[Midland MXT400 not a disappointment?]

58 minutes ago, PRadio said:

Do you make your own radios? 

Sure do.  Two cans and some string.  Privacy tones guaranteed!

[Midland MXT400 not a disappointment?]

46 minutes ago, WRXE944 said:

Where do you drink your coffee?

I make mine at home.  Delish and cheap!

[Midland MXT400 not a disappointment?]

On 7/28/2023 at 5:08 AM, RayP said:

Midland FRS/GMRS radios, IMHO are junk.

Midland is the Starbucks of the radio world 

[Scan list?]

16 hours ago, OffRoaderX said:

the Grinder app are probably a better choice. 

* affiliate link below *

[Any Tips For Someone Thinking of Getting A H.A.M. License?]

2 hours ago, WRXE944 said:

 

Ah, the McDonnell-Douglas NOTAR-ubicon.  Pretty fancy engineering there.

[What am I hearing?]

[New To GMRS]

7 hours ago, WRUZ229 said:

If only there was a YouTube channel where a brilliant host would provide useful commentary, wry sarcasm, and offered tips on how to get chicks…..

Ham Radio Crash Course!  Except the chicks part...

[Midland Waiver Approval]

19 minutes ago, tweiss3 said:

The RHINO uses 5W, while Midland's waiver allows for 50W usage, and to allow for mobile radios with detachable antennas to be used.

Instead of a $499 RINO, I will just tell my buddies to stay in the same vehicle as me 

[Factory Reset on KG-935G]

45 minutes ago, DOODAH502 said:

I use Chirp

I wonder if the frequency limits setting has anything to do with this?

[New to GMRS - neighborhood watch]

1 hour ago, Sshannon said:

Also, sometimes having someone appear after looking folks up on a government database can creep people out. It’s a delicate situation.

But that's how I vetted all of my blind dates hahaha

[New to GMRS - neighborhood watch]

Don't presume that because someone near you has a license, that they are active.  I have GMRS and HAM General licenses, and I hardly ever turn my radios on

[Best GMRS handheld]

2 hours ago, WRXD372 said:

 ORANGE ?!?

It's easy to find when I lose it lol

[Welcome!]

On 7/17/2023 at 11:13 AM, WRXZ627 said:

Thanks!

That is a pretty sweet call sign.

[Best GMRS handheld]

I started with the Baofeng UV-9G, which is good for the price.  Then I went to the Wouxun KG-935G Plus, and that changed everything.  Now I am addicted to Wouxun (my HAM HT is a Wouxun KG-UV9D Mate).  You have to decide if waterproof is a goal and/or signal clarity and/or features, etc.  It is a quite a rabbit hole to go down.

[Multi Band Mobile Antenna]

I am using a Tram 1181 140mhz-170mhz + 430mhz-470mhz Dual Band NMO Antenna that I am pleased with.

[My repeater is getting hammered - HELP!!]

1 hour ago, Cactusboy19 said:

My repeater is getting hammered

Your repeater needs an intervention.

[Midlands Bushbar GMRS Antenna]

17 hours ago, OffRoaderX said:

the worlds most popular and most widely-loved GMRS YouTuber will be releasing a video

Josh at Ham Radio Crash Course is releasing a video?  I love that guy.

 

Oh, awkward.  You said GMRS.

[Baofeng UV-5R, off to a rocky start..]

On 7/17/2023 at 9:18 PM, OffRoaderX said:

Like it or not, you have to admit the threat of beating or death keeps the child-labor QC results very high on these things!

I like it.

[Midland MXT400 not a disappointment?]

5 minutes ago, WRXX268 said:

While there are some things missing that I'd like, like tone scan and NOAA weather radio

I have some radios without NOAA, but I just added the channels.  Easy enough.  I do like the weather alert feature on the radios that include it though.

[Chirp and baofeng]

19 hours ago, WRXE944 said:

Which version of Windows are you using?

I have Windows 10 on this computer

[Chirp and baofeng]

After install, I also see it in my menu list:

it also shows in here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\CHIRP\chirpwx.exe

[Skydiving with GMRS]

When I went skydiving, the maneuver was "don't throw up" 

[Skydiving with GMRS]

1 hour ago, WRXD372 said:

28 miles on .5 watt ?!?

Sure, they must have been Midlands! 

[151.6250 aka RED DOT]

1 hour ago, WRQC527 said:

In 2008, a Metrolink accident happened in Chatsworth, killing 25 people, when the engineer was distracted while texting with a 16-year-old railfan, ran a red signal, and hit a freight train. It's a terrible idea to communicate with railroad personnel while they're operating trains.

Agree, but that was 100% on the engineer.  He chose to respond.

[Skydiving with GMRS]

1 hour ago, WRUU653 said:

Yesterday I picked up and listened to several jumps from a five person skydiving group on GMRS channel 10.

Could it have been FRS channel 10 instead?  Hard to say, since both services limit 0.5 watts on that channel.