OffRoaderX

I use one at my house with my KG-935G and various other HTs. Its a fine little antenna and it has many farz.. Just remember that it needs a ground-plane so slap it on a cookie-pan or something. Whatever antenna you use, if you're using more than just a couple of feet of antenna-cable, be sure to get GOOD quality/LOW loss cable..

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GMRS is 462Mhz/467Mhz - so unless that antenna is 430Mhz and UP TO 467Mhz, then its not ideal for GMRS..

That 42.5 inch Abbree is not a GMRS antenna and would likely perform worse than your stock antenna. If you really need more farz, and assuming you are in/have a vehicle, look at a mobile 20 or 50W unit and put an external mobile antenna on it..

IIRC - and I could be wrong because I donated mine a while back and I'm going by memory.. The noise cancelling is very similar to (if not the exact same) as the "compander" function on other radios. In order for it to do any good, it has to be enabled on both radios - and then it reduces a little background static.. BUT, if you have it enabled, you may sound 'weird' to people that dont have that feature on their radio, and they will all sound weird to you. Of course the user-manual is completely useless..

I highly doubt the code (which is NOT private, BTW) has anything to do with it.. My first guess is that something in the Jeep is causing the noise - the only way to know for sure is to take the radio out of the jeep and try it in another vehicle or in the house (if you have a power supply) - if the same thing happens, then send it back. When you have your handheld radios in the jeep, do they get any of the static bursts?

Does this happen when the engine is running and when it's not running? and does it happen across ALL channels?

Yah, move one down the street and try it and make sure you have NO codes set on either radio (to remove complexity).

How close are the radios to each other when you're transmitting?

That depends on how you define "better".. The 905G is a superheterodyne radio and the UV-9G is an SOC, so the 905G is better. The UV-9G costs around $45 and the 905G is over $100, so the UV-9G is better The 905G has a larger battery that will last longer than the UV-9G, so the 905G is better. The UV-9G has a smaller battery and is lighter than the 905G so the UV-9G is better. The UV-9G is waterproof, the 905G isnt, so the UV-9G is better.

That BF-F8HP is a ham radio and as you mentioned using it on GMRS would make the FCC very sad. A 'real' GMRS radio is not only FCC "approved" but is also MUCH more simple/easy to use. Which GMRS radio is best for you depends on your specific wants, needs, and desires. But a few to consider would be a Wouxun KG-805G (very simple/easy to use), or something like a KG-935G, or KG-S88G which is also waterproof. If you want something less expensive, I like the Baofeng UV-9G which is not very expensive and is also waterproof.. If you search the Youtubes you will find many reviews and much infos for all of those radios, and many others. And oh, that Nagoya NA-771 is not made for GMRS and will not perform very well.. If you get a GMRS radio, the stock antennas work great and putting the NA-771 would likely reduce your range. You want the NA-771G which is made for/tuned for GMRS.

You wont find a "GMRS" radio that outputs more than 5.5 watts, and you will never see any difference between 5W and 5.5W as far as range. Instead of power you should focus on a better antenna, perhaps an external antenna.. Of course if you i want REAL power, look at the KG-1000G which is 50Watts..

Welcome to the exciting world of GMRS! and yes, ham and GMRS Repeaters are different and require the different licenses. A GMRS repeater will ALWAYS have a TX/Input frequency in the 467Mhz range and a RX in the 462Mhz range, and a ham repeater will NEVER have those ranges.

I also have a Jeep (two, actually) and own/have used the Wouxun KG-1000G, the MXT500 and the MXT575 (each a 50W GMRS mobile radio) The KG-1000G has no water resistance rating but it does have that awesome remote-mount faceplate.. The MXT500 has no remote-mount faceplate but it has an IP66 rating, which makes it very water resistant.. The MXT575 has all the controls located in the handset (almost like a remote-mount faceplate) AND also as an IP66 rating making it very very water resistant.. Both of the Midlands are VERY simple and limited - great for basic Jeep/Trail comms, not great if you're a radio dork looking to use dozens of repeaters - but I would look into the MXT575 - Both the 575 and 500 are expensive but I heard a rumor that a certain big GMRS YouTube Hobo will be giving ANOTHER MXT575 away for free very soon...so.. are you feeling lucky? I agree with what the Spaz says about power.. you will likely see little/no difference in 15/20W vs 50W ... BUT... 50 is better than 15/20 because.. power...

That clown has never licked or kissed a Baofeng on camera.. That clown is also responsible for introducing more people to GMRS and helping them get their license than anyone else on Youtube and has brought laughter and joy to thousands... What have you done? Excellent point - sadly, "some people" do not seem to have the ability to grasp this concept as they appear to be totally incapable of thinking outside of their own existence - as proven already right here in this thread, and thousands of times in other posts on this forum. ..all that said, I do love my XTS5000..

No, I didnt. I was quoting the proclamation made earlier in the thread. Keep up.

The original proclamation was about "shitty Wouxun" radios.. Not UV-5R radios.

It goes without saying that my "shitty" Wouxun receivers also receive just as well as the Motorola's.

Weird.. My Wouxun KG805, KG-916, KG905, KG935G, KG-UV9G and KGUV9GX ALL transmit on simplex pretty much exactly as the same range as my Motorola XTS5000 - easily 3-15 miles, not "tenths of a mile" as proclaimed by you .. and my Wouxun KG-1000G transmits just as far as my Motorola XTL5000 when at the same power setting. But you know what everyone says... "some people" as they laugh in your face and shake their heads, knowing that you're FOS ..

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You could use something like a Jackery Portable Power station - I have the Jackery 1000 and it lasts for hours even when transmitting a lot. If the radio isn't going to be doing a lot of transmitting you could also use something like a NOCO GBX155 which is MUCH smaller and lighter, but wont provide power for quite as long. Also be sure that if you plan on using the radio on high-power that whatever power source you use can provide enough electricities. I would recommend putting the radio on LOW power as HIGH power will suck your power source dry much faster and it likely will not make that much of a difference in how many FARS the radio can transmit assuming you have a good antenna location and dont need to punch through miles of forest or anything like that. For the antenna you could use any mag-mount antenna stuck to a pie-pan or something larger like a Tram 1486 on a fence-pole or something... The only connections you'll need is some coax from the radio to the antenna, and the appropriate power connections..

I have tested several of these and they all have a fairly high (2.0-3.0) SWR. Based on my testing and on the results of several friends that use them (on Jeeps) they work fairly well.. But not nearly as well as that 6db Midland (which I have on my Jeep).. Many times my friend right behind me using his Midland Ghost can't hear someone that I can hear perfectly fine, and/or they cant hear him, but they can hear me. Its a decent antenna for what it is.

I'm curious - would this happen only if its setting unused, or can this still happen when a device is still used but just as old? ie; does using a device make it last longer than when its just sitting in the closet ?

If you transmit on a GMRS radio without a GMRS license you will be fined $250,000 and/or go to prison If you transmit on GMRS frequencies on a UV-5R you will be fined $250,000 and/or go to prison You can legally use a UV-5R on GMRS frequencies if you just lower the power level.. If you don't, you will be fined $250,000 and/or go to prison You don't need a GMRS license to use a GMRS radio if you put it on low-power and use the FRS only channels. If you talk a non-licensed person on GMRS "the FCC will come after you" (this one was JUST posed on this forum last week!)

This sounds like a Windows issue not a TidRadio programming software issue - BUT, to be sure, can you provide more details on what you mean by "it saves it using Internet Explorer", and what, exact steps are you taking to "retrieve" the file?