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On 5/14/2025 at 6:43 PM, OffRoaderX said:
Welcome to the exciting and dynamic world of GMRS! ...
One word of warning: Be wary of the trolls here on the forum that tell you that you're doing everything wrong and "if your radio cant transmit 200 miles you should throw it into the trash can" ... He's just a rheet-hard, and other than him everyone here is pretty cool.
- OffRoaderX, Davichko5650 and LeoG
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On 5/25/2025 at 6:31 PM, Socalgmrs said:
Wow that’s a load of words. My best is 235 miles I’m at 4500’ and the other station is at 6000’ and we have open desert between.
I'll believe you just as soon as you prove you actually found someone willing to talk to you.
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On 5/22/2025 at 8:29 PM, Socalgmrs said:
Might wanna get some good radios that dont have all that confusing limiting junk on them. A radio that speaks the same language as other gmrs radios.
yea yea que the guy that claims he is a queen
You just have to be smarter than the radio. So you should definitely stay away from Midland.
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2 hours ago, Socalgmrs said:
OMG let’s not get into this AGAIN yes you may find some random repeater with a 141.3 tone or you may find some rando on the highway monitoring 16, 19, 20…. With a “travel tone set but this is not what gmrs is for and the vast majority of people are NOT running a “travel tone” the vast majority of people on gmrs do not want to here from randos while traveling. They want to talk vehicle to vehicle while caravaning. If you try and reach out while traveling on any gmrs “channel” with or without a tone the chances of you finding some one listing are very slim. If you travel and want to talk to strangers on a lonely evening get a cb. State troopers usually still monitor cb 19 for local travel call channel and 9 for emergencies.
Can you let us know what tone you use so we can all avoid you? Of course you may not use a tone, since your tone here is negative, and there are no negative tones for radios.
- WRYZ926, RoadApple, SteveShannon and 3 others
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44 minutes ago, LeoG said:
No mention of inverted codes. And all that needs to be done in a CPS, no chance of doing it through the radio, right?
If you are replying to my post, you didn't read the pertinent part of the manual I posted. Look at the bottom for the IMPORTANT message.
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13 hours ago, Socalgmrs said:
AMAZING!!!! What a very small amount of literacy does. Manuals come with radios for a reason. They are also available on the internet webby thingy.
One of the best manuals is the one that comes with Midland radios.
Here is an example of just how up to date an informative Midland's manuals are.
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On 5/15/2025 at 1:05 PM, Socalgmrs said:
Sounds like a great time to get a good radio. Sell the midland to some other sucker and buy a couple good radios that have aftermarket support.
Sounds like a great time t get a new act. This one is getting old.
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On 5/12/2025 at 8:40 PM, Socalgmrs said:
Man midlands are a lot of work for no benefit at all. I’ve never
once had to upgrade firmware on any radio ever. And all my radios work just fine. But they aren’t gimmicky radios that use worlds like “privacy tones” to lie to people. Midland….uugg
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once had tohad an upgrade to firmware offered on any radio ever.Fixed it for you. At least Midland put out upgrades.
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On 5/12/2025 at 6:59 PM, Socalgmrs said:
Midland strikes again.
When you create your next account, you should change your name to AntiSocialgmrs.
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7 hours ago, WRYZ926 said:
Here is an excerpt from the Missouri law. While they do not specifically mention GMRS, they do state that amateur radio and CB is exempt. One could argue that if CB and amateur radios are exempt then so is GMRS. Now I sure would not trie to program a radio while driving.
Here is the link for the actual state statute: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=304.822
QuoteI looked at Pennsylvania's bill, and see that the exemption for Amateur radio was removed, so it applies, as written, to all mobile radios.
However, this part may actually be interpreted such that a mobile radio is allowable, provided you aren't switching channels and are simply talking using a hand held mic, pushing only one button. So it may be okay. I will take it as such. This wasn't in the earlier iteration of the bill. It has passed and has been signed by the governor.
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- Defines the use of an interactive mobile device as using at least one hand to hold, or supporting with another part of the body, an interactive mobile device, dialing or answering an interactive mobile device by pressing more than a single button, or reaching for an interactive mobile device that requires a driver to maneuver so that the driver is no longer in a seated driving position, restrained by a seat belt."
