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Again, thank you very much! this is going to come in really, really handy in the field! Now to get my partner her GMRS license!

That's awesome info. Thank you both! I assume that Kenwood would work with the Wouxun, right? Just a "standard" two pin job. Or is that a standard? Or is it a proprietary type of thing? I don't know enough about it to be sure.

Good morning. I just received a pair of KG-805G radios. I will be using them in the forests and nooks and crannies of Oregon, mostly with one other person while we explore various areas. We both carry backpacks with gear enough to last a week in case of the worst, i.e. snapping an ankle and being forced to stay there a couple of days or longer. While we are out exploring, we often have things in our hands. For me, I have a walking stick in one hand, and often a camera, audio recorder, binoculars, night vision, FLIR, etc in the other. So my hands are often busy. Is there a good option for me with a headset? My partner is never more than a quarter of a mile away, but it would be awesome to be able to just talk to her without having to yell and spook animals. It's also important for us to have one ear open to what's going on around us. If there is a good headset, I'd love to know what would be compatible with these radios. Recommendations on what to get, and / or what to avoid? Looking for functionality - not cheap gimmicky. Do throat mics work? Thank you in advance.

Howdy, everyone! I'm Mark from Oregon, and I just joined after receiving my callsign a few days ago (WROT443). I am new to radio, but am finding what I am learning to be wonderfully interesting! I am looking forward to reading more, and I am excited that there is an old school forum like this to interact and learn from. I mainly wanted a way to communicate with my partners while in the woods, which is most weekends. Thanks for having me!