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I bought a UV-9R PRO for my son because it was cheap and advertised as fairly waterproof. It has a different sort of a belt clip that uses a plastic "button" that is screwed onto the back of the unit that slides into a separate belt clip. First, the button screw came unscrewed. Then after Locktite-ing the screw, the plastic "button" broke off and now this unit is useless to me. At least it was cheap... The more I send out radios with my son to run around with his friends with, the more I like the original UV-5R: cheap small light flexible antenna sturdy clip takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin' did I mention that it's cheap?

Well, my main GMRS radio, and EDC radio is now an Anytone AT-D878UVII PLUS.

Seattle area has a pretty good amount of repeaters already. I don't know that we need MORE repeaters. Expanding coverage area into the boonies? Sure. I don't really have a practical usage scenario for GMRS other than talking to Jr when he rides his bicycle over to his friends' houses. GMRS would be nice to use if the power goes out and the generator at the local cell tower runs out of go-juice. I would love to see city/county/states put up some high quality GMRS repeaters covering major metro areas. I would also like a pony and a fairy godmother. Repeater hardware isn't cheap. Seems like a possible way forward is to create a GMRS club and get everyone to put in some money to build a club repeater. Let's see, if you have 20 club members, and they each pitch in $200 ...hmmm. Maybe rob a bank? * Note to the humor impaired: I do not support bank robbery as a way to fund GMRS repeater construction.

SOLD Price dropped to $140 + actual shipping cost. As I posted above, this means you can get it for $149.65 if this box will fit in a Priority Mail padded envelope ( https://www.usps.com/ship/priority-mail.htm#flatrate ). I'll go check, and then update this post. SOLD

I have the BTECH GMRS-V2 and I like it very much (for a CCR). It does CTCSS and DCS tones. It gets decent reception with the stock antenna. Slap on a 771G antenna and it gets pretty good reception. I give it to my kid to run around with. It gets left in damp fields overnight and dropped off of the bicycle and it keeps on ticking. I wish the belt clip were a little tougher, but it works. It is programmable with CHIRP and the ubiquitous Kenwood K-1 / USB programming cable. The battery lasts pretty good. I can hit all of the repeaters around me. Skip the UV-5R. This would make an excellent first GMRS radio. On my FARSOMETER 2000 (on GMRS channel 01) I get 4.04W on high and 1.26W on low. On my frequency counter with a TCXO I see that my unit TX about 145Hz too high. I gotta get my SA set up so I can see these "spurious emissions". EDIT: I paid about $50 for my GMRS-V2. It has separate red and green RX/TX lights and the keyboard is backlit. Like on the UV-5R, the small letters/numbers on the screen (not the main ones) are hard to read because they are so small, but I'm old and my eyes aren't what they were. EDIT EDIT: Also, the battery is securely clipped in there, unlike on the UV-5R. I wish the battery contacts were gold plated, not just nickel plated, but they work just fine.

SOLD Yes, still for sale. Pictures of the actual radio that I am selling. I added the white line on the volume knob so I could see the volume setting. SOLD

I don't know what frequencies are popular. I would buy a Uniden hand-held scanner that has the Close Call feature. That will pick up whatever TX are nearby without you having to know the freqs.

SOLD This is the UV9PX, not the UV9GX. This is an HT. Radio is in excellent condition and is 100% functional. Comes in original box as it was sold (battery, antenna, charger + wall wart, wrist strap). Has all of the SHTF frequencies still programmed. Works with Wouxun software or CHIRP using a "USB to Kenwood K-1"-style programming cable (same as used by the UV-5R). Programming cable not included. For specifications, see: https://bettersaferadio.com/wouxun-kg-uv9px-ham-two-way-radio-shtf-scanner/ This radio is basically a KG-UV9D Plus: https://wouxun.com/radios/two_way_radio_KG-UV9D(Plus).aspx Payment via PayPal. Shipping by your choice of carrier. USPS will probably be cheapest, but maybe you like UPS or FEDEX. Will provide tracking number. EDIT: This means you can get it for $149.65 if this box will fit in a Priority Mail padded envelope ( https://www.usps.com/ship/priority-mail.htm#flatrate ). I'll go check, and then update this post. SOLD

Started with a Bao Feng UV-5R. Current is a Wouxun KG-UV9PX.

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I've got a BTECH GMRS-V2 and a Wouxun UV9PX and I can add a new repeater / channel to either via CHIRP or from the keypad. I see that there are Icom and Kenwood HTs supported by CHIRP (I don't see any Motorola radios on the list, unfortunately). Are there any Icom or Kenwood (or other "commercial") HTs that are supported by CHIRP and that can be programmed from the keypad?

Just made my first contact on a repeater, Woop! My story: I needed to talk to my son when he walked down the street to play with his friends. He's too young for a cell phone, so we bought him a cheap FRS radio. It wouldn't quite make it, so I bought a UV-5R which worked great for down the street (yes, Tx power was greater than FCC rules). Of course, that led me to NOTARUBICON's videos and Ask Dave and ARRL. I ordered a Wouxun and while waiting for it to arrive I picked up a BTECH GMRS-V2 and a Nagoya GMRS antenna (is that the 771G?). I figured out CHIRP and tones and got my GMRS license from the FCC's truly awful web site. Very exciting to hear a stranger say your call sign back to you over the radio for the first time.