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Even though the app told me it was the latest and updated... I removed it from my phone... and re-downloaded it. Now it works. Go figure. Hope this helps someone else if they run across this problem

When I first got my TD-H3 radios I know I was able to connect to the radios with the OD Master phone app via bluetooth and read and update the radio, but I found I preferred CHIRP over ODmaster so I have not used it in a while. But I wanted to test and see if it was working because I wanted to instruct a friend on how to do it for their radio, and I wanted to review the process. I recently tried to open the app and read the radio settings in... but it is not reading. I have confirmed that bluetooth is on for both the radio and my iphone I have the latest version of the app it will see and connect to the radio in the app as I select it I have properly selected the radio as TD-H3 GMRS (which is what my radio is set up as) and it recognizes it But when I hit the button to READ from the radio... the progress bar appears (gray) but never moves... nothing happens. (several months back I did roll back my radio firmware to 240625 from the 240702 (when TIDRADIO recommended it) Could it no be breading because I need to update the firmware?) I can't seem to make it read the radio for programming. any thoughts? Ideas? Similar experiences? Solutions? thanks.

That sounds like a good solution to me.

When I got my Callsign back in June... it took two or three days before it showed on the myGMRS website.

I can't reproduce this. are you seeing the transmit bars go up when you do this? I never would have use for VOX anyway but... seems odd.

Really? Hmm... interesting. Will need to take a look at that. Does anyone know of mobile GMRS units that do that?

It would be nice if there was an indicator that would stay on after transmission, showing the last channel to receive activity while monitoring multiple channels. But I do not know of a radio that does that.

The TD-H3 also does this.

I have not tried the H8 ... and actually no other radio other than the TD-H3 I have, since I am new to GMRS too. I can say I have had these H3's for four months now and have been very happy with them, and surprised at their performance and options.

I've tried using the ODmaster app... have never had a lot of good luck with it. I much prefer using CHIRP to program with the usb cable. Never seen the memory slots load and read Null... can you post a screen shot? I am trying right now to load from my radio on odmaster app via bluetooth... and darned if I cant even get it to read the radio. I thoguht I had it at least do that before.

I didn't realize the UV9G radios were that low price too! Interesting. They also can be programmed by CHIRP... I like that!

If you use it in GMRS mode... yes it will adjust it's power output for the GMRS channels you are on. It will do 5 w for 1-7, 0.5w for 8-14, and it's maximum output on 15-22 and the repeater channels. Wondering why you want to go to an H8. Yeah it can put out a few more watts on the higher channels, I just find that it's programming and other options seem to be less than what the H3 can do. I guess it is a nicer larger size and larger keypad buttons... and it has some water and dust protection ratings over the H3.

Ah... I like that. so by default you can't save any other GMRS repeater channels with different tones wihtout unlocking it? Glad to hear there is a way around it!

Even if they are on 462.700 and I am monitoring 462.675? Just the signal strength and the squelch opened by the other transmission on 675? Will that even happen one higher quality / more expensive radios?

Could also be the radio is confused because I was listening on 675 in OPEN, maybe somehow that is a part of allowing the blead-over too? as WRXL702 said... Could be the radio just does not do filtering front end because it is a cheap radio. When I am using CTCSS or DCS tones I don't seem to see that bleed over, but if two repeaters are on the same frequency with different tones, sometimes I hear the more powerful signal (with a dfferent tone) break in after the one with the correct tone opens the squelch.

I did try turning off duel watch, but it was still happening. With duel watch off I could not switch to cut out the interfering transmission. I would only hear the 700 signal until they stopped transmitting. So, I left it on duel watch and just kept switching to cut out the 700 signal when it happened. Not ideal, but it "worked".

