[GMRS security risk.]

31 minutes ago, WRKC935 said:

While it's true that using you call sign does in fact identify you, so do your license plates. 

Community Note / Readers Added Context:

To identify someone based on their callsign takes 10 seconds and can be done by anyone in the world with access to the internet. 

To identify someone based on their license plate number in most states takes a lot of work/knowing the right people/filling out the right forms/paying a lot of monies, IF it is even legal to do so in your state.

 

[KG-1000G plus VFO tuning]

23 minutes ago, LeoG said:

Stop being an arrogant azz.

It's pronounced: reet-hard ..

[KG-1000G plus VFO tuning]

23 minutes ago, LeoG said:

Am I missing some trick?

No, it's not a trick.  According to page 40 of the user manual, after switching to VFO mode by pressing the 6/Mode button, then press the 2/Mhz button to direct-enter your frequency.

...and, i just confirmed this works with the KG-1000G+ in my office right next to me... I was going to try it on my Bathroom KG-1000G+, but that's all the way down the hall.

[Hamvention]

12 minutes ago, WSHH887 said:

you're from California.  It's getting harder and harder to find real boobies here any more

i'm old enough to remember when they were all real.

[Hamvention]

I guarantee that dude has never seen real boobies in his entire life...

[Amature bands VS. GMRS Range]

2 minutes ago, nokones said:

approx. 25 miles northwest of Phoenix in "Old People Country" a.k.a. "Limber Dick Acres" where every time your hear a siren there is going to be a future Golf Car For Sale on the near corner and an Estate Sale, which is near a gazillion Jeep trails

This sounds like a beautiful and glorious land of milk and honey!   Literally where we have been house-shopping & planning for when we make our escape from my current State.

[BTECH GMRS-20V2 20W IP67 GMRS Mobile Radio-Can I listen to HAM traffic?]

According to the BTech website page for this radio, yes: 

Scanning Receiver (136-174.99MHz (VHF) 400-520.99MHz (UHF))

[Amature bands VS. GMRS Range]

6 hours ago, HHD1 said:

Which would have more range in simplex, specifically HT comms, amateur bands or GMRS? 

if your HT can't get 200 miles right out of the box it should go directly into the garbage can.

Source: Rheet-hard

[Midland MXT400 Programming Cable]

9 minutes ago, wilbilt62 said:

This is why I hesitate on buying another Wouxun.

Overall, on average, usually, most of the time, statistically, Wouxun makes the best quality radios (that's why they cost more) - but no matter what brand you buy (of anything, not just radios), you always risk getting a dud.   Might I suggest the Wouxun XS20G - i think it does everything you want, its small and costs less than the 1000g+ ... that said, I know of hundreds, if not thousands of people with 1000G radios that are very happy with them. 

[Midland MXT400 Programming Cable]

21 minutes ago, wilbilt62 said:

Any suggestions? This Midland has serious limitations.

Ignore anyone trying to talk you into spending more money IF your current radio does what you want... and if you decide that you have grown weary of the limitations on your current radio, you will never actually get a helpful answer from that particular rheet-hard - he only knows how to type negative things and never anything that is actually helpful.  You may as well put him on your block-list like everyone else does.. that way you don't have to see his stupidity and overt-acts of utter social retardation until he makes a new account and starts over.. again.. with a different name..

So IF you have decided that you want a GMRS radio without all the limitations of your Midland, there are many manufacturers to choose from like Wouxun, BTech, Radioddity (and more) - but which one is "best" depends on what it is you are looking for/want/need, so let us know what is important to you/what you are looking for in a GMRS radio and we can make some suggestions ..

[New GMRS in Denver]

Welcome to the exciting and dynamic world of GMRS!  ... 

One word of warning: Be wary of the trolls here on the forum that tell you that you're doing everything wrong and "if your radio cant transmit 200 miles you should throw it into the trash can" ...   He's just a rheet-hard, and other than him everyone here is pretty cool.

[Now I'm a believer]

20 minutes ago, marcspaz said:

I remember when I first bought the TRASH80

Dancing Demon changed the computer world forever...

[Way to block TX on non-ham freqs 5RM/K5+]

5 minutes ago, UncleYoda said:

do I have to just hope Chirp will add the frequency range settings eventually?

