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The 905G is not CHIRP capable although the wouxun software works fine, but if you plan on getting more radios and wish to copy paste between, the CHIRP is your friend there. The 805 is CHIRP capable. .The cable you want is readily available almost anywhere, Amazon or buytwowayradios.com those will work with the 935,905,805 or almost any other radio or radio brand with a std k1 connector. I would suggest buying not from Amazon as Amazon is rife with crappy knockoffs of this type of equipment that uses perhaps questionable driver or just plain won't work. 805 is IP55, 905 is IP66, 935's are IP66. 55 means dust protected and can resist water jets. 66 means dust tite and can resist powerful water jets. I have a yeseau that is IP55 and I've dropped it in a stream, it was not affected. I've also had a 935 fall off my sxs in my back 40 and lay in a puddle for a month, been run over a few times before I found it, it was not affected at all. So anything IP55 or above would be just fine for heavy outdoor use in snow, rain.

No experience with that radio. That is a HAM radio that appears to be capable of transmitting on GMRS (otherwise may be known as a SHTF radio). It has a boatload of features that cater to HAM's and are not readily understandable on how to use/configure or even what they are for novice radio users. To transmit on GMRS you would have to manually program all the regular GMRS channels/frequencies. (of course adhering to power limits etc for those channels, if you care about conforming to rules). All the GMRS rules/frequencies are baked in on a true GMRS radio. It is also not CHIRP capable which was one of your listed requirements. (Vero N76=Radioddity GA-5WB also not CHIRP capable) More is needed to recommend anything, but just throwing out Mabey a Wouxun KG-805G ? It's a good true GMRS radio, very easy to use. And mid-price range..CHIRP capable. I prefer the 905G as it has a bit better IP rating but it is not CHIRP capable.

Well, all depends on what YOU want in a radio. I take it this is a handheld given your previous '2 pack' purchase, as mobiles/bases are not usually sold in 2-packs. Waterproof/ruggedness? May be useful for hiking. Complex or simple interface? Lots of buttons or just simple channel display? Lots-o-buttons lets you program repeaters on the fly in the field. Simple is well...simple. Other listening bands like HAM/MARINE/MURS etc? SHTF capability/unlock (Tx on bands outside GMRS like HAM/MARINE/MURS etc)? GPS capable? Bluetooth/phone pairing capable? FM Radio capable? NOAA alerts NOAA weather channels USB C Chargable as opposed to cradle only charging emergency light? ...etc..etc..etc.... and the list goes on But I second @SteveShannon 's mention of watching some reviews, notarubicon on youtube ( @OffRoaderX here ) has reviewed every GMRS among a few other radios out there.

One can place a budget on radio equipment?

I personally have experienced this "incompatibility" if you can call it that. They were with Midland GMRS GXT740 radios, probably 2012ish manufactured. While they communicated with the other GMRS radios in our group, the audio sounded...bad...low and more background noise....on both TX and RX when communicating with any other branded GMRS radios (meaning I sounded bad to others using non-midland radios and they sounded bad to me on my Midland) Midland to Midland was fine. Yes, they are now old and they still sound bad when comm'ing with my Wouxuns or Kenwood

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You should have used their rubber ducks for target practice.

Most people with GMRS radios have no clue they even need a license as most GMRS radios only mention it, if they mention it at all, in a footnote in the user manual which 99% of people just roundfile along with the packaging. I know people with business radios that don't know they need a license. They just bought a couple of radios off amazon with no idea what they were. They looked simple no display or keypad, just 8 channels. Granted they operate a cabin resort in the middle of nowhere so nobody is going to care.

I can ask my wife to stop hitting cars in parking lots, but she doesn't need to respond or stop doing it. So, I guess I don't consider asking you to stop an "enforcement action" . But yes, your right, he was issued an NOUO (notice of unlicensed operation) asking him to stop. Before that he was left a notice of interference on his car windshield by the agent. And has a history of this type of action, which he did nothing about and never paid the fine in that case either.

