8nannyfoe

Thank you!   I couldn't find it...KUDOS!!   

I have heard Midland has really good customer service. I'd give them a call.

Did a little digging an turned up some possibilities. Some places call it a 2 pin molex, which turned up this: https://www.amazon.com/2-Circuits-093-Connector-Matched-Hanging/dp/B074LSHTC6
 
Other sources call it a taimya connector (used in rc and airsoft), which found this: https://www.amazon.com/FLY-RC-2Pairs-Battery-Connectors/dp/B07VL2B5C8/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=tamiya+connector&qid=1615396940&sr=8-5

BIG BIG BIG thanks to Jack for fixing my bricked 805G.

MozartMan, this happen to me over the Christmas holiday and could not get help from BTWR as they where closed...  So being an computer guy, I just took the saved CHIRP file I made before making any changes...  It fixed it and then reprogramed and all is working... Send me a PM with you email address and I will send you a virgin factory CHIRP config file for you to upload (send) to your 805G...  
Jack

Follow up:   So the HT/mobile desense issue....was not the issue.   The problem was no one was on the radio last night when I tried.   Both are able to make the 17 plus mile trip to the repeater.   The static sounding "tail" is exactly what I was hearing from both the HT/mobile units.   From the testing I did, I learned several additional things.   I am shocked and impressed with the range this Wouxon 805 has!  Repeaters are game changers.  And lastly this forum is an invaluable info source.   Thanks for all the input!  

Several members here have done so. Search the forums for reports. There seem to be three issues that are commonly reported and which may, or may not, be important to you.
The Midland radios operate on narrow-band FM while most repeaters operate on wide-band FM. This tends to result in the Midland's broadcasts being heard at a lower volume by listeners. The Midland radios must use the same tone or digital squelch on transmit and receive. So, if you have a repeater that uses different schema on transmit and receive, you will not be able to easily use the repeater. The Midland is missing a small number of PL tones. If a repeater requires one of those tones, you will not be able to access it. Again, I suggest you search the forum for reports and to determine if these issues are significant for your planned usage. And, note also, the built-in search feature tends to miss things. I'd suggest doing a google search for something like:
site:forums.mygmrs.com midland review repeater

I have played around with the companding option in my commercial radios I use on GMRS.  I end up turning the compander off after a while because of the issues it causes.  The companding feature does work as advertised to help clean up the audio SNR.  The companded audio has a "processed" quality to it and I don't mind that.  The problem is it requires ALL radios talking to each other to also be using companding in order to sound right.  It's an all or nothing type deal.  Radios that don't compress their transmitted audio will sound muffled and distorted when heard out of companded radios.  The expander in the receiver expands audio that wasn't compressed originally and blows it apart and sounds like 'expletive'.  The compander is best left disabled when you have a mix of radios that do and don't compand their audio.  Motorola includes a low level expander (LLE) option in their top tier radios.  When using LLE, the transmit audio is not compressed, only the received audio is expanded by a small amount.  It gives the audio a very slightly "fuzzy" quality to it under some conditions.   Overall if a radio has companding capability, the radio needs to include the option to disable the compander.  The compander feature should be OFF by default.
 
The Motorola Talkabout FRS bubble packs use companding.  Motorola calls this feature "X-Pand".  The compander is always enabled and with no option to disable it.  With Motorola's VHF and UHF business radios, the Business Bubble Packs as I like to call them also compand audio on narrow bandwidth channels with no option to disable the compander.  People who have complained about bad receive audio quality out of the Motorola Talkabout FRS bubble packs are really complaining about the effects of the compander on the received audio, especially when hearing radios that don't compress their transmit audio because they don't have companding.  Motorola could greatly improve the Talkabout FRS bubble packs by simply adding the option to disable the compander.
 
My wife (g/f at the time) and I had a pair of Motorola Talkabout 250 FRS bubble packs in the early days of FRS.  The Talkabout 250 was one of the early 14-channel FRS bubble packs from Motorola.  It was one of the first models to push their "X-Pand" audio companding feature.  Motorola added X-Pand to all of their analog radios back then.  Motorola's top tier radios have the ability to enable or disable companding on a per channel basis.  With Motorola's FRS bubble packs and their business bubble packs, the compander is always enabled.  The Talkabout 250 had LOUD audio for hearing them in noisy environments which I liked but the companded audio sounded like 'expletive'.  The radios aggressively companded the audio by over-compressing the transmitted audio and over-expanding the received audio.  The companded audio quality was so bad and to the point that basic functionality of the radio was impaired.  The radio was almost unusable with radios that don't compand their audio.  It was THAT bad.  Reducing the expansion ratio in the expander part of the companding system would have helped a lot.
 
Wikipedia article on companding:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companding

Follow up:   So the HT/mobile desense issue....was not the issue.   The problem was no one was on the radio last night when I tried.   Both are able to make the 17 plus mile trip to the repeater.   The static sounding "tail" is exactly what I was hearing from both the HT/mobile units.   From the testing I did, I learned several additional things.   I am shocked and impressed with the range this Wouxon 805 has!  Repeaters are game changers.  And lastly this forum is an invaluable info source.   Thanks for all the input!  

Its called hang time. the difference between the receiver closing and the transmitter unkeying. typically 2-3 seconds is the norm, some are longer or shorter and/or have tones to let you know someone has let go of the key.
agreed

I would offer one tip, and there is bound to be disagreement on this, but...
 