Yes.

[Wouxun KG1000+ Transmit sounds bad at high power]

19 minutes ago, nokones said:

If his friends/Trail Dudes are using FRS radios the OP may be forced to go narrowband since most or if not all FRS radios are only narrowband emissions.

He's got the 50W radio, he should make them change.. and they will have to endure his wrath if they refuse.

[Welcome!]

52 minutes ago, WSIF274 said:

fun to use on the FRS channels when we road trip with friends!

I haven't talked to anyone on the GMRS freq's yet

Welcome!

The first thing you will learn is that the FRS channels are all GMRS channels and the GMRS channels are all FRS channels.

[Wouxun KG1000+ Transmit sounds bad at high power]

23 minutes ago, nokones said:

cheap pandaland POS

Dont be such a racist against Pandabears!

[Wouxun KG1000+ Transmit sounds bad at high power]

1 hour ago, GrayGoat said:

Hope I can get some help.

My wheeling friends tell me that my radio sounds crappy (over modulated?) when transmitting at high power (50 watts), however they said it sounds much better at medium power (20 watts). So, i decided to change both my antenna and its location. Originally it was a midland ghost antenna mounted on the lip of my hood and had an SWR of 1.01. Now I have located it behind the cab of my jeep and got a Midland MXTA26 whip antenna SWR is now 1.3 as expected due to less ground plane, and the same problem exists. Is there a setting in the radio I should check? 

Just FYI - moving your antenna, swapping the antenna or even improving the SWR has absolutely nothing with the quality of the audio you are transmitting.
 

As @nokones suggested, make sure your friend's radios are set to WIDEband.. also make sure you arent too close - like at least 1/4 mile away.

and as @BoxCar eluded to, lowering the Mic gain would help, but the KG-1000G does not have an adjustable Mic gain, so ignore that - but when testing make sure you are speaking the exact same volume and with the mic at the exact same distance each time... Screaming into the mic and/or holding it too close to your noise-hole will cause what your friends are describing.

[slight delay on reception of signals]

Tell this to the other person: Press the button... THEN talk....

This fixes the problem 99.998% of the time.. The other 0.002% the problem is because the person did not listen to what you told them to do.

[Anytone D578]

30 minutes ago, WSEF273 said:

Had to do a factory reset now the channel set under settings is gone. Any tips?

I'll give you TWO tips!

1. always back-up your channel set before doing a factory reset
2. dont run with scissors 

[Unlisted GMRS repeaters]

6 minutes ago, K811 said:

owner's name does not match listed postal address based on the public records. I was able to trivially find and talk to the owners of all other repeaters I can hear in my area, but not this one.

Geezus phorking Khriest ... dude... Go outside and get some fresh air and sunshine.

[Base station cannot use repeaters]

Related: Is there a IGNORE THREAD option?

[nOOb here - can't get to repeaters]

1 hour ago, M5Fan said:

Maybe I need to call them?

No, that wont solve anything.

Follow these steps, EXACTLY:

1. Confirm that the repeater is up/active/turned on
2. Confirm that you have the correct channel & TX/Transmit tone
3. Ignore the RX(Transmit) tone and REMOVE it from both radios
4. Confirm that you are correctly saving/writing your changes to the radio by looking/confirming the changes ON the the radio itself
5. Get close enough to the repeater that you can SEE it
6. Get your two test radios at least 50 feet apart and test

If after all that, its still not working, then using GMRS radios/repeaters may not be for you.

[Antenna DB upgrade]

49 minutes ago, WRUE951 said:

It's gong to be hard to beat a Tram 1486.  The trick is to tune them correctly

Which is not only very simple, but the antenna is very forgiving, so it has a wide margin of error.

[Family Member Registration]

1 hour ago, WSHC247 said:

he said that I need to update the FCC with all persons using my license

He lied to you.. Right to your face..

[Interesting comments being filed with the fcc on unused 46Mhz/49Mhz pairs]

So you'd need two different radios, or one radio with two different antennas to make use of these and the existing GMRS channels?  Does not seem very user-friendly... If they are unused, throw 'em to the H.A.M.s.. they'll use it.. they'll use anything.