The current FCC enforcement process is they issue a initial notice called an NAL (notice of apparent liability) which lists what you've done wrong and usually includes a proposed, proposed, penalty (called a proposed forfeiture) which is usually a fine but could be take your crap down, stop doing something or hand over your equipment, but all proposed. The target can contest the issue or do nothing, if the target does nothing, the FCC can issue a Forfeiture notice which is in the form of 'you need to pay the fine listed' or hand over your stuff or stop doing whatever your doing or whatever they had decreed . The target can continue to do nothing, and all the FCC can do at that point is turn it over to the DOJ for "collection" which must happen thru a US district court. This usually takes the form of the DOJ issues a pay up notice you appear before a judge and come to an agreement. In rare cases, usually involving big companies, like AT&T, Comcast...etc...you can opt for a jury trial. In the majority of the notices turned over to the DOJ from the FCC, the DOJ does nothing due to lack of resources. They usually only go after the big boy companies or big dollar fines so they can make an example/get news coverage and hopefully detour others. In the case of the original posters PDF, that is a forfeiture order, so after Leon got his NAL, which it says was May30th, 2023, so 2 years ago, and did nothing. And will probably continue to do nothing. The FCC's order says Leon needs to pay up within 30 days, the reality is, they will probably wait 2 years, turn it over to the DOJ, and nothing will happen.

Either works, but CHIRP is much simpler. In Extra Settings->Frequency Limits match the TX to the RX and .... you have a full SHTF radio, including MURS & GMRS among others, but as others mention, it's now up to you to be compliant with the rules/power limits etc.

Wrong on both counts. GMRS is for whatever you want it to be used for. HAM is for whatever you want it to be used for. There are plenty of HAM's who use HAM while off-roading or hiking.There are plenty of GMRS users "making contacts" especially through repeaters. Who cares what they use it for. It's there to be used, for whatever someone wants to use it for. If someone wants to use a log book regardless of service, why would you even care?!

Wouxun in the title...seems to be a trigger for him, was guaranteed a negative response from him.

I've had this radio for about 2 years and it's a rock solid performer. Lots of compliments on how I sound from it. Functions very well, puts out full advertised wattage. Easily unlocked for full TX range to match the RX range (murs,marine vhf, gmrs,CB and more) on it using chirp. I've had zero issues with this radio and it gets used quite a bit. Yeah the 10m band is kinda useless without sideband unless your doing CB on it. Very nice radio and for what it does, it's pretty cheap compared to the mainstream HAM mobiles. My only complaint with it is the fan tends to make noise in cold weather. So you get in your truck and it's 10 degrees, the fan makes a bunch of racquet until the vehicle or radio warms up. The KG-1000G's do the same thing. The fan needs a redesign or different bearings or something. But it's never prevented it from working. The noise is short lived. That and I wish there was a setting like the 935H added over the UV8H to mute the secondary area while TX'ing on the main area.

The 935G non-plus and the UV8H do not make any noises for area change or scan or any other button press if keypad beep is off. But the plus models do, well the 935H which as I said I call the UV8H+. Seems like it's just that way and gonna have to live with it. I guess it's only an annoyance most of the time, can't have it during hunting but I really only need one area during hunting so it wouldn't come into play.

Yeah I don't like the power on noise either, but that one is easy to get around as your hand is already on the volume knob and I've gotten in the habit of just cracking it on, waiting 1s, then turning it up to normal volume so I never hear that. The UV8H has the power on music as well. The area change is different as you kinda need two hands to move the volume down, hit area, move volume back up. I doubt there will be a KG-935H+ as it's already the "plus" to the UV8H. They do change firmware over time though, you can see it in Chirp->settings->OEM Info pane mine is 935HV2.01 . I've seen this number change on the two UV8H's i've ordered about a year apart, one came with 1.03 and the other one a year later with 1.04 although I don't notice any difference, but there may be some bug that was corrected. Yes it's a great radio. The UV8H is a great radio and has been my main HT for several years. I wasn't gonna get a 935H but I was ordering an antenna and some connectors to fix my beam antenna coax a squirrel chewed up and somehow that 935H just slipped into my cart.

And it's Socal with the Wouxun bash. BIG surprise. Nobody saw that coming. I'd have bet my next paycheck in Vegas but they don't take bets on your responding with a Wouxun bash because odds are 100%. At least your consistent with your unhelpful comments! Go ahead add it to your list of Phantom Wouxun/midland/baofang/yeasu/icom/motorola/tid/retevis/btech/anytone/brand X/brand Y/brandZ "problems" because we all know that the only radio you approve of is the one you have because nobody else could possibly make a radio that meets your demanding specifications...oh wait..I forgot, you don't actually own any radios because mommy took them away due to incessant SOS calling didn't she?

