm sure the lesser expensive radios only get 3 to 4 watts or if they're "out of spec" maybe 8 to 10 watts but anything calibrated for GMRS use in an HT should be around 5 watts plus/minus 1 watt. JMHO, YMMV.

Good to hear that the kg-816 profile in chirp works for the 805g. I just ordered one and I'll give it a try. Thanks.

Also, while we're on the subject, how does this radio compare to the KG-805G? P.S. Ended up getting the 805G. Newer design, should be easy enough to program DPS Rx only channels.

I can think of one good reason for it. It let's the other person know when you're finished talking without having to say "Over" or "Roger" or "Copy".

Dept. of Public Safety aka Highway Patrol.

After much going around and around on this radio I used the refund from the Wouxun KG-UV9D Plus to pick one up. I still need to pair it with the app that I have on my phone. Seems like you could get an Android Tablet with Bluetooth and use it so you'd have a larger screen to work with. Can't wait to actually give my radio a try. It's so intimidating with all the extra functions and stuff, LOL. P.S. One BIG NEGATIVE with this radio is the lack of the "Roger Beep" feature. Also I tried to program some 460.xxxMHz channels, Rx only and they didn't work. May try again tomorrow since it's suppose to Rx 136-174MHz and 400-520MHz.

This one seems to fly under the radar. Seems to be a solid unit and legalities aside it should work on GMRS frequencies. Anyone have this radio? What do you think about it? P.S. After looking at some videos on YouTube it seems this radio has been out for quite a while(13 plus years, LOL) but it's still being made and it's CHIRP Legacy compatible so I still wonder if it's a decent radio.

Dept. of Public Safety otherwise know as the Highway Patrol.

Thanks for the replies. My main use will be GMRS but I also like to add DPS channels to scan and listen to.

I don't have the Frequency Limits screen in my version of chirp.

OK, even with all the freq. bands set to AM and AM Auto and everything else after I loaded some local Airbands into the radio I still can't get below 136.000MHz. I'm starting to think this radio is broken or something. Guess it's time to send it back to Amazon for a refund and go back to square 1.

Thanks. I think I'm going to try to upload some Airband frequencies via CHIRP to see if I get anything. Thanks again.

So another question while we're on the subject. Do I have to add the Airband channels from CHIRP or should I be able to add them from the front panel because when I try from the front panel they won't take but I do seem to be able to program them with CHIRP.

Wanted to get an inexpensive radio to keep in the truck and didn't want to use anything expensive. Seems to be decent enough. I'm going to want to try to unlock it so I can program other frequencies into it to listen to but wonder which Baofeng radio in CHIRP would be compatible with it since it's not directly listed. Here's a list of what I've got, which one would be close enough to work? Thanks.

I do think it's odd they have frequency lists for everything from 150MHz to 700MHz but nothing for 108-135MHz AM. I would figure you'd set that in the 150MHz area? There's nothing in Area A Setting for AM, just the sub-areas(150MHz, 200MHz, 300MHz, 450MHz and 700MHz) and all of those are technically too high.

Here are some screen shots. In the 150MHz I've had it with AM Modulation checked and as it is now, unchecked and it doesn't seem to make a difference.

I reset everything. Got my GMRS frequencies and the 3 DPS channels reinstalled and that all works. I didn't mess with anything much in settings except for turning of the voice and keyboard beep. I can't even input an Airband frequency from the front panel in freq. mode. They just don't take. A big reason why I got this radio is because it was suppose to do Airband. If ANYONE can show me the settings they're using to get Airband I'd really appreciate it.

Yes to everything. I set the stations to AM, I had Auto AM set and I was working on the top section. I did a Factory Reset but I don't think it reset everything because my custom heading didn't reset. I really need a pic of the Factory settings so I can reset all of that and go from there.

Still having trouble getting Airbands despite watching a couple three videos on YouTube on how to do it. I can program them in for the local Goodyear Airport but only 2 of the 4 show up and one isn't showing up as AM even though it's in the AM Band. I'll figure it out eventually but any help would also be awesome.

Maybe it has something to do with the length of the antenna? I know they have a shorter 701 and the 771 is the longer of the two so it could be in mm or some such.

On my BTech GMRS V2's I've been using the ABBREE 771C with is a GMRS antenna that's a nice orange color, LOL. They seem to work well enough. For the new KG-UV9D Plus I ordered a Nagoya 771G since it's a nice radio and deserves a nice antenna.