OffRoaderX

As mentioned, none. HOWEVER -- Midland is based in the United States, unlike most of the other low-cost GMRS radio companies.

This was also my interpretation.

His post says he has them both on "GMRS R5" which I interpret as "Repeater 5" - if this is correct, there is no need for him to know about/think about offsets.. Hopefully he will find his way back with an update.

How far apart are the two radios when you test? If they are closer than 50 feet, get at least 100 feet away and try again. PS: Welcome to the forum.

He's been hearing that his entire life yet he's still not smart enough to figure out why nobody (here or in real life) likes him. Sure, there are those that pretend to like him (probably some family members, maybe some co-workers) but deep down he knows he's broken. Jeezus, at least i HOPE he knows because it would be even more tragic if he still doesn't get it. But the really sad part is that he's probably not used to getting any attention either, so he loves the attention he gets here, even if its 100% negative, because at least people are acknowledging him. (except for those of us that put him on IGNORE).

Available from U.S. owned companies? (another attribute that matters a lot to many) - and remember, the key feature of this radio is the LACK of features (and complications) - So I am curious which you would recommend in its place?

I was told by a (former) Midland Marketing person that this is by design - the entire chassis is a heat sink so a fan is not needed, but yes, you feel the heat. Also, beware that "some people" are going to leave ssstupid comments in this thread declaring that this radio "sucks", "is junk", it's too expensive, it's gimmicky, etc, etc, because it does not have the features that THEY think are important. So bear in mind that Midland did not design this radio for them, they designed it for normal people such as yourself that just need to talk to people while driving. Midland did not design this radio for losers that sit in the basement searching for anonymous men to chat with over the radio to brag about how many buttons or knobs their radio has.

Hearing them talk a channel number between 15 and 22? If so, my guess, based on 1,000 other people asking the exact same question, is that you are hearing people talking on a repeater. They will not hear you until you configure your radio to transmit on the repeater. If not and you are hearing them on channels 1-14, then either they are using tones/codes so they cant hear you or, they just dont want to talk to you. Hope this helps!

I have a REAL Jeep- hand crank powered windows and a stick-shift.. /mic drop

You will see zero difference.

That's a bold move.. That's where the speaker for the XTL5000 in my JKU is mounted - but its much smaller than your XPR.. BTW, I support your desire for P25. That's what we use for all of our encrypted comms.

This ^

Guys... GUYS!! ...just kiss and get it over with...

Just because he can hit the repeater does not mean anyone wants to talk to him.

Unless you are trying to bounce your signals off the moon, no.. Just mount the antenna wherever you can and enjoy talking to your friends on your radio. If you want to over-complicate things, look into getting a H.A.M.s radios license.

I think a more proper term would be RF Frequency Storage Location Position Allocations... If we're going to over-complicate things, we need to overcomplicate theshit out of them at least as well as the H.A.M.s Radios operators do.

The best way will be to buy a 2-Meter radio.

I too would like to know, but if history is any guide, he will never respond because much of what he proclaims comes directly out his butt... and he knows it.

But.. But... He read it in a Facebook group for H.A.M.s radios operators so it must be true!!

FYI - this is what I use: I always fully power-off the other device when its not switched to use the antenna.

Yes, only way, WAY more expensive ...

I'm just here waiting for our resident rheet-hard to leave his predictable comment that he would never buy a Midland radio and everyone he knows that has bought a Midland threw them directly into the trash..Being absolutely no help at all nor answering the question in any way.

Not sure if one exists (the 'experts' will educate us both) but for this exact shituation I use a high-quality antenna switch.

Confirmed he is a true H.A.M.s radios operator with that line.

You're not reading the specs correctly.. it is a UHF antenna that requires (simple/easy) cutting for best performance on GMRS, OR it can be cut for 70cm - not both.