Actually I call it the UV8H+. Does anyone know of a way to turn off the very loud beep during area change? I have keypad beeps off, voice guide off. But the area change beep remains. As much as this is a good upgrade over the UV8H, that area change beep is nearly a showstopper for me. The only noise I want my radio making is from an incoming RX signal. Over the UV8H this is a welcome update, much better menu options, 1.25m capable (there's a 220 repeater near me too!), can assign both side option keys with many more options instead of just being able to assign just one of the two on the UV8H with only three options, more screen themes, weather alerts, weather mode instead of having to program the weather freq in memory channels, USB-C charging (albiet with slightly diminished battery capacity) . An excellent update. But that area change beep I can't get over. It's very loud too even at the lowest volume setting. I tend to use area change quite a bit. Anyone know of a way to shut that off as I'm not seeing one. Does the 935G+ do this too even if keypad beeps are off? The UV8H and 935G don't make this noise during area change if keypad beeps are off.

The specified audio power on the 1000G+ is 3W, external or internal which is what the vast majority of radios out there have. Some do have 5W. So it should be as loud as the internal speakers at least. If it's not, try another speaker. I've no issues with my Wouxun "driving" external speakers, same loudness as the internal (seems louder to me actually). It's a 90's Cobra external speaker. But if your hearing is marginal it's always gonna sound not the best. There's options but all require another power source: Power(amplified) speaker: Needs external 12v source. Ex: https://www.wearecb.com/bc23as.html Audio jack to bluetooth: a small bluetooth device that plugs into the external speaker jack and pairs with your cars bluetooth. Requires power (most are just battery powered and have a USB port to charge but if you permanently plugged the USB port into a power source it's always powered). Pair this device with your bluetooth enabled car stereo, and your audio will come thru your vehicles speakers. Ex: Amazon listing Audio jack to FM Transmitter. A small FM transmitter that plugs into your external speaker jack. Requires power (most are just battery powered and have a USB port to charge but if you permanently plugged the USB port into a power source it's always powered). Tune your car stereo to the devices output station and your audio will come thru your vehicles speakers. Ex: amazon listing

My dad just took one of the paks into a Batteries Plus and they disassembled it, matched the three main cells with new equivalents, and re-soldered up the connectors on the new cells and re-shrinked wrapped them together and made 3 more for all their handsets on that system. I think they charged him like $11/pak.

There is one eham.net article where one commenter mentions it functions well without a counterpoise/ground plane. DX is a very reputable place, mabey they got their info from somewhere, mabey it's just a plain 'ole mistake? Who knows, But it's working for your setup and that's great! I found this worked great on my RAM 2500 CC roof (with a tri-mag mount) and SWR's with same radio are 1.1-1.3:1 depending on freq in that setup. So it does seem to me it functions much better with a ground plane.

My parents still use a 49MHz cordless phone system in their house. I never looked at what type is was before until just a couple months ago when we switched them from AT&T's rape job $110/mo landline to a $6/mo VOIP service. My dad just got some new batteries for the handsets last year!

I have this antenna and found the NGP to be false advertising. Not sure why they're saying that. I have an all fiberglass body '73 K5 Blazer and mounted this behind the tailgate off the steel bumper, and SWR was 2.9:1 on HAM UHF, 3.1:1 on GMRS, 2.2 on VHF. Put a ground plane under it (cookie sheet) and SWR never got over 1.5 on any band. It's a great antenna,with a ground plane. I actually called Diamond on this very point because DX is the only place that says NGP, nobody else says that about this antenna, Diamond says it will work, but not recommended, your results may vary, check your SWR...all the expected responses. Basically, it wasn't designed by them as NGP. If your SWR is good, then that's awesome for you! You may be getting some GP still off your steel bed where you have it mounted though.

I was able to log to both. It's always in and out. You can login on minute and the next page times out , refresh and it comes up. Click something else and it times out.

Ouch, 359.65?!