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For what it's worth, when I read violations like this, I don't paint all hams with the same brush, I blame only the violator, I know that others may not feel the same way, but personally, I blame only the bad apple, not the entire tree Just my .02 73

This was my 1st CB radio, my parents bought me one for Christmas just before the CB boom hit Channel 1 was CB channel 14, I borrowed crystals for channel 10 for a weekend trip to Ontario, Canada so I could listen to the truckers [this was obviously before channel 19 became the nationwide road channel]

Two of my Alinco h-t's have 1000 channels & the other has 4000 channels I have the state that I live in & the states that I want to visit as zones, I have the open GMRS repeaters programmed in I check the db for additions & updates I don't know when I'll get to visit them, but my radios are ready

MTC in TX has the DJ-G46T on Black Friday pricing for $69.90 https://www.mtcradio.com/black-friday-alinco-dj-g46t-portable-5w-gmrs-ht/

Feature wise, it's not going to work for everyone If you need to program/reprogram it on the fly, no, it's not the best choice, BUT: If you need an h-t that can be set up [especially with basic/simple, or no functions/options], then handed to a non-radio user & not worry about them pressing buttons, changing settings, etc If you just want to program it, turn it on, select your channel/frequency/repeater, & start talking [Ron Popeil & his "set it & forget it!" comes to mind] For the users who need or want those scenarios, IMO the DJ-G46T fits the bill

Main Trading Company in TX https://www.mtcradio.com/used-gear/ I've had good luck with them Edit/add-on: you never know what a seller is going to have available, but I've purchased both used [IC-F2000T] & New In Box Old Stock [IC-F50, IC-F60, IC-F80DS] from MTC

SMH, I shouldn't read & respond to posts after a long day at work, I forgot that you said you have a Yaesu, DOH!

I'm using a Smiley 5/8 Slim Duck 155 MHz on an Icom IC-F50, & I've had good luck with it https://bettersaferadio.com/smiley-antenna-slim-duck-murs-mms-marine-noaa-155mhz-5-8-wave-sma-m/

The Diamond SRH77CA is a dual-band antenna cut for 2 meters & 70 CM amateur frequencies, plus the connector is SMA-M You'd be better off buying an antenna tuned to the GMRS frequencies which are a 462 MHz/467 MHz split For the Alinco, the antenna needs to be an SMA-F connection I would consider one from Smiley Antennas, centered at 465 MHz https://bettersaferadio.com/smiley-antenna-slim-line-whip-gmrs-465mhz-sma-f/ https://bettersaferadio.com/smiley-antenna-slim-duck-gmrs-465mhz-5-8-wave-sma-f/

I have the DJ-G46T & love it It's a cousin to the DJ-A446 PMR446 model & the DJ-A40T Part 90 commercial model I have several Alinco Part 90 h-t's & I love them [DJ-MD40T, DJ-MD5T, DJ-AXD4, DJ-500TB, DJ-A40T for UHF, DJ-A10T for VHF] I also have two Alinco amateur h-t's that I switched to commercial mode [DJ-VX50T, DJ-500T], but I've been using the Part 90's mainly I've been using them since 2019, & I recommend the Alinco brand to anyone, any user, whether they're ham, GMRS, MURS

Maybe these will help: https://www.jpole-antenna.com/shop/462-mhz-land-mobile-gmrs-j-pole-antenna/ You'll need to buy coax for it https://dpdproductions.com/collections/gmrs-base-mobile-antennas/products/gmrs-blade-indoor-antenna Comes with 18' of coax

It probably would Awhile back someone was using DMR or some other digital mode on .700 in the Tampa Bay area & it made .700 unusable I used to hear P25 on another repeater, but that wasn't that often, that was usually the repeater owner & anyone who has P25, I don't think that many users do, I have a P25 capable h-t, but I'm not going to use P25 I could be wrong, but there would probably need to be a complete switchover to digital, or separate frequencies mandated for analog & for digital for things to work with no interference

Alinco DJ-MD5T programmed for GMRS, MURS, NOAA receive, rail receive Alinco DJ-500TB programmed for GMRS, MURS, NOAA receive Alinco DJ-A10T programmed for MURS, NOAA receive, rail receive Icom IC-F50IS programmed for MURS, NOAA receive, rail receive [this is the h-t that I use at work]

You're welcome 73

http://www.hamradiolife.org/icom/icomcps/cs-f-500_V2dotO.zip If he needs to buy a cable, go to bluemax49ers.com, use the software advisor to look up what he needs, they sell two cables, FTDI & prolific, he can download version 2.3 of the software from there also Hope this helps 73 Edit: I apologize for the poor typing, I slept in due to the hurricane, just got up, no caffeine or sugar yet, ugh