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phottomatt

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  1. Any one use one of these? Thinking of using it on my BTECH 50x1 GMRS. BTECH Mobile and Amp DC Cigarette Cable 0 out of 5
  2. My post on page 1 gives the menu numbers to change the back light color, menu #18,19,20.
  3. Just started with hamstudy.org, it's great.
  4. Oh good info, thanks for that, sounds like I'll just get tech and general at the same time then.
  5. I'm studying for my tech license and just discovered something interesting. As a pilot that flies international I have to have a restricted radiotelephone license to operate my HF radio. Our HF radio covers many different bands, from 160 meter through 6 meter, and the license says I am "authorized to operate any radio station". The tech license has a lot of restriction for HF, many bands are not allowed and some only for CW. The way I read it though, I, as a holder of the restricted radiotelephone license, could take advantage of the otherwise limited bands and use them for "phone" mode prior to getting my tech license. Being new to all this I might be missing something so I thought I would ask on here.
  6. Darnit, I was hoping it might have been a translation thing and they really meant the screen.
  7. I think this should do it, but I don't have mine hooked up yet so I can't confirm.
  8. Man, I can't find anything about brightness either, only thing I found was color, maybe try a different color that is easier on your eyes.
  9. Just got mine today, I'll take a look and see if I can find something tomorrow.
  10. I think I have the hang of this now, there is definitely a learning curve here. You have to do things in a very specific way, right click-paste-select next line. I've got the basics down now thank you all for the help.
  11. I think I discovered where I may have confused you guys. On some of the frequencies I wanted to monitor there is an input frequency (receive from repeater) and an output frequency (transmit to repeater), I was trying to load the output frequency in the offset column and changing the duplex setting to switch as per the instruction from chirp. I had mentioned this in my second post but it was confusing.
  12. I had thought of that but the problem is with chirp, I'm not having any issues once I upload to the radio. Does chyirp know what radio I'm using before I upload? Yes, I'm using it as a scanner until I get my license so I thought there would be more traffic on these freq.s and help me to learn my way around the radio and chirp. The code plug worked, It loaded in to chirp and the radio.
  13. Sent, disregard the note about it being a .odp file LOL
  14. That's correct, it's legal, not sure about MURS though, they also got rid of the "bleed over" (not sure what the correct term is). I watched a video on YouTube by David Casler.
  15. I just had a thought, and feel a little foolish, I won't be transmitting on anything with this radio until I get my Amateur radio license so there's no need to input the Tx frequencies. I actually disabled the Tx button through CHIRP.
  16. Baofeng GT-5R, Channels 1-15, I've gotten some to stick but I have to delete the line and start over for each line and input the numbers manually. I found that if I try to paste them in it usually ends up switching the Tx frequency to match the Rx frequency. BUT, after saving and reloading into CHIRP all the Tx frequencies (in the offset column) are gone. As per the instruction you set the duplex to "switch" then enter the Tx frequency in the offset column and Rx frequency in the Frequency column. After reloading the file all the duplex settings return to off, if I turn it back on it populates the field with the frequency from the frequency column.
  17. I am having real issues with CHIRP, I tried to search the issue but can't find anything. I'm trying to program repeater frequencies and got 15 of them done then POOF! their all gone. I was even saving as I go and they're all gone. Also, if I change an existing frequency and hit enter it changes, can't seem to get anything to stick.
  18. I checked the BTWR website every day for a week, always backorder so I went ahead and ordered it anyway on the 10, I got a shipping notification for it today. Don't wait till it comes in, if you really want one just order it.
  19. V3.0.2 it came on disk with the Wouxun red programming cable I bought from mygmrs.com
  20. Might be important to note that you DO NOT want to change the com port in driver properties. Mine was on com port 3, when I followed the instruction from BTWR it allowed my PC (win10) to recognize the 905G on com port 3. I am using the red Wouxun cable.
  21. I just watched that whole thing ? LOL. BUT, it was very informative, few things I didn't quite follow but all in all it convinced me to buy one. I wasn't comfortable with the scetchy UV-5R. It will arrive tomorrow, can't wait.
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