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Yes. The GM-30 Plus has 10 banks of 100 channels, and you can use any channel for either a GMRS frequency (that you can transmit on) or a VHF or UHF channel you want to monitor only. The one restriction to note is that the radio can only use one bank at a time. As long as you have 100 or fewer repeaters you want to program (which I'm going to guess is the case) you can put them all in one bank; if you have 101 or more you will have to change banks at some point ... but still easier than reprogramming!

Exactly ... but you shouldn't have to do that.

The Wouxon KG-805M has 128 slots and looks like you can program the same MURS frequency as many times as you want. I would have included that in my ealier reply but I had to charge mine first ... some of the Wouxun radios (including the KG-805M) are notorious for having a parasitic battery drain when stored. I think the Baofeng Tech MURS-V2 will let you do what you want as well, but I don't seem to have the programming software installed, the download from the BTech site is broken and won't install, and I don't feel like installing CHIRP so I cannot test on the one I have.

The Radioddity MU-5 has 20 slots so you can definitely have with and without tones. One thing to note is that slots 6-20 are just the five MURS frequencies repeated three times so you can't (for example) have 151.820 with 8 different tones, but you could have each frequency with no tone and then three more times (each) with a CTCSS or DCS tone.

The difference between 136.5 and 141.3 is what? About 5%? Probably within the tolerance of that Retevis repeater's tone detect circuit. I would try setting the repeater to a PL of something like 203.5 and see if that fixes the issue.

OMG you don't even know me ... yet you KNOW me!

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. If you want to follow the rules, lock them out.

You might want to do a bit of Internet research before you buy one of the "new" ones from China (if that is your plan). They are probably counterfeit.

The post mentioning DMR and the Anytone AT-D578 reminded my of another radio that fits in the "lower power on 220" category: Alinco DR-MD520, which is the tr-band version of the DR-MD500 DMR radio. (If you ever see them side-by-side you'll quickly discover that they are cousins to the D578.) The MD520 will do 55 watts on 2 meters, 40 on 70cm, but only 5 watts on 220.

I actually have all three and the Alinco is the one that's in my shack ... the others are in their boxes. I really like it. It only has three reviews on e-ham (two 4 and one 5) so I think that's pretty good. As far as HTs go, Kenwood has a history of putting out tri-banders that do full power on 220 (TH-F6A, TH-D74A, TH-D75A) so I"m hopeful that the mobile will do that too. Pretty sure the TYT TH-350 does 5w on all three bands too. I had one and it's a decent radio, IMHO a notch above some of the other CCRs. The Yaesu VX-6R *does* fit into the "lower power on 220" category though, and that's kept me from buying one. So far.

Chances are pretty good that all those people you hear are using FRS radios, and traffic of that nature is explicitly permitted by Part 95B. FRS is licensed-by-rule, so no call signs. As of 2017, there are no "FRS" channels, since GMRS and FRS share the same frequencies with different max power and (in some cases) bandwidth. The only exception is that FRS radios cannot transmit on the repeater inputs since repeaters are not allowed on FRS. If the schools, construction workers, bus company and nursing homes are using FRS radios (on any channel 1-22) there is nothing to "enforce".

@WRPV394 Were you able to get that Amazon multi-cable to work with the Alinco DJ-G46T? Here's what I said in my mini-review about the cable: While the radio has a K-type accessory connector, it does NOT use a K-type programming cable. That means the Baofeng cable many folks have lying around will not work. Instead, an Alinco ERW-7 or ERW-15 cable is needed. Expect to spend at least $25 to get the correct cable. I'm also curious to hear if one of those Amazon multi-cables works since that might be a cheaper option. Fortunately for me, I already had the RT Systems equivalent cable (USB 29-A) since it is used for a number of other Alinco radios, both HT and mobile.

My disclaimer is that I am not a GMRS power user by any means, but I do have all three of those radios. Many consider Alinco as the fourth of the big three Japanese amateur radio manufacturers. I have a number of Alinco radios (I'm also a ham) and I really like them. The DJ-G46T appears to be built on the same chassis as some of their commercial radios. Nice little radio and not cheap-feeling at all. I posted a review here: https://forums.mygmrs.com/topic/6817-amateur-radio-maker-getting-into-the-gmrs-market/page/2/#comment-72115 Couple other posts in that thread talk about the RT Systems sofware and cable.

A couple more options: Radioddity GM-30. Black Friday special. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08SLR7W7F/ Radioddity GM-30 Plus. Black Friday special. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D8752P5L/ Alinco DJ-G46T. Also Black Friday ... put in cart for discount price. https://www.mtcradio.com/alinco-dj-g46t-portable-5w-gmrs-ht/ RT Systems has software for all three which I highly recommend but there is vendor software for all three as well. Either way you'll need a programming cable if you don't already have one.

Again, they have just as much right to those frequencies as you do. Don't like it? Find a different channel.