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On my new one with all the updates I get 6Watts out on Low Power - only choices are low or high power.

Even I, in all my glory, could not pretend to be that socially mal-adjusted and brain dead..

The ceremony is available for viewing on my OnlyFans.

You're just jealous that you didnt get an award and sad because you don't have any friends.

No, but you all have to refer to him as Sir Steven from hence-forth.

I leave my old/big Motorola XTS5000 in its Impress charger all the time, but the engineering, components and overall quality of that old Motorola is a tad-bit better than the Midland or any of my "cheap Chinese radios"

Unless the user-manual specifically says not to, I often do.. A few radios won't turn-on while charging, but most do.. HOWEVER - I would not leave them on for very long at a time and I would check them often to make sure they aren't overheating or burning the house down.

SILENCE! You have no permission to speak! This prestigious award has already gone straight to your head!

By the grace of mine own self-worth and sarcasm and by the bounteous authority vested in me, THE QUEEN OF ALL THAT IS GMRS, I doth hereby decree, with much pomp and stupidity, that one @SteveShannon, a stout fellow of questionable repute but unquestionable GMRS knowledge, be forthwith and forevermore dubbed a member of the Most Esteemed Order of the HERD (which, perchance, standeth for “Higher End Radio Dork,) Let it be known across the static-ee airwaves of the peasantry to the lofty frequencies of the saddest of H.A.M.s that Sir StevenShannon, clad in naught but his wits and an FCCs permission slip, hath stumbled bravely and fortuitously into the fray of tomfoolery and emerged victorious—or at least not entirely trampled. With this proclamation, he is granted the sacred right to put the title "HERD" after his name, to wield a UV-5R on GMRS channels, and to confuse all who inquire as to what a “HERD” truly be. So sayeth I, THE QUEEN OF ALL THAT IS GMRS on this fifth day of March, in the year of our Lord XENU two thousand and five-and-twenty. Let the roger-beeps blare, and may the Sad H.A.M.s tremble in his presence ! So it is written, so shall it be done. Arise good Sir @SteveShannon, member of the HERD!

Yes - but the good news is, this one didn't die on my in the first 11 minutes!

Please point us to where we can get one of these new 50Watt Motorola repeaters with a warranty, a built-in duplexer and pre-programmed with the all of the GMRS repeater pairs, for less than 1/3 the price We're waiting...

That's not "interference" per-se, that is someone transmitting digital data.. Some of the higher-end radio dorks can probably identify it based on the sound, but its probably NXDN.. or DMR.. Or possibly (although I don't think so based on the sound) P25.

OMG.. THAT is a great idea!

Yes.. that's how it works.. I found this random video on youtube that explains it very well. The guy is kind of a jerk, and I heard he only says what his sponsors tell him to say, but the info you want is in there:

You need the specific tone required for the specific repeater you are trying to use, and you have to enter that in the correct channel (presumably CH20). Without that you will not be able to use the repeater - you can hear them, they will not hear you.

I just got a brand-new one shipped to me on Saturday and it is sitting on my desk next to me as I type this.. Right out of the box i am getting 37-40Watts but BTech says I can increase that by adjusting the power supply, which I have not yet done.

You're going to get a lot of opinions basically re-affirming what everyone purchased themselves as "the best".. As mentioned previously I have tested pretty much every GMRS antenna on the market and literally, with the exception of the UT-72G, they all work pretty much the same (ie; your human ear will not notice any difference, nor will the human ear of the guy listening to you)... MY favorite, that i use on both of my Jeeps as well as on a cookie-sheet in the window of my office is the Midland MXTA26 - it performs the same as any other but because it has the twist/coil in the center its a couple of inches shorter than most. If you want REALLY short, and ONLY IF you are able to mount it top-center of your vehicle, then the Midland (and other brand) Ghost type antennas work very well .. not quite as well as their larger brethren, but noticeably better than the UT-72G based on my testing. WARNING: "Some people" will proclaim that the ghost antennas "do not work" and are "just a dummy load". These proclamations, based on my data from actual testing, rather than based on opinions, low self-esteem and biases, are 100% stupidity-based fallacies and anyone making these proclamations should to pointed-to, laughed at, and ignored.

Very good point that I missed - and the cable on the UT72G is, as many "experts" here like to say "junk".. very cheap/low quality.. not to mention the adaptor in use could be junk/bad.

Incorrect - I am a vehement adversary of people trying to jam amateur radio down peoples throats any time they ask how to use their GMRS equipment. Further, I do not, nor have i never classified "all amateurs as sad hams" - anyone that is not a sad-ham themself is usually able to grasp and understand the distinction between normal, helpful, socially-adjusted H.A.M.s radios operators and a "sad ham". A difference that you seem to be struggling with. I am sorry if any of this makes you insecure about yourself.

Double check that the antenna is screwed-in/connected correctly and fully - assuming you mean no shorts or high SWR when checking on your meter I'm not sure what else to recommend. I would point out that of all the mobile antennas I have tested (probably about 20), the UT72G was the worst performing of all of them - performing worse than even the little ghost-antenna's I have tested.. So if you have to replace it, dont feel bad and be secure in knowing that whatever you replace it with will perform better (unless you replace it with another UT72G).

Just as a single data-point. I have tested 50.. maybe 100? hand-held radios with my ~30watt repeater with the antenna on the roof, about 18 feet above me.. Never, not once, ever, has the repeater overloaded any radio I have ever tested.. Not even the worst $9 radios I have tested. I am not saying it could never happen, but the 5W RT97 is not going to overload anything. Do you get a referral bonus if he signs up to your cult? Because it kinda seems like it..

This is incorrect/impossible to predict/guess/assume without knowing the topography of where it will be used.. With my RT97 people with 5W handheld radios are able use it from 50+ miles away. TL;DR: Ignore anyone's guess of how many farz it will work unless they know/are famailar with your exact/specific location and topographical shituation.

The UV-5R ham-radios now sold in the United States are locked - meaning they will not transmit on GMRS and the new ones cannot be unlocked. Also, because they are H.A.M.s radios, they are more difficult/complicated to set up for repeater use. You might get lucky and get one/some/all that are not locked, but it is a literal krapshoot as to whether or not you will get an unlocked one. So for GMRS use you may want to consider the GMRS version of the UV-5R (Info here: https://amzn.to/43dSVDk ) . Or for almost the same price, the much better UV-5G Plus: https://amzn.to/4hlLmhr ...or, any of the dozens of low-cost GMRS radios available: https://amzn.to/4h4vMq4 TL;dr: most H.A.M.s radios will not work on GMRS and all of them are more complicated to configure/not as simple to use as GMRS radios

Pinching the cable with the sunroof or window will eventually damage the cable.. The cable will work fine until then, but once the cable gets to the point where its broken or shorted inside it will either work very poorly or not at all - and at that point there is also the potential it could damage your radio. On some cars the weatherstrip is so thick you can close the door on the cable without damaging it at all so you may want to check to see if your door is one of the lucky ones.