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Gives you the option to try different HTs in the future.

I hit my repeaters at 21 and 17 miles normally. I've hit them still at 28 miles but it's starting to get to the limit. If you can't hit the repeater it's likely you have a small hill or lots of trees in the way diluting your signal to the repeater or you are not programming your radio correctly. It's also possible you've gotten one of their defective output radios. I've had two of them that would receive just fine but transmit power was nil. I just requested a replacement and received them I find the TD H3 radio to be a very good radio for the price. The one real limitation it seems to have is channels above 54 only seem to be able to receive and not transmit. I talked with them and they know about it and don't seem concerned. It would have been nice if they documented it.

2.7dB loss vs 2.33dB is a difference, not exactly substantial under 100' 1/2" Heliax is pretty substantial. 1.4dB/100'

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/no-com-ports-in-windows-11/dd854eca-2b42-4c82-a785-86943163e703

Have you plugged the adapter into the computer to establish a com port?

Yes, the "S" version needs power to program it. After watching all the videos of the non "S" version which does not need to be powered to program I figured the same thing. But as soon as I powered it up programming went as it should.

I like yelling. That's what grumpy old men do.

My CCR works as expected and does a fine job for how I use it. I have zero regrets. The company treats me well. No idea how they treat anyone else. At this point I have no need for an expensive HT as the H3 suits it's purpose.

There are some radios that the OEM is the best antenna. Usually the higher priced radios. You get what you pay for and I would expect a premium tuned antenna with a higher cost radio. My buddy has a Kenwood and the OEM antenna worked better than the 771 he got. But he also didn't get the G version of the antenna, so that might have been the difference.

Nah. The OEM on my TD H3 was mediocre at best. The Nagoya 771G or the Smiley Rubber duck are far superior. The radios I passed out to my family prove it all the time. They still have the OEM antennas and mine out perform theirs all the time.

The only reason I know of this problem is because other people complained about it. I find the H3 to be a pretty darn good radio. If you aren't a power user you'd never find that limitation. And remember you are paying $30 for a radio, battery, charger, cables, 2 antenna, vox setup. I don't know how they can possible do it. If you want a full featured radio go out and get a $400 radio, I'm gunna stick with the CCR for now.

My plastic part won't come off. Not that I tried super hard because I don't want to ruin the antenna.

Mine won't

Surprised. Went to the Nagoya website and the NA-771G antenna isn't listed. They have the 771, 771A and 771-477 for CB Same thing with the 701, no "G" version

I've had contact with them many times for issues and questions. I guess I go straight to Luxi when I email them and she responds within a day or two. So far they've been pretty reactive to my inquiries.

No, the radio will start drunk transmitting using your call sign

Says the guy with title "GMRS Queen"

I don't recommend storing your radio in alcohol.

I'm actually shocked that she enjoys it. I figured I'd have to keep her screaming and kicking to touch that PTT button.

My TD H3 benefits greatly from a Nagoya 771G, next in line is the Smiley Rubber Duck and then my OEM. I have a mini stub antenna that is worse than the OEM, but I use that in my shop where my repeater is. I keep the radio on low power too.

Hi Luxi, I was trying to program CH55 on my TD-H3 and noticed that I can't set it to a transmit frequency. Anything above CH55 is receive only. Is this correct? Is this a known limitation or is this just the way it's designed? Or is this something that needs to be looked into by the tech people? I found this on a GMRS forum and tested it out and found it to be true. I'm running version GMRS_240702. Thanks. support From:support@tidradio.com Tue, Nov 12 at 8:48 PM Yes, this is the limitation of the machine Luxi support@tidradio.com

Does my wife count? Not before I married her 38 years ago. But now since I got back into radio.

No. Wind gust. Crap. An hour later. I resupported the triangles. The top one failed. Put a dadoed gusset on both. In a couple weeks I won't need this mast other than for the cell phone booster antenna.

Oh I realize that, fully. Usually the modeling software is much more generous with the signal than real world situations present. I was just surprised that this went in the opposite direction. Showing a barely viable signal when in reality the signal is usually pretty good. I've been going in reverse using the HTs as the transmitters to my repeater and what's showing is a bit disappointing. Hopefully real world is better. But like I've stated, usually the programs give better results than what you find out in the field.

Playing around with it and I found on one of my repeaters it's just plain wrong. I have the Holyoke repeater which is 21 miles away. Using my HT which is about 4.5 watts in front of my house it's iffy but makes it in. If I go up the hill a bit it's much better. When I walk my route around the neighborhood no one has ever complained I was choppy. The program is telling me at the house to the repeater which I've setup at 200' above the 250 meter mountain it's on with a 12dBi gain antenna and a RX line loss of 1.7dB. It's telling me that I'm hitting the repeater with .31uV and when I go up the hill, which I know for a fact is a better area it says .18uV and gives me a red line which I guess means not gonna make it. The .31uV gives me a yellow line. Of course when I switch it to my base station with a 13 meter tall antenna and 7.2dBi gain it says the repeater receives me at 7.35uV Checked on the Glastonbury repeater setup with the same specs and it gives me an 8.04uV receive at the repeater which is 17 miles away and up just about the same height. I can talk with my son, both of us in our homes using HT to HT and it comes in pretty good. I can't hit the Holyoke repeater inside my house using the HT so I do know it's much weaker of a signal but I'm surprised it's at .31uV and people still here me well. I know it's not full quieting, but it's not all hissy and crackly either. Just low to medium hiss and a very slight flutter if I'm walking. Just surprised at the numbers from this repeater.