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Clearly, from reading Lazarus' post, I still have a bit of learning to do. Though a minor correction; the 771G is a 1/2 wave. The idea is primarily just boosting my HT while driving; both in my SUV, and my RV when traveling in that. Would not be for deep hiking or the like. FWIW, I am trying better to hit a repeater 61 miles from my house, as well as another one closer at 26.6 miles. I have the advantage of living on top of a high mesa, with both of those lower than me. I was surprised that the rinky dink antenna was able to...barely and intermittently, receive from the one 61 miles away.

I'm trying to figure out the most effective antenna setup with my Radioddity GM-30 for range. First, I've already ordered a Nagoya 771G, and it should be here Monday. So, that makes a pretty easy addition to a Nagoya window mount. Easy peasy. Would it be better to use some mount with NMO, and associated antenna? I guess I'll need a pigtail if I go that route. Are "mounted" antennas more likely to have a higher dBi gain, in a general sense? The 771G has a 2.15 gain.

Did your antenna sit true, or was it canted somewhat?

Thanks to both. 218, I was at least aware of the 5Mhz built in offset, but I thought that there was some sort of other one. Most likely my misunderstanding. This repeater may just be quiet at the moment.

If this has been asked often, I apologize. I did try the search function. I'm trying to connect to a local repeater; my first time ever. I've got the channel, and I'm pretty sure I've got the right input and output tone. The info on the repeater doesn't list offset. If that's the case, do I not need to worry about it? I'm transmitting, and getting a...beep?...at the end, but I'm not hearing any replies...if there are any. Don't have my second radio yet to test with.

I received my UV-9G over the weekend, and excitedly broke it out and put it together. Well, right off the bat, I notice something wrong. The antenna did not sit "true". It was slightly canted. I couldn't say for certain if it was fully seated. I checked my local NOAA, and it would not receive, even with squelch turned off. I did some image research, and I'm fairly certain that the antenna was not what it was supposed to come with. It had a different base, and well as a thin orange ring around it near the base. I didn't see a single instance of that. So, do I look at ordering another one, or look foe something else? Now, I did just today get a Radioddity GM-30. The original idea was that I'd have the more rugged radio, and my wife the less often used radio. I liked the idea of the UV-9G, but certainly not my first experience with it. Since I'm new to all of this, I am wanting to keep the price low. Thanks.

Just got my GMRS license this week. I'm an old Marine radio operator, but when I got out I let the radios go by. Will be primarily for family use when camping. We're in eastern El Paso county, just NE of Co. Spgs. I'm starting out with a Baofeng UV-9G ht. Look forward to learning!