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MacJack

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  1. Keep an eye out for deals coming up at this site... Great firm to do business with and they stand behind what they sell. FYI some new products are coming out and some great GMRS radios will be reduced.... https://www.buytwowayradios.com/consumer/gmrs-radios.html?tw_radio_type=734
  2. You may want to look at a MURS radio... https://www.buytwowayradios.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?q=Wouxun&tw_service=1499 I would call them (888) 569-9499 and ask... I have several Wouxun GMRS and heard that MURS is better point to point. Now for skiing and hiking I like what this radio does. I liked the T800 Talkabout from Motorola BUT GMRS is not a good as MURS point to point or radio to radio... Do call and ask around about GMRS and MURS.. I do not think Motorola has a GMRS or MURS rich radio but the below video what it does to link with iPhone for connecting... Have a good safe trip and enjoy the kids.
  3. Yes after I replied to post I downloaded new Chirp release.
  4. YES BUT.. RT System says you have to have their cable. I did not try the old cable I got from B2WR. I like the easy RT System software verse the 935G free download... BUT since you just got your 935G, use what you have and enjoy. Another software option is https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home BUT make sure you see 935G as a year ago I had to use 916 which could brick your radio... BECAREFUL. In fact, any software you use do a backup of your radio and save it as factory setting in case you have to go back and start over. Enjoy your 935G, great no best radio... In fact, program some Ham channels in your area as you will only can listen and not talk. Who knows you may get your Ham ticket like my now 13 yo grand daughter and I did as we where study buddies.
  5. But it is a cell phone, radio UHF, VHF, GMRS, FRS, MURS, DMR and more plus I do DMRoIP as it is it's own hotspot. Sweet.
  6. I talked to them many months back begging them to do Mac OS version since they do have some software for Mac OS. Just so you they order a 935G when backordered and I sent them my 935G for they could write the software in a week and they send radio back with what I needed. They do PC first and Mac OS later... I just checked and the do not have Mac OS on the list of releases.
  7. Good observation on the KG-935G which I have had some time. It a real radio... I have it to talk on GMRS and can monitor Ham frequency (which I'm a ham). I use the following software and cable to program radio as it much more user friendly... wish it was in Mac OS. https://www.rtsystemsinc.com/KG-935G_c_2138.html I make up several Scan Group and some have my standard Repeaters and others frequency I use on Simplex etc. So I pick my group and just scan that group. So with the software from RT Systems, well worth getting it as I can cut and paste makes life easy and fast. Easy to fill up the 999 channel slots. Enjoy your 935G as much as I do as well as my KG-UV8H for Hams who want to monitor GMRS.
  8. I agree on price... I have used ones from old owners who could not figure it our and make it work.
  9. Are you a Ham? I'm using a RFinder B1 which covers GMRS, VHF/UHF Repeaters and DMRoIP for Ham, etc... And it has mapping with off of cellular. https://store10195853.ecwid.com/RFinder-B1-p153523799 Check it out..
  10. Sorry I missed your comment to me. I'm glad you explain the above... my comments asked me was just DMR RF thus CG 1 TG 27500 for the four regional repeater in our area. I do BrandMeister which my mode on my radio is DMRoIP. I do hang around BrandMeister as I have a HT that does not need Cold Plug as it uses the RFinder Database for Ham repeaters near you. Very cool no hot spot needed. It also is a cell phone and does VoIP and at this stage of development has BrandMeister and will soon have TGIF as in development now. I have a B1 and a new model B1+ is out... https://store10195853.ecwid.com/RFinder-B1-p153523799 As for where I hang out on BrandMeister, I like to monitor the TG 91 just to make sure radio working, 3100 USA, 3137 NC and a TG 31770 for B1 owners. O another new feature is I can see all RFinder radio and tablets on air and want to share their location and if open for contact... I can do from the radio click tune radio and call them up.. The spec sheet on the website is not up to date with all the features. Again sorry for delay in my response. MacJack
  11. Sorry I missed your comment to me. I'm glad you explain the above... my comments asked me was just DMR which I took as DMRoIP. I do hang around BrandMeister as I have a HT that does not need Cold Plug as it uses the RFinder Database for Ham repeaters near you. Very cool no hot spot needed. It also is a cell phone and does VoIP and at this stage of development has BrandMeister and will soon have TGIF as in development now. I have a B1 and a new model B1+ is out... https://store10195853.ecwid.com/RFinder-B1-p153523799 As for where I hang out on BrandMeister, I like to monitor the TG 91 just to make sure radio working, 3100 USA, 3137 NC and a TG 31770 for B1 owners. O another new feature is I can see all RFinder radio and tablets on air and want to share their location and if open for contact... I can do from the radio click tune radio and call them up.. The spec sheet on the website is not up to date with all the features. Again sorry for delay in my response. MacJack
  12. MacJack

