mrgmrs Posted June 1 Report Share Posted June 1 I am considering purchasing a Radioddity GM-30 GMRS HT. Of the various negative comments made in reviews, one that is disconcerting is reports of low TX audio. Commentators have said "you need to practically eat the mic to use it" or "if you're more than an inch away from the mic TX audio is nonexistent." Purchasers, including some on this forum, have returned the radio for this reason. For the folks on this forum, especially if you own a GM-30 and have used it for some time, what is your assessment of its TX audio? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLAX Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 No one has responded to you yet, but I have the clone Pofung P15UV and have no such reports. Any many here have lauded the GM-30 for its features set vs. price and again, I do not remember any such criticism. Try one where you can return it if unhappy and see for yourself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthetj03 Posted June 2 Report Share Posted June 2 I have a GM-30 and have no audio issues. Make sure you set it to wide band. MichaelLAX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanW Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 I've got one. Zero issues. It is my favorite GMRS handheld. TommyR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgmrs Posted June 7 Author Report Share Posted June 7 First, thanks everyone for your responses. Regarding making sure that the radio was in wideband mode, some of the reviewers had stated there was low tx audio even after verifying the radio was set to wideband. Perhaps the people who reported low tx audio happened to get an affected model. I don't remember if it was here, on Amazon, on RadioReference, or a comment in a Youtube review...someone thought a possible explanation could be that remnant flashing from the manufacturing process maybe blocked the mic partially. It's been awhile since the GM-30 was introduced. If there was a manufacturing issue, maybe Radioddity addressed it. If so, they didn't let on in their response to my email in which I asked if they were aware of reports of low tx audio. Again, thanks for everyone's responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLAX Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 9 hours ago, mrgmrs said: Regarding making sure that the radio was in wideband mode, some of the reviewers had stated there was low tx audio even after verifying the radio was set to wideband. Did they ascertain that both radios were set to wide band mode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRPS580 Posted June 16 Report Share Posted June 16 I bought two Radioddity GM-30 HT's about a month apart from one another. One has normal tx audio, the other has low tx audio -- need to talk very close to microphone. Same firmware version, same programming, same band width (wide/narrow). I think the low audio started happening about a month after I bought it, I recall it being fine when new from the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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