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Agreed. Strangely my Comet 2X4 also shows acceptable swr readings on 222 mhz. 20 mile simplex @30watts out and 30 miles to my closest 222 mhz. repeater @ 50 footup up with steel mending plates for a ground plane. a usable signal was surprising.

SOCAL has proved time and time again, he's not wrapped tight ...

Any day now, Scamazon will be importing their Brand New LoveBot 3000's complete with spermicide !

I have a old Uniden set that needs batteries so I nosed around on the batteriesamerica.com site and found a set ! They have batteries for quite a few different models in the 46/49 mhz. and 902-928 mhz. range.

Your Antenna and Elevation makes all the difference in the world. 50 to 100 mile range on 50 watts is Easily accomplished on both 2m and 70 cm with a properly tuned antenna ! I do it all the time .

He was talking about monitoring law enforcement for some reason, which has nothing to do with Gmrs.

Babble, Babble is all you do ... About Nothing !! State troopers, turn signals ... WTF ? That's right... GO READ STUFF, SOCAL !!

WE THINK YOU HAVE A LOT OF LEARNING TO DO ... So get on it SOCAL !!

That would be idea for my openspot 4 pro !

Exactly what I did...

Actually there ARE still 46/49 Cordless phones still in use, so Not true.

Yep, we know that.

Thank you !! We'll find a way to make it work !

Actually Steve, no I wasn't kidding. I do it, because it works. But I do see your point.

Of course if you thought about this being an issue in the first place, then simply list an old address you no longer reside at . If the commission needs to send you mail, leave your email for correspondence. It works for me.

As long it's brought up in the proper forum, then no you won't, but in the end it's up to the Moderators decision. Many of us use SDS100/200's to listen, as well as SDR's.

Yet, MOST Still don't seem to understand WHY linking on this band is a BAD idea ! I'll explain it AGAIN, for those who Don't understand ... it's called Bandwidth !! You don't have enough to do this without interfering with other users on the Same band !! You have HOW many channel pairs ?? 8, EIGHT of them !! That's it !! If you start linking More than One pair, then your preventing someone Else from using that pair, out side of your range !! WHY the hell should anyone have to listen to the SAME conversation on More than one pair ??? GMRS is NOT and was Never intended to be Long range, more than 30 -50 miles. IF you Want that kind of range, then WORK for it, and take the Test and get your Amateur Radio License where Linked repeaters are Legal, because there's PLENTY of Bandwidth !! Ok, Rant mode Off ...

Right. It happens easier than most think, and I'm sure Many have decided to let a ham license lapse, or a commercial, or gmrs license lapse, then one day you decide to make the investment again ... Guess what ? Too many Frn's and which one was which ? The gentleman I talked with at CORES said this happens quite often, and sometimes even the commission has been known to mouse up your file and Frn's as well.

I do as well, 40+ years worth in technology and coms. But AI is not something the industry has explored enough with yet, and autonomous learning in certain devices needs to be handled carefully.

AI is something to tread lightly with. I Don't trust ANY AI apps or programs,but then I have trust issues, anyway.

The problem I've seen most often with ODmaster is the the Radio and App not connecting by Bluetooth. BOTH the Radio and Phone Must have Bluetooth turned on ... but Wait there's more ! There's a separate slide bar in the App at the top of the page that says Bluetooth, that Must also be On. Then Bluetooth will link the two together, and after your changes, be SURE to Save your changes to the App. Dink with it Often enough and you'll get the hang of it.

Awhile back, when renewing my license I ran into a issue where somehow my old Gmrs license had a different FRN number, resulting in 3 FRN numbers. The new one I applied for, plus the FRN for my ham license. I Called CORES, and they removed the third FRN and got me all set again. Easy Peasy! Here's the number directly to CORES: 1-877-480-3201

I would suggest reading reviews on it first before making a decision, but that's just me. I read reviews on Anything I consider buying.

Because his Constant insistence on cutting down people's efforts are tiring ! He speaks shit without thinking first, and a lot of it is incorrect ! I worked with a employee just like this, and eventually it got his nose busted ! SOCAL said This, without any consideration for the op. "I would not count on it working very long" How the fuck does he know how long it will work?? HE DOESN'T and shouldn't make assumptions for other people !

You're BEING an ASS AGAIN !!