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I bought 2 from Radio Shack mid 1980 for family to use as we crossed the USA from Hawaii to Charleston

That's a CB tho but still very ole!

Well, well! I have somehow come across to hand held units someone gave me years ago before I even knew what "GMRS" stood for! Just printed a copy of the Owners Manual (1 page) for the for the GMR1838-2CK manuf. by Uniden. The black plastic antenna covers have come off but when charged, they work! Now lets see when they were produced...

(2) Any individual who holds an individual license may allow his or her immediate family members to operate his or her GMRS station or stations. Immediate family members are the licensee's spouse, children, grandchildren, stepchildren, parents, grandparents, stepparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and in-laws. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-95 Seem pretty clear to me..... their definition of family Not being in the "FAMILY," I don't think I can delegate any behavior to the individual licensee on how to conduct their responsibilities in this matter. Just my two cents worth

My ole eyes and brain just did not compute this knowledge until, NOW! Thanks to all that asked and to those that answered! I kept seeing the words "Mobile GMRS" and thinking my MXT-400 qualified for that. But then comes along... "467 MHz interstitial channels. Only hand-held portable units may transmit on these 7 channels. The channel center frequencies are: 467.5625, 467.5875, 467.6125, 467.6375, 467.6625, 467.6875, and 467.7125 MHz. So now I realize why I don't have those channels in my radio! We had this exact problem on the trails (Trail Guild wanted to use CH 10.....) now it sinks in after studying this, again Thank you all~!

NOT EVEN A, "PLEASE"! I'm hurt and feel left out.

I'm a ole CB person (whom got a license in the day) but was told to get a GMRS radio or no more comms with my Jeepin buddies... Purchased the Midland MXT 400 (about three yrs ago or, just before the 500 came out) and it is has been a pleasure to operate (easy to understand instructions). Only gripe I have is that there are few Repeaters in my area locally and almost as few people with GMRS. GMRS was designed for a different purpose, I get it. Cell phone takes care of about all the other calls I need to make. When I switch up it will likely be with the MXT 500 or the Wouxun KG1000 so I won't have to increase the volume button.

In regards to simplex use, of the repeater channels. Midland even has a function in the MXT models (I don't know about others) to do a, "Talk Around (Talk) Function" when using the repeater channels when the repeater(s) is not activated or, out of range. The radio will use the same frequencies and codes set for those channels that a repeater would otherwise use. So I think that as long as you're "NOT INTERFERING with a repeater," it is OK to use those frequencies to talk on.

It (scanning for codes) is now common for most all radio's to have this feature, as I understand it. Interestingly, while my Midland MXT-400 has this feature to scan channels, my Operators Manual is moot about the feature to scan codes, which it can also.

It is "easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission" is a phase I have hear many times in the military and in these cases I think it is appropriate. "Plan A for me is to take my (Make/Model radio) up to the repeater, tune it to the input frequency and scan for the Tones when the repeater is being actively used by others." This will work ( Iam told by others) if you can 1. figure out how to it on your radio and 2. try it when the repeater is active with people using it. I have wanted to do it just to see if it works but, my area is mostly crickets......

My wife told me NOT TO speak to her in that tone. I switched and haven't heard from her since! What can I do?

We had meters on CB's to express signal strengths each time the Fox howled that helped the attentive with clues. Don't have that on my Midland, do you?

A search for, "National Call Channel" only brings up this post... interesting. Removing the quotes, eight thousand plus posts appear for many days of reading material.

My MXT 400 is mobile in a Jeep for off roading with others. Welcome aboard. Here in SC GMRS stations are few and far between. The most I hear locally is worker and a Childcare situation. Have a friend that runs a repeater 35+ miles up the road but I seldom talk with him.

I do understand the sediment of wanting to "Hear someone having a conversation, etc" if for any reason but to know it is working as designed first. Then, wanting to get someone to confirm that the radio is actually functional and has the ability to converse. As an example, JJAMUSA required all Jeeps riding their trails actually get a GMRS radio in order to communicate with the trail riding members and leader. The issue was CB's just were not cutting the mustard due to the lack of new owners not having the capability to install and tune them correctly. Whereas the GMRS were pretty much foolproof with simple install or much better hand-held units. I too found it irritatingly quiet after the initial install. It was promoted as a fix all to CB radios issues and then just dead silence.... Luckily, I also kept the CB radio in my Jeep to continue conversations with other travellers when there is a need for road conditions or just catch up on the local bull... Yep, put it on scan and just listen,but you have to know that it too can still remain silent. In a case like above, you'll need another radio or person with a GMRS Radio to converse with just to check the operation of your radio. .