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One of the things that was an issue with the UV-5R, and this probably is not new info but might have a reason they do not pick up as well, was the factory squelch settings were terrible. So might be a Duh! we knew that, but I toss it out as well. I set mine and they work well for me with a spread up to around 60, with level 1 being one. I can run mine on that setting 90 percent of the time with good reception and no problems.

Mine have all came VIA my registered E-mail. Check you junk mail folder in case.

I would look up by search online for local radio clubs for your area. That would be the greatest support locally to learn. If you were on the Tiger Mtn. (Oly-3...) repeater, there was a CERES net at that time.

If your not being a douchebag, i would not sweat it licensed or not. Im guessing by the VK2ZB that is an Australian call sign by your regulatory agency. Just use that. (this is not legal advice, just advice on the reality of how many ***** you would get from the FCC in reality)

Heres a good start: https://www.miklor.com/COM/Review_UV17proGPS.php Specifically, this part: GPS Capability The UV-17 Pro GPS supports both GPS and BDS modes. The coordinates and elevation measurements are exact as expected. This includes location sharing between two UV17 Pro GPS radios. The UV17 Pro GPS also has the ability to send GPS coordinates between two radios. Verify GPS capability To verify that your radio has GPS, Menu 4 should display GNSS to select the GPS options. When GPS is turned ON, a long press of the Blue key in the upper right of the keypad will display the GPS screen.

On that repeater it would be similar as these. Right freq, TSQL, the tone, the +, and 5.000000

Was interested in the GRMS specific UV-5G+, and went poking around Amazon yesterday. So, sounded like something to get to "upgrade" from my bagfull of UV-5R's. BF-F8+'s, and UV-5X3's. Around 35 dollhairs its a darn cheap HT, but poking around more I discovered what appeared to be the same radio, the AR-5RM, at 28 dollhairs. Best I can tell its basically the same radio but its "unlocked", as the term goes. So, ordered it yesterday and was on my doorstep today, and for a update of basically the UV-5R, i am liking it. One weirdness is CHIRP, and have the latest version but the 5RM coding is still experimental, so its to be expected i guess. Radio has 999 channels, but in a change from any BoofWangs i know to date is its memory slots start at 1 instead of 0, but has 1000 positions showing on download. I can save to slot 1000, upload it fine, but it of course just ignores it if i try to scroll through it on the radio after upload. Can save the file fine to open up with CHIRP, but it will actually tell me its wrong if i try to export it as a CSV. Otherwise until CHIRP gets the coding for this out of experimental, and it works and im not bashing CHIRP, im liking it.

The chair is against the wall, repeat, the chair is against the wall. John has a long mustache, John has a long mustache. Over.

At the bottom of the listing it has this note - not sure if it matters here but for that repeater it says: " For all to enjoy. Have Fun and Be Respectful We will be adding Traveler Tones (141.3) " Make a duplicate channel and try it with those tones. Won't hurt to try.

Yeah, but I did find the manual online so I hope its settable. Its a funky radio for sure. Those tiny buttons, Arr!

My display has no "." so its showing 28300 kHz... I screwed up the MHz / KHz its showing - dont have my glasses right now.

At least that gives you an adjustable stepping ability. My County Comm GP-5/SSB receiver has only two modes I can figure out. Turn the tuning wheel fast, it advances 5 Mhz, slow turn its 1Mhz. and no way to direct input a freq. I need to dig online and find the manual though, I might be wrong. .

That is an important and helpful tool, but the Hat Trick is how do you find the lat/long and antenna height of say, the repeater your looking at?

We seem to have a good ratio of GMRS to HAM repeaters around here, but my side monitoring of the HAM repeaters shows much much more chatter on the GMRS side. Albeit, hearing "BR549, monitoring" 10 times in two minutes and keeps stepping on the repeaters timed ident, so it has to try again, only to not be given enough time to finish its morse ident before its stepped on again... Heaven forbid you talk to him, your going to hear the same story - whether you heard it before or not, about how hes new to GMRS and its his XXth day on it, and he was a HAM for 20 years, so - busier, but worthwhile chatter in a lot of cases, not so much.

That makes perfect sense.

Seems like the stock antennas on the budget radios are hit or miss. I think perhaps the QA on the cheap antennas is probably the lowest they let slide by. Last order of UV-5R radios I got (4), were identical, but one of the antennas was completely dead. Not a problem for me, I usually spend the money as well and get some decent quality but on a budget Nagoyas (701G) and they in comparison to stock, cannot be touched in my testing.

I used a Lido cup holder mount, and have tried to think about how its angled so no direct sun.

The lady on top looks horrified, so im not sure its good.

And they still had the scary bayonet lug on them!

Duh! moment here. I need to look that up.

Since I have newly installed my mobile in the car with a nice mount that puts it right where I need it and summertime for us is fast approaching, what are the thoughts on keeping it from possibly getting toasted from the interior heat on a hot sunny day while parked? Carport/garage is not an option for me. I know the sunshades for the windscreen helps, but any other tips? My radio is a one piece Btech UV-25x4, so no remote head on it.

I remember when I could get a 20rd box of the chinese semi corrosive primer stuff for my SK for $1.99... Any radio is a good radio if its all you have, but the longevity / durability of the UV-5R on his kit will probably be next to Nil over a short "combat engagement" time frame.

We as mere mortals cannot tell, but both of them might be girls or boys?

Did you set the (probably) +5 offset to 462.675?