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47 minutes ago, MichaelLAX said:
I see you found a good use for the FUN button!
More like the FUNNEST button haha
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They ship USPS with tracking numbers, and you will get emails with updates (ordered, shipped, delivered).
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Ships from New Jersey i believe, so maybe a day or two faster for you?
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I have ordered two items, free shipping, and each took 4-5 days to reach me in California. I'm satisfied.
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2 minutes ago, WRTB501 said:
ok awesome! thxs so much for the feed back and info! sounds like im sold on getting it and trying it out. much appreciated
The site that are reading this on has a good price on that antenna
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6 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:
Just remember that it needs a ground-plane so slap it on a cookie-pan or something.
I have this antenna on my mobile base, and i was disappointed at first until i realized it needed a ground plane lol. i moved it to the middle of table and it works MUCH better. Good product.
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35 minutes ago, WRQX963 said:
I have a similar question:
There are no repeaters on a particular channel for well over a hundred miles from my area.
Would it be legal to talk simplex with low-power handy talkies on that input frequency?Why not have a conversation on the output frequencies? Or are those in use already?
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On 3/15/2022 at 5:30 PM, wayoverthere said:
On the mobile side, look at the RA-25; there's a few members (myself included) running its siblings (the anytone at-779uv & radioddity db20-g) and happy with them.
I have a recently purchased RA25 and I am very happy with it.
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On 4/27/2022 at 2:36 PM, OffRoaderX said:
...it could be a cheap baby-monitor, car-battery charger, or adult toy.
We both know there's an "input frequency" joke here just waiting to get out...
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On 5/30/2022 at 11:07 PM, MichaelLAX said:
Be aware that the Radioddity DB-20G and the Anytone AT-779UV can use each others programming software and code plugs interchangeably.
But the Retevis Ra-25 apparently must use its own programming software and code plugs generated from its software.
Turns out the software is pretty easy to figure out. Not as easy as CHIRP, but acceptable.
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Follow up on this: I added the NC to one of the NOAA channels, and it did make a slight difference in the audio. The speech seemed a bit clearer and the static was slightly less. I guess that's what it does.
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4 hours ago, Newb said:
Mine says "channel load". I was fighting a programming cable the wouldn't connect and didn't pay attention to the opening message. I don't remember it saying that. Guess I should just turn it off.
I bet it was "channel mode."
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On 5/13/2022 at 8:42 PM, Sshannon said:
I would support the idea if it weren’t for the fact that 10 - 12 million people live far enough north that they are not allowed to use channel 19 because of an agreement with Canada.
Based on my subjective and nerdy calculations, there are a little over 10,000 licensed GMRS users that are affected by this, which works out to about 7% of the United States licensed GMRS users. I say we (the 93%) use channel 19 anyway hahaha
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53 minutes ago, TNRonin said:
And if your are trying to utilize GMRS and FRS you are probably locked out, tho I've read there is an unlock process that works and is easy. Literally hold some buttons and turn the radio on.
I tried this, it didn't work for mine. Maybe my source had the wrong button combination.
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11 hours ago, mrgmrs said:
back4more70, a few minutes ago I created a new post in the Equipment Reviews section. The post mentions that some Baofeng radios which supported broadcast FM reception might not do so due to chip shortages.
My new post provides additional info.
saw that, thank you
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That explains why one of my UV-9G can get FM and the other cannot. Bummer.
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On 6/2/2022 at 5:16 PM, WRTB324 said:
First, I'm brand new to GMRS and this is my first radio (received yesterday). Any issues are most likely me! My UV-9G will not make any sound when hitting the transmit key and the screen light stays dark. I have tried various frequencies, yes the volume is up, the radio is on and I tried a reset. I just watched a Notarubicon video on CHIRP and check to see if the PTT button was locked out and it is not. Any other ideas are appreciated.
My first UV-9G worked great. The second one had to be returned due to some glitches, it would not pick FM Radio and it seemed to have a short circuit or something. The third one (to replace the second) also does not pick up FM Radio, but other features work fine.
When you turn off the radio, then turn it back on while holding down the 6 key, do you see "200306M"? That's the version that I have, I don't know if it means anything significant though, but I'm curious.
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43 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:
IIRC - and I could be wrong because I donated mine a while back and I'm going by memory.. The noise cancelling is very similar to (if not the exact same) as the "compander" function on other radios. In order for it to do any good, it has to be enabled on both radios - and then it reduces a little background static.. BUT, if you have it enabled, you may sound 'weird' to people that dont have that feature on their radio, and they will all sound weird to you.
Of course the user-manual is completely useless..
Yep, the manual blows. I also have a compander function right next to the NC menu item, so maybe I should email Retevis for confirmation (wish me luck). I currently have NC enabled on two rx-only channels (local law enforcement) so I don't know if it does anything, but you are likely correct that NC is related to tx more than rx.
BTW, I learned to manually program it based on some YouTube scallywag's "just in case" recommendation. Thanks for that
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2 hours ago, WRQH833 said:
My question is why are you manually programming? My RA25 came with the programming cable, and the software is a free download.
Lucky haha. Mine did not come with the programming cable. I have one on order, but I figured I should learn how to manually program it just in case when I use it "in the field."
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Hi all, I am enjoying my new Retevis RA25. It has a rather steep learning curve, but I'm getting it figured out (manually programming, no less). Can anyone describe the NC (noise cancelling?) feature? I believe the Radioddity DB20-G has the same feature, I just can't find any documentation on how it works. Thanks!
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17 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:
If you want something less expensive, I like the Baofeng UV-9G which is not very expensive and is also waterproof..
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You want the NA-771G which is made for/tuned for GMRS.
I have the UV-9G and the Nagoya NA-771G, they work pretty well together.
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Is it set to channel mode or frequency mode? Make sure its channel mode, I believe the default frequency settings are ham band.
Looking at buying a new GMRS radio, suggestions plz?
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Excuse me, he clearly states in every video that I am his favorite user, and he doesn't want to waste my time.