OffRoaderX

There is nothing really to "configure".. Assuming you have a well placed and well-tuned antenna with no obstructions between you and the other radio a mile away, my guess is that the duplexer is not well-tuned for whatever channel you are using. I would try testing on all 8 repeater channels to see if one works better. If you still can't get any better than one-mile, and assuming it is not an antenna or terrain issue (ie; if your handheld or mobile radio can reach 5 miles from that same location) then I would contact BTech support and tell them to send you one that works.

My advice is to create a new topic/thread instead of necroposting on this one, which is about a totally different radio.

It is becoming the norm for off-roading, but when I'm out I scan/listen to all channels.

That is not a standard GMRS repeater configuration and most (if not all) GMRS radios will not allow you to configure it.

Why? that's near-perfect.

Yup.. I got 38W IIRC, then 5 minutes later, it died. .....save the box...

You have the Surecom plugged into the DummyLoad, right? If so, that is better than the antenna.. Make sure you have the repeater set to HIGH power, and if so, and you're only getting 8Watts, call BTech and tell them to send you one that works as advertised, or do what i did, just get your money back.

Using a radio like yours is not complicated nor difficult - if you can read, you can use the radio and honestly everything you need to learn is right here in this forum, on other websites, and in Youtube videos.. Using a GMRS radio is not like becoming an amateur-radio operator - you basically turn it on, pick a channel, tell the person you want to talk with to put their radio on the same channel, press the button, and talk.. using a repeater is only slightly more difficult.

You configure your radio to use the repeater, then from nearby, transmit on/to the repeater.

Geezus...

It is likely that they are on a repeater, which is probably high-atop a mountain, transmitting at 50Watts from a giant, and perfectly tuned antenna. You could probably talk to them if you configured your radio to use that repeater.

Because "some people" are very, very stupid.

Agreed.. I dont leave home without it.

Yes, always. If it is not +5, then it is not, by definition, "GMRS". But I get what you're saying.

ALWAYS.. GMRS always uses +5 for repeaters.

My guess (100% GUESS) is that the duplexer is tuned better for Ch7.. I would not expect that much of a difference just one channel away but you should do some range-tests on all the different channels to see which one works best.

In a truly remote area (like the kind of places I go every weekend) there will not be any difference between a $18 Baofeng and a $300 50-Watt GMRS radio because neither will do any good.

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In normal people language CPS is the computer software for programming the radio.

Yes, they will notify you via email, but many people (such as myself) never see the email. it usually takes 2-5 business days and you can check the status by logging into the system with your FRN and stumbling your way to the "my licenses" (i don't recall the exact wording, but you'll see it) link.

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Indeed, the math does not add up.. Follow-up with the club-president coming soon.

I haven't whipped-out my KG-1000G software in a a long time, but IIRC, you cannot program the buttons via the software, only directly on the radio.. But, if i'm wrong I will defer to anyone correctly stating otherwise.

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