dugcyn Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 nice, it is always good to know the fars in case of emergency. hopefully it does not get abused, i see it as a good tool in the tool box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nedborden Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 My first GMRS HT. Was a Motorola MT 2000. Present one is an ICOM f60 KAF3625 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nedborden Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 My first GMRS HT. Was a Motorola MT 2000. Present one is an ICOM f60 KAF3625 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUI365 Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 My First was a Radioddity GM30, my current one is a Motorla XPR7550E PACNWComms 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcradio Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 On 12/18/2022 at 4:26 PM, WRUI365 said: My First was a Radioddity GM30, my current one is a Motorola XPR7550E That's quite the upgrade. How do you tolerate the single watch nature? I don't think I can give up watching two frequencies. TOM47 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PACNWComms Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 On 12/18/2022 at 2:26 PM, WRUI365 said: Motorla XPR7550E Nice. Bought a Motorola XPR7550e after using an older XPR6550 for a while, but that needed to be hex edited due to the band split. I have many other radios I could use, with an Anytone 878 Plus being one of them. The only good thing that seems to add though is VHF capability. The XPR7550e also comprises the bulk of what I often support for work, so using a 7550e for GMRS just seems natural. Nice to see others going with a high-end radio that is very selective and sensitive RF wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweiss3 Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 13 hours ago, pcradio said: That's quite the upgrade. How do you tolerate the single watch nature? I don't think I can give up watching two frequencies. Proper use of scan lists and you can watch way more than 2 frequencies. 39 minutes ago, PACNWComms said: Nice. Bought a Motorola XPR7550e after using an older XPR6550 for a while, but that needed to be hex edited due to the band split. I have many other radios I could use, with an Anytone 878 Plus being one of them. The only good thing that seems to add though is VHF capability. The XPR7550e also comprises the bulk of what I often support for work, so using a 7550e for GMRS just seems natural. Nice to see others going with a high-end radio that is very selective and sensitive RF wise. The XPR7550e is a wonderful radio. I've been jumping between it and a Kenwood NX-5300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lscott Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 2 hours ago, PACNWComms said: Nice. Bought a Motorola XPR7550e after using an older XPR6550 for a while, but that needed to be hex edited due to the band split. I have many other radios I could use, with an Anytone 878 Plus being one of them. The only good thing that seems to add though is VHF capability. The XPR7550e also comprises the bulk of what I often support for work, so using a 7550e for GMRS just seems natural. Nice to see others going with a high-end radio that is very selective and sensitive RF wise. They are nice radios. What is a negative for me is the funky antenna connector. I often use an external antenna with my HT's so having something I can screw an adapter into is important. I take my HT's on trips sometimes etc. so in hotel rooms I like to use a portable antenna stuck by the window and run a cable between it and the radio. Same with rental cars. Stick a cheap short magnet mount on the roof and run the cable inside to the radio. Sshannon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreqieRadio Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 My first part95 radio is a uv-5g. My current is not part 95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUI365 Posted January 1, 2023 Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 I'm a ham also, use more then one radio when in the car. Also have FTM400XDR, FT5D, Kenwood THD74A, Raddioddity DB20, Anytone 878UVII+. and a SDRPlay R1A . Always have options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcradio Posted January 1, 2023 Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 1 hour ago, WRUI365 said: Also have the FT5D I'm also looking at the FT5D. How good is the screen outside in direct sunlight? I hike with my radios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted January 1, 2023 Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 1 hour ago, pcradio said: I'm also looking at the FT5D. How good is the screen outside in direct sunlight? I hike with my radios. It’s very good in direct sunlight. kerstuff and pcradio 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRQC626 Posted January 1, 2023 Report Share Posted January 1, 2023 1st was a Baofeng uv-9g. Current is a Wouxun KG-935G and loving it. Still have the UV-9G.. actually a couple of them for the rest of the family. I'm the only serious radio geek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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