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The first thing that comes to my mind is that you can always dial the power down on a 50-watt radio, but once you hit the max on the 20-watt there is nowhere left to go.

good thing you are NOTarubicon lol

Tires, whisky and ammunition.

There probably won't be too many folks using MURS though

I would think that if there is traffic on the channel, then even though you have filtering codes setup, you would still have some kind of interference such as garbled communications, spotty reception, etc. I am curious what the smarter-than-me folks on here have to say.

I finally mounted the Yaesu FTM-6000R in my car (it's been 30 years since I did an installation!) and I tested the SWR when done. Holy cow, it is awesome. I have it paired with an NMO magnet mount Tram 1181. GMRS (for emergencies) has an SWR of about 1.48. But VHF and UHF were less than 1.1 each! I couldn't be happier.

Not that it matters much, but the RT97S is 5 watts after the duplexer, if I read the specs correctly.

Hey, just because I sit around the house doesn't mean I sit AROUND THE HOUSE

Sir, I'll have you know that I passed two tests to get my General license

Then I want to use Whisky Seven Sexy for my HAM ID. It's only fair.

my precious

Which is why I carry One Radio to Rule Them All

I bought RT software to go with my new Yaesu-FTM6000R and it is terrific stuff. If CHIRP doesn't work, I would take RT over the stock free offereings.

Do you prefer handhelds or would you want to switch to mobile base-mounted radios with more power? Either case, it may be the sensitivity or selection that needs improvement. I'm curious what other folks may have done as well.

I bought this and it is terrific. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BBDPWVTM?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

I disagree. 10-100 means I have to go #1, and 10-200 means I have to go #2.

Is there software for the Surecom SW-102, or is the USB jack just for charging it?

I prefer "Free Range Radio"

Perhaps it was the wrong receiving tone?

Since I bought a new Yaesu FTM-6000R to succeed my Retevis RA25, I figured I would use my also new Surecom SW-102 to do some power comparisons. It was either that or do actual work, which I try to avoid. I tested both into a 50 watt dummy load, and thus ignored the SWR. I tested based on the upper and lower frequency limits of some common services and also on the midpoints (which for GMRS and MURS really don't exist). Also, FM Narrow and FM both radiated the same power, so I just used FM. Note: This is an academic exercise, and I know that if I had an antenna connected that I would be violating a few rules, so no need to point that out.

So far it is more awesome than I am. The MARS mod definitely works. I will post a power test vs my RA25 shortly.

Skip channels 8-14? Those are only a half watt anyway...

I bought some inexpensive "FRS" radios once. They were great AFTER I programmed them. Prior to that, they didn't even come loaded with the correct FRS frequencies. AND they had CTCSS tones on them. Ugh.

I don't have any GMRS traffic near me, so I just walk around with an HT and a dummy load and pretend

I have no experience with APRS, so not a deal breaker for me. And the manual says it has a dual watch feature?