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The antenna that comes with the 9R is tuned for GMRS because it is a GMRS radio, and IIRC, it does not receive VHF (NOAA) frequencies very well. 

The Q10G antenna is not supposed to be removable and it is glued on. Mine had only a tiny drop of glue so it was very easy to remove the antenna, but I have seen reports from dozens of people who could not remove theirs and a couple that even broke the antenna or the housing trying to remove it.
I dont know about the Q10H because I don't have a H.A.M. license so I'm not allowed to touch one.

Welcome to the exciting and dynamic world of radio!
Just always be sure you write out "H.A.M." correctly.. "Some People" get really REALLY angry if you don't do it right: H.A.M.  and will rant about it for hours about you typing it out incorrectly as if anyone cares.  Never forget:  H.A.M. 

Then you probably should have said that, especially since the OP is a self-confessed n00b and prone to confuckulation and at a very impressionable stage in his radio career.

More proof that "some people" should be ignored with extreme prejudice. 

If the repeater cant hear you then how can you kerchunk it?

There is no requirement to use a unit-number or any other kind of identifier, other than your callsign. Using a unit-number is purely personal preference.
To the OP: as a n00b, be very wary of "some people" spouting opinions or plain wrong information as fact. In other words, "some people" are idiots and should be ignored.

I was going to suggest a Motorola XTS 3000 or 5000 and the XTL-5000, but then you had to throw in the "easy to acquire the software" part.. So, stay way from the XTS and XTLs...
But I'm really just here waiting for "some people" to proclaim that you will get a $10,000 fine if you even think about using a commercial radio on the GMRS.

The equipment will work, but nobody will be able to accurately answer your question about whether or not you will be able to hit the repeater.  The only way to know for sure is to try it.
However I would look into some of the other repeaters in your area that may have coverage where you are: Crestline, DILA, Santiago, & Mesa Crest.

Your Baofeng and the hypothetical baofeng standing next to the repeater have 6 inch antennas, low quality components, and output only a couple of watts..
The repeater has (probably) a perfectly tuned 10-foot or larger antenna, (probably) very high-end expensive and very sensitive components, and is outputting (probably) upwards of 50 watts.. So not only can the repeater hear everything much better than your $19 Baofeng, but it can squirt it's RF electricities many more fars as well.

You lose points, and credibility when you send the OP on a wild goose chase with incorrect information.  

You lose points, and credibility when you send the OP on a wild goose chase with incorrect information.  

My thought is user-error.
Channel mode and VFO mode are independent - one does not reflect the other.  The best way to check the frequencies in channel mode is to change your display setting to show the frequencies (instead of name or channel) - when checking this way is the frequency correct?

I was going to suggest a Motorola XTS 3000 or 5000 and the XTL-5000, but then you had to throw in the "easy to acquire the software" part.. So, stay way from the XTS and XTLs...
But I'm really just here waiting for "some people" to proclaim that you will get a $10,000 fine if you even think about using a commercial radio on the GMRS.

I use a Midland MXTA26. I used it when I had the KG-1000G installed in my Jeep and I still use it now with my XTL5000. I also have an MXTA26 installed on a cookie-sheet in the window of my office for my KG-1000G+ "Office base station".
The MXTA26 works no better than any other similar 6db antenna, but it comes pre-tuned for GMRS right out of the sack so all you have to do is plug it in and play.

I use a Midland MXTA26. I used it when I had the KG-1000G installed in my Jeep and I still use it now with my XTL5000. I also have an MXTA26 installed on a cookie-sheet in the window of my office for my KG-1000G+ "Office base station".
The MXTA26 works no better than any other similar 6db antenna, but it comes pre-tuned for GMRS right out of the sack so all you have to do is plug it in and play.

That depends on how you define "best" and what is important to you in an antenna.

That depends on how you define "best" and what is important to you in an antenna.

A: Put the radio on Repeater channel 3 (it might show as Repeater 17 or channel 25, I dont remember).. Go into the menu and find the TRANSMIT CTCSS setting (you may have to refer to the user manual), select 123.0, and save it.
2: Hold the front of the radio near your noise-hole, press the trigger, and talk. 
If you saved the tone correctly, if that is the correct tone, if the repeater is online, and if you are within range of the repeater, you will be able to hit the repeater.

The Q10G antenna is not supposed to be removable and it is glued on. Mine had only a tiny drop of glue so it was very easy to remove the antenna, but I have seen reports from dozens of people who could not remove theirs and a couple that even broke the antenna or the housing trying to remove it.
I dont know about the Q10H because I don't have a H.A.M. license so I'm not allowed to touch one.

A: Put the radio on Repeater channel 3 (it might show as Repeater 17 or channel 25, I dont remember).. Go into the menu and find the TRANSMIT CTCSS setting (you may have to refer to the user manual), select 123.0, and save it.
2: Hold the front of the radio near your noise-hole, press the trigger, and talk. 
If you saved the tone correctly, if that is the correct tone, if the repeater is online, and if you are within range of the repeater, you will be able to hit the repeater.

The Q10G antenna is not supposed to be removable and it is glued on. Mine had only a tiny drop of glue so it was very easy to remove the antenna, but I have seen reports from dozens of people who could not remove theirs and a couple that even broke the antenna or the housing trying to remove it.
I dont know about the Q10H because I don't have a H.A.M. license so I'm not allowed to touch one.

I have owned/used pretty much every GMRS radio made since ~2020 and have never seen one that can do this.

My thought is user-error.
Channel mode and VFO mode are independent - one does not reflect the other.  The best way to check the frequencies in channel mode is to change your display setting to show the frequencies (instead of name or channel) - when checking this way is the frequency correct?

GMRS is primarily Wideband except for channels 8-14.