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The Wouxun KG 1000g uses a superheterodyne receiver. It is not a radio on a chip design. People need to actually learn about the radios they dismiss. If people keep maligning new GMRS radios online, without actually understanding the specs, manufacturers will stop producing new GMRS radios. I, for one, am happy to see companies actually producing GMRS radios. Sorry, but if we are relegated to only buying old radios that are not Part 95 certified, but Part 90 certified, eventually we will have no radios available for use, and no new GMRS radios.

I believe $35.

How many channels do you want to talk on at one time?

The Tera TR-505 has both. It is Part 95 certified. Technically you are not supposed to run both services on the radio at the same time. I have two of them and they work great. I have tried both services, but for me it seemed GMRS worked best. I still occasionally program it for MURS depending on what I am using them for. The advantage of MURS is when I will be using them with someone who is not licensed for GMRS.

There are threads on this forum about it. https://forums.mygmrs.com/topic/1837-midland-gmrs-product-updates/page-2?do=findComment&comment=17118 There is also this: https://mwgmrs.com/forums/topic/midland-mxt400-programing/

Don't feel bad. In my area, I got permission to use a repeater by the owner, and talked to him a few times. He was very nice, and b\very helpful, even offering a radio to use if I wanted. I generally was in its fringe area though. When I was near enough to hit it reliably, I made contact, saying I was listening, as the other user would do, and I was berated by one of its users for accessing the repeater. He was rude enough I lost any desire to communicate with the people using the repeater. I haven't tried since.

Good to hear, and thanks for reporting back.

One nice thing about it is that it has a detachable faceplate that can be mounted remotely. You can mount the radio itself under a seat, or in the trunk, and mount the faceplate on the dash or some other easily accessible place. For people who cannot mount a full sized radio in their car easily, it is a nice option.

"Wouxun says the KG-1000G is built using a "classic radio circuit", but what they mean to do is differentiate their products from many lower quality radios being built today. Often radios are built using "radio-on-a-chip" technology that makes them inexpensive to produce, but often inferior in sound quality and receive sensitivity. The KG-1000G is a "real" radio, with a superheterodyne receiver, built in the same way as expensive professional radios made by large manufacturers."

Bad ground perhaps?

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LOL Yes, reading the manual helps, and yes, it has a chart. Good luck and enjoy.

Are you sure you need 123.4? The standard code is 123.0, and there is not a 123.4 CTCSS on the standardized chart. On the 115, to get 123.0, you look it up on their chart, and choose code 18 under CTCSS codes.

No, it doesn't strike the ego, it leaves the repeater free for your own use, and for your family, if that is why you set it up. Someone may want for people to ask permission, so they can limit who uses it, and for what purpose, so they do not get abusive people on their repeater. Some people can be quite obnoxious. No, they do not own the frequency, and as others have stated, you are free to use that frequency as well, so set up your own repeater, and leave it open to the public if you feel so strongly about it. It isn't that they have the right to keep people off that frequency, but they do have the right, and some may say the responsibility to govern who uses their transmitting equipment, since they can possibly be held liable for other people's misuse of the system. I know I wouldn't want people to use my repeater in a matter that violates FCC regulations. In the end, it is their equipment, and they do not have to let you use it. Set up your own.

I would be happy to actually hear chatter. In my area I hear virtually nothing, with the exception of some business use on occasion on FRS. One night I did hear a man ranting by himself, spouting profanities, etc., for hours. I was able to figure out who he was and where he lived based on an FCC search. I called him by name at one point hoping he would stop, but he didn't. I switched off the radio.

It's worse than that, he said he will be using Rg58u.

Yes, they are programable via software. You program them with a computer. It is very easy to set up.

Some handhelds can be programed for narrowband. The Tera TR-505 is one. It is 4 watts though. As for the Motorola T460, I had bad luck with the consumer GMRS radios from Motorola, they do not seem to be Motorola quality, I believe they are made for them. I had the 350R, and they had poor sound quality, and one suffered from the low volume issue. I bought the Midland GTX1000 handhelds to test against them, and the Midlands beat them in every way, with the exception of repeater use, since the Midlands are not repeater capable. I returned the Motorolas and kept the Midlands. They have worked well for the past five years. I did buy the Tera TR-505 handhelds though, and have been happy with them. The Midlands are still used at times though. The Tera has better sound though. I would personally avoid the consumer Motorola offerings. They professional radios though are great, which really doesn't need to be said. If you buy them, get them somewhere with a good return policy. And don't get hung up on 5 watts. The Tera is 4 watts, and has better range than the Midlands that claim 5 watts. There will be very little difference between 4 watts and 5 watts.

It seems that www.buytwowayradios.com claims it is not radio on chip. ""Classic" Radio Circuitry. One of the big reasons that there are so many low priced radios available is that there single microchips available that control almost all radio features. This is great if you're looking to keep costs down, but there's a reason that popular business radio brands don't use them: they compromise quality for price. If we were going to call our radio "Business Quality" it needed to be built like a business radio - inside and out." https://www.buytwowayradios.com/blog/2019/12/introducing-the-wouxun-kg-805-professional-gmrs-and-murs-radios.html

I have the Midland GTX1000 and have found them to be a very nice little radio. I originally bought the Motorola MR350R, and found them to be very bad. They had very poor sound quality, and one of the handsets exhibited the low volume issue some of them had. We then bought the Midlands to test side by side, and the Midland outperformed the Motorola in every way, including range. The best part was we could actually hear each other on them. Later we bought the Tera 505 handhelds and generally use those. We still use the Midlands though, they work well, and are durable. I don't feel unduly worried about them when using them in bad conditions either. I wouldn't mind buying the Wouxuns though, since I believe they are not a "radio on chip" design, so they should receive better than radios with the radio on chip design.

One is part 95 certified, and one isn't.

Knockout punches are the only thing I ever saw used by the companies I knew who installed police radios. The tool form the Antenna Farm looks nice but for the money, I'd rather buy the knockout punch.

Honestly, the best thing to use for a hole in the roof is a knockout punch. https://www.amazon.com/Greenlee-730BB-3-Standard-Knockout-4-Inch/dp/B001UL13M2/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=knockout+punch+3%2F4&qid=1591377435&sr=8-8

Thanks Marc.

Hey Marc, How did the 1/4 wave perform in that position? I have considered it since it is fairly easy for me to route a wire into the vehicle from there. Thanks, Phil