[Found this image online, thought it was interesting.]

4 minutes ago, back4more70 said:

I guess Walmart and fast food restaurants have proven to be formidable enemies.

Clearly you are too young to have lived through the Franchise-Wars of the 1990's ...

[Found this image online, thought it was interesting.]

38 minutes ago, WRQC527 said:

I get that it's dang hard impossible to find radios made right here in good-ole 'Murica, because they do not exist

There, fixed that for ya.

[Odd issue with Tidradio TD-H3.]

21 minutes ago, TechnoHam633 said:

Do the TID H3's or H8's program easier, using Bluetooth

They seem to work pretty much the same.

[Storing Radios - batteries?]

I dont know that there is a "right" or "wrong" answer, but if storing anything for a long period (more than several months), I would, and always do, remove the batteries..  

..and, upon reflection, i think that is actually the "right" answer..

[POPULARITY OF GMRS]

8 minutes ago, Sshannon said:

GMRS is easier.... and doesn’t require jumping through hoops

Haven't dealt with that website lately, have ya?!

[FCC Improves On-line Interference Reporting]

19 minutes ago, WRYZ926 said:

My lovely neighbor has installed ultrasonic pest deterrent devices... They cause me physical pain

Sounds like they're working.

[Requesting repeater use join/use/pay]

Oh boy....

[RT97 hanging on transmit]

• What frequency is the duplexer tuned for?
• What frequency is the repeater using?
• do those frequencies match?

[Are Midland radios good?]

6 minutes ago, WRQC527 said:

4 days and 83 replies later, are Midland radios good?

• Yes for many people
• No for many people.

The moral of the story is: Buy what best suits your wants, needs, and desires in a radio, and don't worry about what other people prefer.

[FCC Improves On-line Interference Reporting]

9 minutes ago, LariatAdvance said:

Now the FCC's can be a lot faster and more streamlined at doing nothing.
If the FCC's gave one fart about enforcement they would do something.....

HOW DARE YOU SIR!!  Any lack of enforcement is not the fault of the FCCs!! It is obviously the fault of some guy on Youtube daring to point out the fact that the FCCs don't care/does nothing to enforce the H.A.M., CB, or GMRS rules!!!1

[Keeping tones private]

I have a $18 WiFi electric switch connected to my repeater so I can shut it down from my phone from anywhere (with internet connection).

[Btech GMRS Pro illegal?]

12 minutes ago, 808Beachbum said:

What made you think it WAS removable?

Probably watched someone on Youtube remove one..Thusly voiding the warranty.

[GM-15Pro Stock Antenna Hi SWR?]

It is nearly impossible to get an accurate SWR reading on a HT antenna without specialized equipment... But even if your reading of 2 was accurate, an SWR of 2 is perfectly fine.

Stop overthinking everything and just use your radio. 

[GMRS and foreign travel]

Just now, GreggInFL said:

Should I bring a radio?

Jeezus...  WHY in TF would you want to do that?

[What's with the repeater drama?]

4 minutes ago, WSAK691 said:

What sort of traffic is it?

Its just people talking.. Many in Spanish.. its not "a complete zoo", its just busy.

[Attaching a separate 12 gauge ground wire to a magnetic mount roof antenna.]

31 minutes ago, WSBV762 said:

Am I over-thinking all of this

Yes, you are over thinking it... Unless your goal is to bounce your signal off the moon or "make contacts" with anonymous men around the world - in either case, you should not be using GMRS for that and would be happier with H.A.M. or the Grindr app.

It is true that if you CORRECTLY attach a wire from the antenna to the chassis it will be grounded better, you will never notice any difference.  OTOH, if you do it wrong and short it out, you WILL notice when it doesnt work at all.

Stop paying attention to the radiotards that have no life, install the radio, and enjoy it.

[DPL -> DCS]

12 minutes ago, WRXD372 said:

... and tone and privacy tone ...

Well.. No.. Because "tone" and "Privacy Tone" would include CTC, CTCSS, and PL, which are not the same. and we don't want to go down that rabbit hole.

[DPL -> DCS]

and dont forget about DTC..

DTC, DPL, DCS = all the same

[Budget friendly SWR meter]

3 minutes ago, tcp2525 said:

....if you're looking to get the best from your installation

Thankfully for normal people using a GMRS radio, "close" is plenty good enough.

[Budget friendly SWR meter]

3 minutes ago, tcp2525 said:

it's totally and utterly foolish and breaks every terrestrial and celestial bounds of human stupidity relying on these cheap meters as I've found them to be off anywhere between 10 to 20 percent off

I have tested several against my RigExpert AA-650 and they always come in within ~1%-5% .. Weird.

[Are Midland radios good?]

1 minute ago, WSAK691 said:

Defects. There’s something defective going on with, me..

Because I know radio stuff. As an interest.

No, thats not why.  Missing the entire point and not "getting it", as you just demonstrated is why.

[Are Midland radios good?]

7 minutes ago, WSAK691 said:

so,.. you’re saying I passed the sad ham exam, before even taking the ham exam.

Being a sad-H.A.M. is a mental/emotional-defect, not a test score/status. And while there is a very high correlation of sad-H.A.M.s having H.A.M. licenses, this does not prove causation.

[New to GMRS]

21 minutes ago, Chessy68 said:

I have found the TheNotRubicon YouTube channel and been watching the videos

Be careful watching those videos!  Many people here have decreed that guy is just a shill and will say or do anything that the cheap-chinese-radio manufactures tell him to say or do. 

This must be true because everyone that proclaims this has a forum signature that say they have had a H.A.M. license for 20 years or more.

[Are Midland radios good?]

19 minutes ago, WSAK691 said:

not a ham.. Could pass a tech exam, and continue to general tomorrow morning,.. hungover.. Not interested.

Sorry to have to be the one to break this news to you but bragging about not being a ham BUT how easy it would be to pass the examS "if you wanted to" is a strong indicator of being a latent sad-H.A.M. .. Your other posts already proved you also fall into the "some people" category..

And as the inventor of the term Sad-H.A.M., my declaration is final and cannot be disputed or overturned.

[Are Midland radios good?]

1 minute ago, WSAK691 said:

Does it program on Chirp with alpha tags?

No because none of the Midlands are CHIRP compatible..

See my previous post -The Midland is not the radio you are looking for.