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21 minutes ago, WRYZ926 said:
Missouri just enacted a hands free law at the beginning of the year. And they specifically state that amateur radio operators are exempt from the new law. Though no one should be driving distracted.
Radios with everything built into the hand mic do have their place and use. A lot of newer vehicles just don't have the room to mount a complete radio or even a good spot for a remote head unit. And there is the factor of wanting to stay discrete with one's radios.
These types of radios are not for everyone, but that is okay, variety is the spice of life
Pennsylvania also has an exception, unfortunately the way it is written, it applies to licensed Amateur Radio operators, which is by definition, according to the FCC, not GMRS, but HAM. People tried to get them to correct this, but they didn't.
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3 hours ago, nokones said:
Another gimmicky radio on the market. There is no real need for having the ability to monitor the Aviation Band, FM, etc on a two-way radio. I wonder how often people really need and listen to that stuff.
I'm not sure if the Queen stated if this radio was a hetrodyne or a SOC radio. Also, there was no mentioning of real radio features such as, talk around/simplex/direct, Monitor/PL Defeat, Radio Zone/Banks.
The only feature that I see being a benefit is the channel capacity.
Maybe this radio will motivate Midland to increase the channel capacity of the MXT575, and hopefully they don't follow suit and add any of the foo foo gimmicky features. It's best to keep it simple.
I use a Tera GMRS/MURS radio to monitor the local police radio, so some will appreciate the ability. The main benefit I see is the ability to remote mount the unit in small vehicles like mine. The other is the bluetooth ability since in some states, mone included, the hands free laws apply to GMRS. The way my state wrote the newest regulations exempts licensed amateur radio users, but that related to HAM and not GMRS. It was badly written unfortunately, so GMRS requires hands free.
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18 hours ago, Socalgmrs said:
You are very correct. It’s literally done in purpose. That why all I want in a radio is to RX and tx on the 22+ 8 gmrs “channels”, have a +5 off set and have dcs and cts tones. And do that very well. I Don’t need or want all the other hype. Don’t need Bluetooth or gps in a radio. Just need a radio to be a radio. I’ve got other stuff tech for all the other stuff.
You aren't everyone. In some states you can no longer use a radio without a hands free setup, so this radio addresses that issue. The ability to use a phone app to program the radio via bluetooth is also a nice feature. You no longer have to hook the radio up to a computer to program advanced features. Not a bad thing. I have numerous computers, but hate Windows, so I generally run Linux, one programming application I need doesn't run under Linux...yet, I am still trying. As a result, I run Windows on a Mac under a virtual machine for that application.
This radio will fill the need for many people, probably not you, but once again, contrary to unpopular belief, you aren't the only one buying radios.
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On 3/17/2025 at 2:21 AM, Socalgmrs said:
I’d never spend $10 on any midland product. Yuck.
Thanks for letting us know.
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2 hours ago, Socalgmrs said:
Great. Always good to have a good local store. I don’t really think gmrs should have many questions. It’s suck a simple service I think many/most people over complicate it to a point that loads of time effort energy and money is spent to do the same thing some guy does with a few bucks and a few minutes.
Yep, that's why Midland is a good choice. Glad we agree.
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I don't own one, but am considering one since they have models that have a remote mount option. I don't really have the space in my car to mount a conventional unit, so a remote mount would be nice. Currently my radio is sitting free between my front seats, but cannot be actually be mounted there. It is less than ideal to say the least, but it "works."
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On 2/17/2025 at 4:11 PM, Lscott said:
Anyone have some good photos of a compact radio installation for operating bicycle mobile radio? I've toyed with the idea a bit and wonder what others have done. Some of the requirements are a good antenna for the Ham and GMRS bands, and the ability to quickly install and remove the radio for security reasons. Hands free operation would be a definite plus.
There is a forum for bicycle ham radio operators. You may get some info there. http://bmha-hams.org And here: https://groups.io/g/BicycleMobileHams
I also saw this page. https://hackaday.com/2024/07/08/going-ham-mobile-on-a-bicycle/
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I just carry a handheld. I have never had an instance in which I could not simply pull it out and use it. Why overcomplicate things?
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Password for Baofeng UV-5RM Pro GPS Software.
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Try 000000. If that doesn't work, try 123456. Another I saw online was, 059500. That is unless you have created a password for the radio already, if so use that password.
Phil