marcspaz

Programar utilizando Bluetooth no es lo mismo que usar un cable y Chirp o RT Systems. Solo se puede crear, eliminar o modificar un canal a la vez. Debe conectar su teléfono mediante Bluetooth y utilizar la aplicación para editar el canal. BTech tiene el manual en su sitio web para que lo pueda descargar. También puede comprar el programador universal Tidradio, como mencionó @Sshannon. https://baofengtech.com/product/gmrs-pro/

Congratulations... you wrote the dumbest thing I've read on the internet today! You should be proud. You beat out a lot of competitors.

In context, it makes a lot more sense. I appreciate the follow-up.

They use them here a lot. mostly because the U/SAR teams are run by the government, but have a huge civilian volunteer base. The agencies I help keep a bunch if inexpensive radios on hand, but usually the volunteers bring their own.

I don't know if I'm misreading the post or everyone else is, but that reads that the SAR team is using FRS/GMRS to talk amongst themselves while conducting a SAR operation. They aren't telling civilians to carry radios and use them on 3 for emergencies, which wouldn't make sense. The SAR team isn't using the FRS radios until AFTER a mission has started. This says it all... "Backcountry SAR teams in Colorado do not actively monitor FRS/GMRS channels but most will be able to utilize FRS radios once they have been alerted by a 911 dispatch center and have arrived in the area of the incident" The write-up is not saying it's a tool for the victim to use in an emergency. The write-up says the responders are using them. Now, this may be news for this Colorado area... but U/SAR teams in my area have been using FRS radios for decades. And it's mostly because so many volunteers shows up that there is no other practical way to help everyone stay in touch during the mission, due to the licensing and equipment restrictions. I don't know, maybe it's just me, but the whole thing seems Business As Usual.

Like the others, I don't pre-program any simplex tones for no reason or as a generic default tone, nor do I know anyone who does.

This happens a lot in areas that have a high population or are heavily commercial. There are all kinds of crap electronics being used in private and commercial settings that emit spurious emissions on frequencies they are not intentionally transmitting on. I have this problem driving around in many parts of Northern Virginia, Richmond, Tampa, and Orlando. Near my house in VA, I have a fire house that has some kind of RF link to another FD building, on 462.000MHz. Once I am within about 1.5 miles, that link is all I can hear on every FRS and GMRS radio, unless I have tone squelch enabled on every channel. Even then, if someone transmits a tone, the FD transmitter wipes the other station to the point that I have no idea what they are saying. Sadly, complaints fall on deaf ears. Once it starts I just turn the radio off until I drive far enough away from it.

Nice!!! I am going to try that! Should pickup about 12dB?

I'm going to help you out on this one...

I'm out of likes ? that is funny though!!!

Man... I don't know why everyone raves about Ghost antennas. This one has no range. Once I'm a few yards away from the other radio, I can't hear them and they can't hear me. Weird part is, the cable is fine and the SWR is spot-on, 1:1. Picture for attention. [/TROLL]

This is very similar to what I plan on running Field Day. There will actually be an additional mast. LoL I thought about buying an inexpensive used pop-up travel trailer. Depending on how the year goes, that may happen next year. I've been eyeballing a motorized cart with big inflatable tires and a 500 lb capacity. It costs about $1,000. Maybe as we closer to the end of the year.

@pcradio... that is a great radio.

Very, very kind words. Thank you.

@kidphc I appreciate it, man! Yeah, setup and tear down combined was about 6 hours.

@kidphc that is exactly what the next time will look like! LOL Seriously though, it was 40 degrees and raining... and we were there for about 30 hours. The heat and shelter was a must.

@kidphc It looks a lot worse than it was. I didn't get to see the site ahead of time, so we had to hump it all by hand. Thankfully it was only about 50 yards from the road. We just parked roadside to unload and load. FWIW... even at about 50 yards, it still kinda sucked, and that was with 3 people carrying stuff.

LOL I had a 5 day cooler with a bunch of food and drinks off to the corner of the tent.

Here's a quick video of my portable shack from over the weekend. Worked a 24 hour foot race. 2m, 70cm, HF and GMRS.

Gen 1 are not capable of it. Gen 2 is capable after reprogramming at home, but not from the factory. Not sure about newer generations.

Heck, yeah! She is awesome. Been following her for years.

I appreciate it... The photos where taken by Sam Norton. He is very talented, for sure. Most of my work is videography, but a do shoot some occasional stills.

Well, it may be bad for radio, but the view of the Aurora Borealis in the Virginia mountains is pretty dang awesome. Second time this year, too.

It's already over. They don't typically last that long.

If anyone is thinking their radio is acting up... it's not. This is the worst storm I have ever seen. All bands are in terrible shape and I have never seen an S9+ noise floor.