MichaelLAX

The DB-20G is a much different radio than the DB25 and does not seem to suffer from its problems. The only two features I am missing on my two DB-20G clones (Anytone AT-779UV) are: 1) Tone Scanning; and 2) feature programming software. And a 50 watt model would be nice, too! ?

Let’s go @gman1971! ?

Do you feel any smarter today when you tie radio enthusiasts purchase of CCR’s to Chinese industrial espionage?: Really?!? I don’t like to use pejorative terms on a radio forum, but what hogwash! You’ve topped yourself this time!

Was that on 2 meters or 440 MHz?

Cool, seems like good info on that post, thank you!

Welcome! And looks like a good GMRS setup. I just wanted to note that solar propagation is dramatically improving, finally, and yesterday, on 10 Meters Ham SSB from Los Angeles, I had a nice chat with a Ham in Trinity Alabama! You only need a Tech class license to do SSB on 10 meters. Good luck and enjoy GMRS!

Is that the Radioddity DB-20G?

This week's Weekly Repeater Report just came and and no mention of Ocala 600; and not in the last two weekly reports either.

I’m not sure if it’s exactly the same software but I know that GD-77 codeplugs can be easily converted. Let me know if you need some help programming one, but I only use repeaters so I do not know much about hotspots.

Reminds me of the episode of The Twilight Zone, And When The Sky Was Opened; where 3 astronauts return from an aborted mission... Or is it 2 astronauts... Or 1... or NONE! ? Let us know what you discover!

Cool, seems like good info on that post, thank you!

Maybe that is why I don't quit my day job ? Rather than debate with your insulting points (some of which are plain out incorrect factually) and continue this off-topic post about the chip on your shoulder about me, I will just note that PCRadio doesn't seem to agree with you: AND, the OP of that particular thread about selective receivers had a positive response to my post: BTW: Responding with facts is NOT doubling down.

Except that I actually went back to your post linked by @wayoverthere, found it to be more complicated that I chose to understand at that particular moment and made a self-deprecating joke about my getting a headache back to him about it. It is my belief that the foregoing thread, read in its entirety objectively supports my belief that it is not an insult, but... I am sorry you misread it instead as a "condescending 'off the cuff' insult" and in the future, you will note that my "jokes" (whether perceived by you to be funny or not) are ended with the "joking" emoticon: ? There is nothing self-deprecating or humorous about your reply: And in my opinion, your applying my "logic" to your reply is flawed; but whether I agree with your logic or not, I accept it as your logic. ?

Which models do you define as “GMRS bubble wrap” with narrow band pre-selected?

Let's see: I pay a compliment to your ability to deal with such complexities and you respond with an off the cuff insult? A simple thank you emoticon would have sufficed.

You did fine!

Oh, wow: that much attention to detail gives me a headache! ?

AND: FYI, the City of Malibu is funding a GoBOX implementation of the Raddiodity DB20-G for distribution to its citizens for communications during times of distress and/or emergencies. So it would appear that they are not worried about selectivity of that radio, and given the terrain up in the Malibu Hills, they are not worried about the sensitivity either.

Where can I find those in more detail?

Almost always, these problems posted here turn out to be driver issues and the better and slightly more expensive USB cables with FTDI chips generally do not suffer from these issues. That particular cable is not FTDI, but if it works for you: all is well!

Well you may not have noticed I opened my comment with the idiom: "my 2 cents" which is a quick way to say that the upcoming comment is the opinion of the author and humbly may not be worth much, hence: 2 cents. After the OP defined MDS for me, I returned to the sidelines to let those much more familiar with these types of radios give their experienced comments about Motorola, Vertex, Motorola, Kenwood,... and did I say Motorola? That is, until the OP posted this message: While the OP did not designate a frequency band, power output, mode, etc., it occurred to me that a GMRS user who also operates Ham Radio might be interested in the limited number of Part 95 certified (as opposed to Part 90 radios that can operate in the Ham bands) higher power mobile radio that can easily be opened for Ham 2 meters and 70 cms operation and which only costs $99. And after 60 years of being licensed as a Ham Radio operator, I have learned that there is ALWAYS a more expensive radio that can be purchased that has more bells and whistles and better specs than the last one. Now my personal anecdotal experience on this radio, which I am willing to bet dollars to donuts, is more extensive than yours (even given your wonderful YouTube review of the DB20-G); and I have discovered that this radio has much better sensitivity and selectivity than its specs rating: Using my Delta A-B-C-D antenna switch to compare simplex signal reception on 146.52 and 446.0, this radio outperforms 2 meters and 70 cms reception on my Yaesu FT-857d, by pulling in stations that are just completely missing on the FT-857d. Admittedly, a multi-band HF/VHF/UHF radio, such as my Yaesu FT-857d is not going to perform as well as a dedicated 2 meter/70 cms radio, but I also compared these stations reception against my ICOM IC-R7000 and the received signal strength was always better on the AT-779UV. And using the MON button to turn off the squelch completely, I can really pull stations out of the mud on this radio! For example, there is a YouTube video that provides a live scope view of 146.52 MHz in the South Bay Area of Los Angeles and while I was chatting simplex with a station down in Downey, I could not hear or see my signal on this scope, but when the station came back to me, he could be heard and seen on the YouTube video. Selectivity: The Los Angeles market is quite crowded on both the GMRS simplex and repeater channels, yet I have never experienced any cross-channel interference on the AT-779UV even when there were transmissions on adjacent channels (not by channel number, but by their interstitial spacing by frequency, whether on the input or output frequency). And using my rooftop Comet antenna, I am able to communicate with different GMRS and Ham repeaters on the same frequency, even though they are spaced geographically in opposite directions (for obvious reasons). Amazingly, I even can communicate quite comfortably on the DELTA 700 repeater in the Inland Empire, from my Valley Village (East San Fernando Valley) location! The same is true on my reception of Ham band signals as well. So, although YMMV, did I mention this radio only costs $99?!? At the end of the day, I am curious if the OP found this information valuable and given his response so far, it is unclear to me that he did, or if he is making a joke at my expense : ? ?

Are we sure you have a FTDI chip USB cable? Have you tried the Miklor USB Cable Driver page? @Sshannonis very experienced with Windows issues and maybe will CHIRP in, so to speak!

PSUs? Power Supply Unit?

Well my 2 cents: Radioddity DB-20G (a/k/a Anytone AT-779UV) $109 20 watts fits in your palm cigarette lighter plug GMRS, MURS, 2 meters, 70 cms) Outperforms my Yaesu FT-857d on 2 meters and 70 cms, so I now have one in my car and one in the shack

It is also good to decode GMRS repeater IDs to help identify them.