OffRoaderX

Of course this is great, but it is just a tiny step in the right direction.. Salton Sea will need at least this much if not more EVERY YEAR just to prevent it from turning into a trash-hole.. Sadly, this will not "save" the sea or do anything significant to prevent/stop the looming toxic-dust issue.

There are also people like you and me rolling through stop-signs every night, which might be a better comparison. To compare breaking an FCC rule to murder is absurd and something only a true "sad HAM" would say. So.. Congratulations.

I'm not sure what you're asking, but, the answer is no.

No, because on GMRS we are normal people speaking normal English.. Speak/talk however you wish, but keep it family friendly. If anyone tries telling you that you "cant" say 10-4, "cant" say "over", or "cant say" anything else, it's just their obsessive-compulsive power-trip showing itself and they should be ignored.

FFS, are you still arguing over this? 4 pages of trying to prove who's smarter over something that the FCC (based on their history of action) doesn't even care about? ..."some people" .... Need to go outside more often... Just sayin...

That is not a solution, nor an answer to my question. Quick update for anyone following along: I've got most of the different manufacturer's software to run and after finding an installing the Si CP-210X ARM(64) driver for my (red Wouxun) cable(s) I am able to read and write all radios EXCEPT for my Motorola XTS2500, XTS5000, & XTL5000 - they need an FTDI ARM(64) driver that I have not yet been able to find/get working.

Has anyone had any luck getting any drivers/cables working while running Windows for ARM (aka Windows 11 on an M1 Mac in Parallels)?

IIRC, you can only save power settings in Channel-mode, not VFO/frequency mode. Are you doing this in channel mode?

If you give us a little more info on what, exactly happens/does not happen, we can probably make some suggestions.

I wonder if you got a dud? Mine receives virtually the same as my other radios when doing my controlled test(s).

Yes, but not very well.

The MXTA26 is what I use on my Jeep.. It replaced a Tram.

How will passing the ham test make the GMRS Pro useful?

My solution would be to send it back and tell them to send me one that works.

Thank you. Confirmed this is not by design, but as a work-around, try using the keypad/mic AREA button instead of the one on the radio.

Do you have the manual nearby? What page is this one?

I know the owner at BTWR so I sent him an email and reported the issue.. If it turns out we ARE doing it wrong I'll post an update here.

I dont use mine for scanning, but I just tried that on my 1000G+ and it's doing the same thing. Looks like a bug.

Bluetooth is actually a good feature that I didnt mention in my post ^ above, but i have not tried to connect it to anything yet.

Its a nifty little radio, but unless everyone else in your party also has one, most of that nifty'ness doesnt matter. As for basic use and fars, it's pretty much the same as any other radio.

Great post! Is not more power also helpful in penetrating objects like walls, and bouncing the signal through canyons, etc, for example when off-roading?

I heard a rumor that the YouTube GMRS Queen will be making a video about this radio very soon.

This one (I have 3) is 380-470 - and I was transmitting on 467.700, so you're right, it's right up there at the edge.. Measured with the antenna with SWR of 1.02 ...

Ok here's my temps: Sitting idle/receiving only for 1 hr = 102F Transmitting at low power several times = 130F Transmitting at high power, multiple times over 10 minutes = 160F So as I suspected mine is getting hot (more hot than yours).. Now that i have a fancy thermometer I'll measure my other 2 (one in each Jeep) and see how they run. EDIT/Update: I put a little fan near it (this is a base-installation) to move more air around it and now it's running at about 120 after transmitting at high-power for several minutes.

We call those "loud talkers".. closely related to low-talkers and long-talkers.. The WORST is a long-talker, long-talking while eating the mic..