Thanks for the information everyone. it was really helpful for a new guy like me. Yeah my cable is on its way, so hopefully I don't run to any more problems. lol
IRST stuff, or something else? I'm sure there are probably a bunch of other applications for that tech I'm just not thinking of. That's just so high profile and attention grabbing.
Howdy Rob, and welcome aboard. I think you'll find, as I have, that there's a lot of knowledge on this forum, and you'll learn a lot. Again, welcome to the forum.
For legal Tx on GMRS and Rx for everything the KG-UV9G is currently the flag-ship of consumer GMRS + True-Dual Receive multi-band scanners.
I own the KG-UV9P which is the identical radio without GMRS Tx capability and it performs quite well for its price in my semi-rural environment. At the same time, I dislike the fact that the screen is mostly unusable outdoors during daylight hours and it has features perhaps not relevant to most GMRS users. But we all end up buying what the manufacturers sell, even when it is less than what we ideally might want.
There are surely going to be more radios that find themselves on the market as more and more individuals purchase product and the market of license users grows.