    GMRS vs HAM

    First let me say you are asking the basic question but go deep for your family needs and goals. My 12 yo grand daughter and I got GMRS as one license for whole family and local professional repeater that covers 30 miles. We even put up our own $450 repeater for the neighborhood. Then the GMRS owner encouraged us to go Ham... We would go to the Ham club lunch and again encourage to go Ham a all the things we can do over GMRS... To me IMHO is next step up from CB and more so FRS. So my little 12 yo homeschool on her summer break we studied together for 1.5 month, got our Tech ticket end of May 2021 and have had a blast. Because we have some many Ham repeaters as well, we are having a ball. In fact we only do HT and the main units are RFinder B1 radio/cell phone/DMR (which is so much more fun/Brandmeister talk groups via WiFi and or cellular/ We have no codeplugs and now a map to see other B1 owners and see what channels they are on and can talk to them. As a Ham we also do FRS/GMRS/MURS/VHF/UHF/DMR/plus others we are not license for yet being only a Tech ticket. We have had great bonding time for the 1.5 learning. You can ask your son to be your coach/Elmer while he studies for his General. You will be investing more the $ into your son... I'm 75 yo and did it as my way to bring back Ham to the missing generations. Hope this encourages you and other to get Ham ticket. O what sold me was when I was 12 my dad was in the signal core and he want me to learn Morse Code, but I was 12 yo boy playing ball... BUT my GMRS owner who is a Ham and has 6 radio repeater sites told me no more Morse Code, closed the deal and Kaylee like the old folks at the local Ham Club. Her favor thing is Fox Hunts and we have been the fox several times as well as the hunter... Like my GMRS for local coverage and help family/neighbors who are not Hams. So they both have a place, you just have to ask yourself with a Ham ticket you can do so many cool things, GMRS is for local farm/home/Jeeping which I need as well.
  13. Citizen like your Windows comments... I make my money in MS OS as it so bad.... I gave all my girls in college Mac's so they would have all software work with the OS... plus they could call Apple and not me... I can do so much with my Mac OS and make $$$$ on Windows OS... I have the best of both worlds... O I still have a XP PC off the grid to do my radio programing.... I use a USB Flash Drive to load download programs from my Mac to XP pc as well as other files... Thanks for affirming my OS for radio programing.
  14. I like Michael #3 as putting a repeater at your home with HOA may not work as much as having another location for a repeater. I purchased for $450 a VRX-7000 as a repeater set for half and full power at my house for the neighborhood. No HOA here. If I can add #4 to Michael list, we both became Hams after GMRS. I live in the mountains of Western NC and we have access to a great GMRS repeater for 30 miles. The owner is a Ham and coached me and my 12 year old grand daughter to become Hams as of last May. It is a hold new world in the art of radio communication being a Ham. Hope this helps as you see that there is a bigger picture to what is ahead.
  15. Great... on a personal note the Ham who own/operate not only a great GMRS repeater as well as regional DMR repeaters linked, said to me Kaylee and I show look into getting Ham ticket an more morse code needed. I told him let us think about it and went to the local Ham lunch meeting and we like the folks and got a coach which was the repeater owner and asked him 3 or 4 question and we selfstudy for one half months.
  16. Thanks for sharing your path, that what I'm looking for with Kaylee.
  17. DMR is using a radio BM is VOIP. I was not on 27500 via BM. Plus our DMR regional repeaters are only tied to 4 repeaters and ops have to flip the switch to connect on the NPR network.
  18. PACNWComms, I have not heard of some of the radios you listed so looked them up... I agree with you to a point... I told my wife I will not be radio poor with so many radios.... I have the best radio that does everything, FM U/V, MURS, GMRS, DMR and most of all not code plugs and cellular as well... It is a RFinder B1 and in the last few months the software updates make it so I can talk around the world using BM over VOIP... off my cell or wifi... Does not do multi channel scanning but not a problem with a very good regional DMR network and NPR network that covers 5 states... This is the radio of the future. MacJack
  19. Thanks PACNWComms. I wrote the attached story of how my now 35 and 37 kids got into cell phone before having emails and browser and texts... great days for teens back then... nightmare for todays kids. Enjoy the read attacked. MacJack How we got into being a Ham.pdf
  20. I agree... pick your poison... and live with it...
  21. MichaelLAX, The local/regional DMR repeaters uses 27500 for Local Jackson... BUT know that each DMR repeater owner/operator does their own thing AND they do not tell you that the color code or TimeSlot or TalkGroup. So I just made friends with the owner/operator via email/text then on the DMR... Hope that helps. MacJack
  22. Well Lscott, go get two or third study buddies from the Middle School and have one of the parents come as well and see that they can get a radio when they get their Ham Ticket.. Read details here t http://www.jbewing.com/FoxHunt.pdf Anyone who reads this and is a GMRS wanting to get Ham Ticket... go get a kid study buddy with the kids parent. MacJack
  23. Yes Michael, what a joy... Thanks for reading into my joy... hope other get it as well. I connected with Kaylee 12 yo and on Sunday Net she has a following like everyone comes to talk to her... She has done another Fox Hunt http://www.jbewing.com/FoxHunt.pdf and got two more girls to study with their EXTRA dad... Kaylee is the girl on the right by the Jeep. In the last photo Kaylee in middle and I'm the old guy with gray hair... NOT BULD. So Michael, good look for your kids to mentor/coach/study buddy... Know your kids will be able to take advantage of the fund a person to get more kids and parent into getting Ham ticket.t http://www.jbewing.com/FoxHunt.pdf Thanks for the encouragement... MacJack... P.S. we been doing DMR as we have the best regional DMR repeater linked.
  24. One ham to another soon to be Technician and General... I was a study buddy with my 12 yo grand daughter at age 74... So get a study buddy to show to lead them to he a Ham... My 12 yo grand daughter is so good on Sunday Net as she has several coaches and has a great radio present... She have been the Fox twice and won several Fox Hunts. Sorry I'm so proud of her and she knows she is special having a Ham ticket. Her radio of choice is a RFinder B1. and is into DMR which I like as well. MacJack
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