Guest Chuck Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 New to GMRS. Just purchased TD-H3. Says it works right out the box. I drove two blocks away and could not hear anything transmitted. This might sound dumb but am I supposed to program it to use more that two blocks away? Bought this for a camping/fishing trip up in the mountains coming up next week. Any and all help would be appreciated. I do have the GMRS license Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveShannon Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 16 minutes ago, Guest Chuck said: New to GMRS. Just purchased TD-H3. Says it works right out the box. I drove two blocks away and could not hear anything transmitted. This might sound dumb but am I supposed to program it to use more that two blocks away? Bought this for a camping/fishing trip up in the mountains coming up next week. Any and all help would be appreciated. I do have the GMRS license What was being transmitted, by whom, on what channel? Were they using a tone or digital code to reduce interruptions? If so did you have the same code or tones programmed into your radio? Welcome! WRUU653 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chuck Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 Thank you for the reply. I purchased a set, left one at home with my son and drove a few blocks away with the other. On the screen for both radios it has the same which I have listed below VFO 136.05000 400.05000 reading the manual I learned hoe to change both to GMRS channel 1, but it still will not work passed a couple blocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveShannon Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 13 minutes ago, Guest Chuck said: Thank you for the reply. I purchased a set, left one at home with my son and drove a few blocks away with the other. On the screen for both radios it has the same which I have listed below VFO 136.05000 400.05000 reading the manual I learned hoe to change both to GMRS channel 1, but it still will not work passed a couple blocks Depending on your surroundings that might be about right. Or maybe you’re set on low power. Or inside a building with lots of metal. There are many things that affect range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXB215 Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 I agree with @SteveShannon. If you are in a neighborhood with lots of houses and trees, that's about all you can expect from a couple of HTs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socalgmrs Posted September 8 Report Share Posted September 8 So gmrs 460mhz is almost totally line of sight dependent. You may get 1/2 mile you may get 20,40,50plus miles from a hand held. SteveShannon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808Beachbum Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 3 hours ago, Guest Chuck said: Thank you for the reply. I purchased a set, left one at home with my son and drove a few blocks away with the other. On the screen for both radios it has the same which I have listed below VFO 136.05000 400.05000 reading the manual I learned hoe to change both to GMRS channel 1, but it still will not work passed a couple blocks Well, if 136.05 and 400.05 are showing on your display when you think you are on a GMRS "channel", you are very mistaken. Not only are you NOT on GMRS channels, you are also attempting to transmit out of the entire GMRS frequency band, and also outside of any HAM bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socalgmrs Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 36 minutes ago, 808Beachbum said: Well, if 136.05 and 400.05 are showing on your display when you think you are on a GMRS "channel", you are very mistaken. Not only are you NOT on GMRS channels, you are also attempting to transmit out of the entire GMRS frequency band, and also outside of any HAM bands. “reading the manual I learned hoe to change both to GMRS channel 1, but it still will not work passed a couple blocks”. im pretty sure he addressed this SteveShannon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808Beachbum Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 34 minutes ago, WRXP381 said: “reading the manual I learned hoe to change both to GMRS channel 1, but it still will not work passed a couple blocks”. im pretty sure he addressed this What gives makes you think he read the manual after writing the first part of the single post describing what was "on the screen"? Too much effort to backspace over the erroneous statements before completing the post after his epiphany? Or he read the manual and thought he changed to "channels", but failed to actually do so and therefore DID have the dual watch vfo freqs displayed? dosw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreggInFL Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 13 hours ago, WRXB215 said: I agree with @SteveShannon. If you are in a neighborhood with lots of houses and trees, that's about all you can expect from a couple of HTs I agree with the agreement. In a heavily-wooded area I figure 1/2 mile, 2 miles if I'm lucky. Are you in your vehicle while your son is in the house? If so, that's a worse-case combination; try going outside and facing each other. WRXB215 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socalgmrs Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 10 hours ago, 808Beachbum said: What gives makes you think he read the manual after writing the first part of the single post describing what was "on the screen"? Too much effort to backspace over the erroneous statements before completing the post after his epiphany? Or he read the manual and thought he changed to "channels", but failed to actually do so and therefore DID have the dual watch vfo freqs displayed? Because he said “still will not work”. So it’s implied he actually changed “channels”. Some time you just gotta do a little reading all this comes down to is another person that didn’t read up front, didn’t do much research on how to use a radio, and expects too much from the radio due to all the stupid ads about talking 500 miles simplex on a bubble pack. Posting here on this forum some times does no good because one gets mean and disrespectful answers as a new person and very little help. While the same people stand up for veterans gmrs users that ask basic questions or push false info on people. WRXB215 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdmiralCochrane Posted September 9 Report Share Posted September 9 22 hours ago, Guest Chuck said: Thank you for the reply. I purchased a set, left one at home with my son and drove a few blocks away with the other. On the screen for both radios it has the same which I have listed below VFO 136.05000 400.05000 reading the manual I learned hoe to change both to GMRS channel 1, but it still will not work passed a couple blocks A couple blocks in a residential neighborhood is normal range for GMRS handhelds. Other factors such as antenna polarization also come into play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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