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935G plus is my go to radio. I highly recommend it based on countless tests against Baofeng and TID Radios that I have done. They are a more expensive radio than most but I have not been disappointed by it's overall performance and capabilities. The other thing for me, is I have tested power output on many radios. The 935G+ has been the most consistent in "advertised" power output (close to 5 watts and in some cases more). Other radios in the Baofeng and TID radio department are hit or miss on output. For me that is the difference from making contact in a unique location I visit to not making a contact. That little bit of extra juice makes the difference for me against other radios I have tested from same location.

I didn't realize this. I usually do all my programming through RT Systems so I guess I never noticed. Good to know as I assume you are programming manually through the handset.

This is not the HUY600 repeater. As for the name cooper mountain, not sure how that came about or if it has actually been confirmed the GMRS repeater is on cooper mountain. At one point I heard Portland Heights or Forest Heights. I don't know that anyone knows where this repeater is unless someone can confirm it's location here? I have asked about this and nobody seems to know and sounds more or less like a guess of location. It's not a registered repeater anywhere that I can find and no auto ID takes place other than ID of stations using the repeater. Who ever set this up did a good job because it is the best repeater in the whole area hands down based on the number of stations who can actually reach and hear this station from far away. I would like to know more about the setup myself... Also, the cooper mountain I am hearing reference to is on 462.6500 not 462.625. Tone is 107.2 These are the only other repeaters on 625 I have found 462.6250 POR18R 156.7 Hz Overlook 625 repeater in the Overlook district in Portland 462.6250 ESTC625 67.0 hz Estacada 625 Repeater 462.6250 WQMB268 D 125 Unknown RPT ID: WQMB268 Riverdale NET 625 is also on this frequency but is private, no tone listed. And known repeaters on 650: 462.650 MOL19R 100.0 Hz Molalla repeater 462.650 HOPE650 141.3 Hz Hopewell RPT North of Salem - Tuesday NET 6:00pm 462.650 KAG0945 203.5 Hz Unknown RPT ID: KAG0945 - 462.650 COOPMTN 107.2 Hz Portland, Forest Heights or Cooper Mountain. No ID. Sellwood NET is also on this frequency but is private, no tone listed.

To be honest, there is a lot of good reasons to have an affordable back up radio like the H3. This is a back up for me or basically my wife to use in the event we get separated. The radio can be locked down and made easy enough for her to operate. I landed on the H3 based on many reviews and it outperformed most all of the budget radios in the power department when tested. I just cannot believe nobody highlighted the channel limitations in GMRS in any of the reviews I have watched. It still doesn't hit the advertised 5 watts but I will take 4 1/2 watts over a Baofeng 3 watt. That said, I couldn't justify spending money on another KG-935G Plus which is my main handheld. The bottom line is TID Radio should have better disclosed the limitations of this radio which hopefully they will acknowledge in a firmware update if they listen to my feedback. We will see.

Thank you! They didn't even respond to my email. Interesting they call a radio and "machine".

When I get time, I will give it a shot. I have all my programming saved, so it shouldn't be a problem to reload or import. Thanks for the information.

Just GMRS. I wouldn't be programming any HAM frequencies.

That was going to be my next question/test of the radio. Will the other channels transmit on GMRS frequencies if the radio is in normal mode. You have done this and it works?

It means any GMRS frequency programmed in to Channels 55 or higher will not transmit. Sounds like the DIY channels for GMRS are limited.

Well, I did see a lot of good reviews on YouTube. No where have I seen this limitation mentioned. I wish TIDRadio was more forthcoming of this.

Yeah that is dumb. I wish I knew this earlier. Thx

Does someone know what the GMRS transmit limitations are for this radio? I have the latest firmware and set to GMRS mode. I added my programming for several repeaters, etc. I noticed that I cannot transmit (only receive) on channels 55 and up. Ch 1-54 I can transmit on simplex or repeaters. Others see this issue or is this known? I could not find anything in the manual about this unless I totally missed it.

I had all the same problems with this radio plus you cannot add simplex channels. Sent them back, gave Baofeng a bunch of feedback per their request, bought some TID H-3's and never looked back.

For what it is worth, I use an Ed Fong antenna in my attic. Does very well. I was previously using a copper j-pole from KB9VBR Antenna's. Both work well and only a slight perceived difference in TX/RX range. I am getting a better SWR with the Ed Fong and continue to use that antenna. Here is a pic of that install.

I am looking at the same. I think we are going to land on the Btech RPT50. It should be relatively simple to use in case I am not around to program/fix/update, etc. It has everything we need onboard and just need to hook it up to an antenna. The limited reviews and information I have found so far look promising. This stuff does not need to be complicated and I think the Btech solution might be well worth it for a CERT and ECOMS organization.