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Socalgmrs, I think I understand your confusion; the UHF radios and some of the FRS radios I have are only set up with 16 Channels available to program. My NR10 is like that, as are some UHF radios (e.g., RB626, NR630s) so I program them with the higher-powered GMRS channels (one channel entered twice) and skip the 0.5 watt channels. Maybe not the best method, but I'm new and still learning!

I'm pretty sure there are 3 selectable power levels accessible through the screen, and I think they would be 0.5,5,10. Additionally, I believe that the PC CPS allows power level to be selected as well as CTCSS/DCS setup, wide/narrow band, scan inclusion, etc. My 'program list' is pretty consistent throughout my Retevis collection (NR30,NR30s,NR630s,RB89,RB26/RB626,NR10); I have a GMRS setup (30 channels), a dual-band setup (approx 60 channels) and an FRS setup (16 channels). When using a PC to program multiple radios it goes pretty quick; I save the latest channel list to 'documents' prior to writing to the radio. NEWBIE HERE!!

Thx much Steve, I actually discovered (Mac guy here) that it was my PC that was 'preventing' the CPS download. Once I got past that, the CPS got installed and acted normally, allowing complete channel programming & preferences selection. The software seems almost the same as other Retevis software I've used. This GMRS Radio has a removable antenna; some similar radios have a very small Allen setscrew to assist in secure attachment of the antenna, not so with this radio. The radio has weather alert as well; this feature can be activated as needed from the keypad menu. Another Retevis / Ailunce keeper!

Just got a new NR30S in the mail today (Retevis Official / eBay); tried to connect it to my windows 10 pc using Retevis-supplied NR30S software from their website, it won't load onto my cheap PC. I'm an Apple guy who bought a cheap PC just to program radios with, it's a Maestro Evolve - Celeron chip - and it has worked great for several of my Retevis radios (NR10, RB26, RB89, NR30) but so far it's a no-go for the NR30S as well as the Ailunce HA1G whose software won't load either. It could be that windows 10 on this PC isn't able to process the software, any ideas? (Ideas not involving Mac computers TY) I definitely need to connect to a PC to achieve further programming on the NR30S 'cuz the CTCSS codes applied from the radio's screen apply to both TX&RX, no way to apply to just one as far as I can see. So I got a pair of NR30 (no screen) on Amazon and it's quite a nice radio; it seems to me that the screen itself is a point of potential weakness (imo) when looking at a hard-use primary radio so the toughness & simplicity of the NR30 interested me; the performance of the radio is excellent. The Noise Reduction works well, I'd consider using it in a high-noise area. I feel that it allows the user to turn up the volume for a better experience without excess background noise. I'm also using an RB89 with a Retevis HWN001 wireless BT mic, an excellent combination. BTW the Retevis CPS has been excellent for NR10, RB89, RB26, NR30 on my cheap PC; hopefully I'll find a way to get the NR30S program running. TIA for any suggestions!