Thanks wayoverthere for the tip. This forum and site has been very helpful to a beginner like me (thank you Rich!). So for a beginner like me with interest in GMRS to increase my range for family communication I am looking now at the BTech V1. It is cost effective and looks like it will satisfy my needs (for now) with preset GMRS channels and Repeater Channels. I will likely only use this radio for specific communication on one channel at a time - not likely at this time to get too much more sophisticated. But I can see how this could start to get addictive and I could be looking to get an amateur license and start doing more and more and more . . . but for now I will stick with GMRS advancing only to repeater use. As far as I can tell, their are only 3 appropriate currently sold options for a casual GMRS repeater capable user like me . . . The BTech V1, the Wouxun 805G and the Retevis RT76. I see there are other more powerful and capable radios that go beyond my GMRS license capability but I think these 3 are a good starting point or me for now until my interest grows to do more. The reviews are mixed on many of these - the Retevis appears to be cheap - both in price and quality so I eliminated it. I settled on the BTech because I was able to download the manual and it made sense to me - it also will help prevent me from abusing my transmissions by locking me into only the frequencies I am licensed to use (I like to follow the rules - especially as a beginner!). So, I will continue to participate in this site and contribute what I learn to others that may be just starting out. Now I just need to figure out how to get repeater owners to respond to my requests to use their repeaters! Thanks! Gary