Terry WRPH485

[BigMac]

i was trying to contact some people on SW IEK in post falls Idaho i keyed up and asked for a radio check it was kind of staticky but it worked they told me my radio is from kmart or radioshak and i need to throw it away so i need to know what one to get to talk to them i would like to keep it under 100$ my radio seams to sound ok when i talk point point with my friend and he has a baifang so i was thinking about getting one like his and maybe get rid of the anytone any ideas on a radio to talk to the people on the repeaters 

[WRQC527]

17 minutes ago, BigMac said:

i was trying to contact some people on SW IEK in post falls Idaho i keyed up and asked for a radio check it was kind of staticky but it worked they told me my radio is from kmart or radioshak and i need to throw it away so i need to know what one to get to talk to them i would like to keep it under 100$ my radio seams to sound ok when i talk point point with my friend and he has a baifang so i was thinking about getting one like his and maybe get rid of the anytone any ideas on a radio to talk to the people on the repeaters 

Before you go throwing any radios in the trash based on some smart-ass who says it sounds like it came from K-mart or Radio Shack, tell us exactly what model of Anytone radio you have and how you are trying to use it. (Location, distance from the smart-ass, that kind of thing.) It's possible your issues can be solved before you dump more money in.

[SteveShannon]

47 minutes ago, BigMac said:

i was trying to contact some people on SW IEK in post falls Idaho i keyed up and asked for a radio check it was kind of staticky but it worked they told me my radio is from kmart or radioshak and i need to throw it away so i need to know what one to get to talk to them i would like to keep it under 100$ my radio seams to sound ok when i talk point point with my friend and he has a baifang so i was thinking about getting one like his and maybe get rid of the anytone any ideas on a radio to talk to the people on the repeaters 

Maybe the problem is the people you’re trying to talk to.
The Anytone isn’t a bad radio. 

[OffRoaderX]

51 minutes ago, BigMac said:

i was trying to contact some people on SW IEK in post falls Idaho i keyed up and asked for a radio check it was kind of staticky but it worked they told me my radio is from kmart or radioshak and i need to throw it away

More proof that "some people" should be ignored with extreme prejudice. 

[WRPL700]

On 1/27/2024 at 11:33 PM, BigMac said:

he said he was at the dump so he was about 8 miles away from me i have a anytone AT-778UV i downloaded the info from the website and programed it with chirp i don't understand how they know its not a pro radio honestly i feal bad about it maybe talking on the repeaters is not for me and i just need to stick with point to point 

I do believe your Anytone is a decent radio.  I have two Radioddity DB-20Gs which are the same as the Anytone AT-779 and they do just fine.  Alot of issues are caused by terrain, etc. not necessarily the radio per se.

[back4more70]

If anyone asks, tell them you have an Icom, and their radio must be the problem lol

[BigMac]

he said he was at the dump so he was about 8 miles away from me i have a anytone AT-778UV i downloaded the info from the website and programed it with chirp i don't understand how they know its not a pro radio honestly i feal bad about it maybe talking on the repeaters is not for me and i just need to stick with point to point 

[BigMac]

i have a tram antenna and a magnet mount  

[BigMac]

i don't know i just tried to ask for another radio check and the two guys that where talking did not respond so maybe it really is broken i will try again and ask my friend to come over tomorrow and see if it works talking to his walkie talkie  

[WRXB215]

I'm using a 778 with a Nagoya UT72 antenna and it's working great for me. It's unfortunate but there will always be people like that in the world that want to crap on any new comers and not let them into "their" club. Like @OffRoaderX said, ignore them and just talk to normal people.

[WRYZ926]

I had to mess with one guy who was always giving me trouble about my cheap Baofeng radios. So I sent him this photo.

[SteveShannon]

49 minutes ago, WRYZ926 said:

I had to mess with one guy who was always giving me trouble about my cheap Baofeng radios. So I sent him this photo.

Winning!

[WRQG411]

If you're talking through a repeater, it's all about the distance from you to the repeater, and not at all about how far you are from who you're talking to.

 

What repeater in Post Falls?  Is it the one on .600?

[Socalgmrs]

Maybe I missed it.  What antenna are you running.  The Anytone is a fine radio.  My $100 20w radio does 200miles no problem it’s not all about the radio.