[Ailunce HA1G... an almost great radio with struggles?]

On 2/19/2024 at 11:59 PM, WRMW562 said:

Hello. I’m the newest of newbies, but I do have experience with this radio and with the software on both windows 10 & windows 11. I tried windows 10 first due to all of the reports of difficulty with windows 11, but windows 11 works just fine. I didn’t require a driver for either OS.

If you’ve made sure the USB device is working properly in device manager, selected the correct com port, and chosen the correct model, I think the answer could be as simple as making sure the screen isn’t dark when you either read from or write to the radio.

Not for me.  Running Win10 and the CPS will not load whether the programming cable is plugged in or not, lacking a dll, the name of which escapes me.  Not mention of this issue on the Retevis site and nowhere to d/l the needed dll

[Motorola DLR1060 CPS Read Error]

Does Motorola still enforce their hold/rights on software for discontinued radios as you said these are?

[Programming Motorola XTL5000 or CDM1250 mobile radios]

On 8/29/2022 at 9:22 PM, WRKC935 said:

If you end up with the software and a cable let me know.... If you can read teh codeplug and email it to me I can set it up for teh first go around

 

I sent you a PM via MyGMRS regarding this.  Thanks.

[Midland MXT500]

On 5/28/2022 at 7:40 PM, marcspaz said:

 

I have one and out-of the box, as long as the squelch is at least 1 or higher, it scans when I press the scan button.

 

Don't do a press and hold. Just do a quick press and release.   If there is a dot between the second and third characters, that means the channel is included in the scan.  If there is no dot, then the channel is excluded.  You use press and hold if the scan button to add or remove channels from the scan bank.

The radio was 'confused'.  I did a reset/restore from the menu and it's fine now.  Scanning works now as I had thought it would.  Next up, scanning the WX stations, LOL...   

Thanks!

[Midland MXT500]

Would anyone know about the scan function on the MXT500?  Nothing appears to happen when I press the button....no screen change, for example, and I don't see anywhere that you have to add just certain channels to a scan bank.  The tone jingle is the same every time you press SCAN, not giving an indication of 'on' or 'off'.  It's odd.

[Des Moines IA area repeater?]

6 hours ago, Sshannon said:

Repeaterbook lists one on 550 and one on 725:

https://www.repeaterbook.com/gmrs/location_search.php?state_id=19&type=city&loc=Des Moines

 

Thanks....odd that I searched that very database and nothing came up except ham repeaters.  And I specified GMRS.  Thanks again for the info!!

[Des Moines IA area repeater?]

Yes, it was 675 (20).  I didn’t want to go further without knowing if the repeater required permission, so I was just trying to find a listing of it somewhere with details, but so far no luck.  It was all friendly chatter with use of call signs.  I’d guess the ones I heard were also hams by the radio etiquette.   Thanks for the info.   Any idea where I might find any further?

[Des Moines IA area repeater?]

I've just recently gotten on board with GMRS.  I'm hearing repeater activity from my location near Des Moines, but I find no listing for the repeater, so I don't know if it's private or otherwise about access.  I'm just hearing general conversation.  The repeater does a Morse ID, but I'm not able to copy it.  Anyone have any information to share?

Thanks!