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  1. New to GMRS

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    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.

  2. I don’t think Midland radios are very good.

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    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.

  4. I don’t think Midland radios are very good.

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    16 minutes ago, WSAK691 said:

    Well superhet vs SOC matter a fair bit on the receive side. At any price point. A double  or triple conversion superhet receiver is unquestionably superior. I have silicon labs chip radios that hear Noaa weather 8 harmonics away and break a 1 squelch.

    Just based on this post alone, I can confidently proclaim that the Midland is not the right radio-choice for you.

  5. I don’t think Midland radios are very good.

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    1 hour ago, WSAK691 said:

    Are Midland radios good?

    That depends on how you define "good"...

    • Midland Micromobile radios are GREAT for someone that wants a decent quality, EASY TO USE, NO BELLS AND WHISTLES GMRS radio.. They are priced high but that price is worth it to many people willing to pay for that simplicity and the fact that the company is at least based in 'Murica.
    • I have had several Midland radios (6 or 7?), with the power output ranging on them from 105% of its rated output to around only 75% .. But dont be fooled - although it's good to get what the box says, you will NEVER notice any difference between 35 watts and 50 watts in regular usage.
    • Most of the mobile units do not have cooling fans but never once, ever, in all my usage of my Midlands, not once, has one ever over-heated, shut-down, or stuttered due to high-heat or over usage.
    • According to the Midland Marketing Manager, the Midland Micromobile GMRS radios are a hybrid of Superheterodyne and HOMOdyne.. But I dont remember which half (RX or TX) is SUPERhet and which part was HOMOdyne... and most people buying this type of simple radio wouldn't care anyway.
    • Anyone complaining about the lack of features on a Midland is obviously not who Midland is selling their radios to, and should therefore be ignored.
    • Anyone slamming you over the air simply because your radio is chinese is a moron and should be ignored with extreme-prejudice.. Just tell them you're transmitting on a iCom radio and as long as your roger-beep is off i GUARANfuckingTEE you that they will never be able to tell the difference.

    For MY money, I would buy a KG-1000G, but only because I am a radio dork.  However I have many friends that are regular-people that prefer the simplicity of the Midland radios and were more than happy to pay the $$ for that simplicity.

  23. New to all this. Question.

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    9 minutes ago, WRXP381 said:

    I have never understood why any one would leave out the receive tone.  If you leave it off you will have no clue if the people you are hearing on your radio are on the repeater or simplex.  It makes zero sense and has zero good reason to leave it off when working with a repeater.   Just program your radio correctly and use the radio correctly from the first place.  

    I rarely use the receive tone because anyone with functioning ears and an IQ above 80 can very easily determine if someone is talking on the repeater or on simplex. 

    Just program your radio the way that you choose in the first place.

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