As you read how different groups have put together their emergency communications plans, be very wary of those with a layered structure and in particular those that have a hierarchy like: FRS -> GMRS -> ham.  Those plans inevitably are built on some level of unproven assumptions (i.e. prejudice). On the other hand, pay heed to plans that start with an analysis of need and and capability and then match the plan to that.  The El Dorado California plan seems to be a good example of what to look for.  BTW, keep  in mind that since a good plan reflects local abilities, needs, finances, etc., what works in one community may not work in another.  But, those one-size-fits-all plans are unlikely to work well anywhere.  So, if you see a plan that sounds good to you, you might want to ask how they came up with that plan. The answer to that question could be worth far more than the plan itself.

If all radios involved in communication used complementary companding circuits it can have the effect of improving the signal to noise ratio of your audio. However, if both sides of the communication chain not using it communications may not sound as good to you or to others.
 
If you have every heard the term ‘Dolby’ or ‘DBX’ with regards to audio recording noise reduction, both of these were variants of ‘companding’ circuitry/algorithms. Both squashed the dynamic range on the input side and expanded it to normal dynamic range on the output side in an attempt to decrease the effect the noise native in the audio recording medium.
 
I would advise not to use it unless the only people you are communicating are equipped with compatible companders and you have little or no need to talk with anyone else.

Compander = Compression & Expander. The idea of a Noise Blanker - at  least as I understand how it was implemented in Low Band radios by Motorola - was a secondary receive circuit slightly off-set in frequency, and that would be used to compare desired signal vs. undesired noise (Figuring that most lower frequency "noise" would be wideband in nature, while the desired signal would be on-frequency).
 
In Compandering, Audio is compressed upon transmit, and expanded upon receive. This allows for a potentially better "envelope" of audio response to be compressed into a given amount of bandwidth. However, it requires more manipulation of the audio components of human voice. You give up a bit of audio purity when using Compandering. Better or worse is often up to the ears of the people using the system (and in my experience, how often the people using the system are pressing the outer edges of coverage/range).
 
There's already a ton written about this type of stuff out there on the internet, so the best way I could describe it is to say that if you're only concerned about quality of audio within your own fleet - give it a try & see how it works on your radios and in your system. If you like it, certainly use it for your system.
 
However, most GMRS radio systems and user groups aren't running Compandering, so your radios would sound "odd" sending out compressed audio to another radio that wasn't set to receive (and expand) the compressed audio. 

Yes its only a scanner for the other bands.  

I think the KG1000 is receive only outside of the GMRS band.  That being the case, you will be fine with the antenna you have as it should pick up just fine if not being absolutely optimum.  I would personally put the effort into putting your existing antenna up as high as I could get it.

You would want to swap to a dual band antenna if you plan to TX. With that said without your ham radio license you can't TX anyway. WX channels should work ok for RX on a UHF antenna. Depending on what your listening to in VHF the UHF antenna will hear some but degraded. You license shows Florida so not sure where in NY you are listening. CNY has a couple repeaters but not many in upstate NY. 

WQWU626
This is exactly what I need.
I ran a rough estimate, and I will cover most of the county in all directions using a 40' antenna.
 
Thank you

Here is where you can generate "maps" of your expected coverage based on the data you enter. This program will also consider topographic data. The 'green' areas are predicted HT @ 70% reliability, the 'yellow' areas are mobile coverage @ 70% reliability.
 
This was for a proposed repeater to be located near Schaumburg, IL. Unfortunately, after a detailed site survey we determined that there would be to much potential for conflict with all of the other repeaters on the 150' tower.
 
https://www.ve2dbe.com/rmonline_s.asp
 
 

And you can get them that mount in a 3/8" hole.

What @Radioguy7268 said ++

A 1/4 wave 6 inch 'hatpin' antenna every day of the week. If you don't like chrome, get one in black. Get a spare or two in case she runs through the car wash. Cost is about $6. Retail.

25-35 ah battery will give you hours of 50w use.  If you go 5w or 15w, you can use a smaller 10-15 ah battery and still run for several hours.  I have a 100 ah SLA AGP battery that I can run a 100w radio for 11-12 hours at 50% duty cycle.  My battery weighs almost 70lbs, so unless you need it, I wouldn't go that large at all.

No disagreement. Only a reminder to readers of a point @Jones made earlier. There is a place for thin cables, particularly in a mobile environment. Also, in a case where the radio is at a window and the antenna line goes out the window and a few feet up to an antenna. 
 
Noted in these forums before, but always important to keep in mind: Perfect is the enemy of good.  If someone deployed 50 feet of RG58 to their antenna and can reach all the repeaters and mobiles they want, then that is probably a good time to stop.

I had big gains going from a 1/⁴ to 1/2. Looking at fold over super gainers now. You have to note that a puck antenna if it doesn't clear a roof rack, is going to be a poor performer.
 
You never said on what type of car this would be going on.. I would think a ⁵/8 on a hatch mount would work better.
 
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Please report if you do try one. Because of a changed mounting location we can't attribute the performance completely to the Laird Phantom but there was a decrease in communication distance once installed on my friend's vehicle compared to the tiny mag mount his mxt275 came with.  The MNO mount make it an easy swap when the wife isn't looking...