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I ended up going with the MIRKIT FTDI cable. It listed the brands it worked with- to include Baofeng and Wuoxun. It was one of the more expensive ones. We shall see how it plays out....

Thanks for the replies. I did in fact find two-way radios and the download. But my question did get answered here about the cable. Question though. What is the default code plug download about?

I just got my 905G. Nice radio. Reading he manual though, it says you need programming software and a cable to add channels, delete channels, ect. I went to Wouxun's site and I cannot find any software for the 905G to download. Do they still have software for this? Also, do I need Wouxun's cable, or can I use an off brand?

OK, this is going to be a long post, so I hope some radio techs can bear through all the writing. I will be as detailed as possible so you guys can hopefully trouble shoot me accurately. I recently purchased a midland MXT275 and have it mounted in my truck. I am currently using the antenna that came with it but bought the midland "ghost" antenna (MXTA25) and hood mount (MXTA27) and will be installing that this weekend. I understand that the ghost antenna (that did get some pretty good reviews) has it's limitations but for my application it seems to be the best route currently. I would like to have the ability to use repeaters though. I have went into the menu, found Rp (repeater) and turned it on. Yes, I hit the lock button. I can now see the channels (15-22?) with RP next to the channels. This is where things get confusing. Everything that I have read and watched online that I can find on setting up repeater channels/ tones for this radio is a different than what my radio sample is showing and even in the manual. As a matter of fact, I have now seen two different versions of this manual. Both written in perfect English (LOL, notarubicon Randy, your videos are priceless!) Let me explain. Some videos that I have watched as well as some reading, have stated to go into the menu, turn the repeater channels on, then go to one of those repeater channels that correspond with the repeater. while on that channel, hit menu, scroll to Privacy Tone (PT), choose CT or DC, then type the channel that matches the frequency to the in/ out tones found on the repeater page on this site. I have read that the MXT275 does not do split tones. So, obviously I was paying attention to repeaters that had the same in/out tones. So, on my radio, you if you are on a repeater channel and dive into the menu, the Privacy Tone (PT) is not even on the menu reel. On non repeater channels, PT is an option on the reel. Instead, what I have in replace of PT is two settings. The first one is Transmit Privacy Tone/ Code (TC). The second one is Receive Privacy Tone/ Code (RC). You can go into each of these settings like you would on PT and do the same thing. So, I have questions based off of these findings. 1. Has Midland upgraded the MXT275 to be able to handle split tone repeaters? 2. LOL, how do I set this up? I appreciate any help you folks can give me.

Thanks for the quick responses!

I am new to the GMRS world. I have been looking at the map here and see that some repeaters seem to openly list their input/ output frequencies, and some do not. For the ones that show the Input/ output frequencies, should I still send a request to use the repeater? Don't want to break etiquette.