Thanks.. Yeah I suspected that it was just the low cost radio that was the cause of it. So, If I get a better mobile unit in the future, I should not experience this I guess. It was a rare occurrence and I was glad I could do the a/b switch to cut out the interference as it occurred... but yeah not ideal that is for sure.

oh.. yes. thanks... typo... should have said 20 (462.675)

NOTE: I don't know if "Frequency jumping" is the right term but i am just trying to describe what i have heard so forgive my noob description. What I experienced: I am using a little Tidradio TD-H3 with a mobile mag-mount antenna on a metal cookie sheet as a makeshift "base" station and checking in to a Simplex Net event. Everyone involved in the net was using no ctcss tones on ch 20 (462.675) However I kept getting a high powered station that was for sure on 462.700 (and on a high power repeater in the area) break through while I was on 462.675 I had the TD-H3 in duel watch mode but had both on the same channel 20 (462.675) and I found that if I switched from A to B or B to A when the 700 station broke through the radio would go back to the 675 stations and "squelch" out the one that broke through from the 700 frequency. (I discovered that this worked but was not sure why) So, my three QUESTIONS: Was the breaking through to my monitoring radio on 675 from the strong 700 transmission purely because of the power of the transmitting 700 station/repeater and this would happen with any radio? Was it just because my little cheapo TD-H3 can't handle the situation properly and is either a bug or result of being a cheap radio? Why does it seem to cut out the interfering 700 station when I switch the A/B channel selector and work until the next start of a subsequent transmission that again breaks through into my monitoring of 675? Any answers, Input, speculation, similar experiences of this same situation, or questions to me about something I forgot to specify in this post.... all welome. Just trying to figure out why this happened. Thank you.

It is probably just that as someone new to GMRS, Some People don't even know what questions to ask. It is true that the basics of GMRS are pretty short and simple once you understand them but some things like the blasted FCC website that is 25 years out of date, and basics of Repeaters (and even what they are and for if you don't know) can be very confusing to new people. When I bought my first GMRS radio 12 something years ago I didn't know that repeater existed. I bought one of the older GMRS bubblepack radios they used to sell that was not even repeater capable. Then I found out about repeaters and returned the radios and bought another pair that were repeater capible but were still very under-powered and basic (and didn't even have removable antennas -yeah they used to sell GMRS HTs with built in antennas like FRS radios!) Then I had to grasp how to use CTCSS codes to activate the repeaters... all this before there even was a Queen of all GMRS. now things are pretty clear and I have no real issues getting all the things to work that I want to do.. but there is a learning curve out there for new people.

"also for playing with... in the bathtub."

From a quick google search, it seems that magnets will not affect radio waves... and it won't harm electronics in small items like radios and cell phones. It can disturb some "magnetic storage devices" but I don't think that applies to anything in the radio really. The memory in the radios is solid state electronics ... But again just speculating. no real experience or definite conclusions.

Hmm, Yeah I am not really sure how a strong magnet would affect the radio itself over time. I guess those are made to attach cell phones too? So... I mean a cell phone is really just a radio with a computer in it and a battery like a radio. Cell phone put out 0.6 to 3 watts of power, the TD-H3 can put out 5... but maybe that has no bearing on anything. If you are mounting it in your car, know that an on-radio antenna inside your car will not perform all that well. Better to connect it to an external antenna anyway, if that influences anything regarding mounting it on a mag mount for easy access. Personally I mount or put the radio in a cupholder... and have a hand / lapel mic plugged in with the radio plugged into the antenna on the roof of the car so I can just grab the mic.

Not sure I understand the question or reason for the question. A magnetic mount antenna is usually mounted to a car roof... or used on a metal plate for a minimal "base station" antenna and connected to your HT via a coax cable and adapter. It is not mounted TO the radio magnetically if that is what you mean. Please explain what you are wanting to try if I have misinterpreted your question. I have a TD-H3 and I use my mag mount mobile antenna all the time with it on my car and at home.

Hal, did you resolve the problem? Just wondering if the USB cable connection solved the issue instead of the "programming cable" if that is what you were using.