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I tried all weekend to program the IC-F21GM's using the software and cable and even after making sure they share the same settings, no luck. I can read and write to the radios, but when I turn to the same channel on each unit they don't seem to transmit or receive. Any suggestions are appreciated. Screenshot below of how each radio is currently setup.

Thank you for the responses and appreciate the insight from veterans. I have tried to remove the CTCSS tones and DCS codes, but still no luck. I will plan to purchase the cables and software and give that a shot.

I'm brand new to GMRS and just bought my first two radios (ICOM IC-F21GM) used from eBay. The radios are in really nice shape and are barely used in the factory boxes and appear to hold a charge just fine. When I first received the units, one channel was working to transmit from radio one and receive on radio two, but could not transmit from radio two to radio one. I attempted to follow the instruction manual to setup one channel for each unit to communicate bath and forth, but now they don't work on any channel after trying to change the settings. I would like to have a simple setup for them work together for around the yard, so not trying to do anything complex. For someone that is new to radios in general, what's the easiest way to setup these radios? Is my best bet to purchase the cable and software that work with these radios or is there a better way to do it?