Rocky Talkie 5 Watt Radio

[Whiskey363]

   Picked up a pair on a Cyber Monday special. I was not really interested in them till I watched NotaRubicon's video on them. Tested them from inside a house to about a quarter mile away in thick woods. I was running a chainsaw and heavy equipment so I didn't have the opportunity to test everything I wanted to, like the shorter antenna. The long antenna gave excellent reception and was only slightly in the way. Since the radio is so much smaller than say a KG 935, it was really convenient to have on me at all times. The gator clip is outstanding, it's not going to randomly fall off. I thought the TX Beep would be annoying, but it was very beneficial to my daughter who was using it from the house. If you don't have much experience with a handheld you can short stroke the PTT key, but with the beep it lets you know when you've keyed and let go. 

   I found programing to be simple and enjoyable with the manual. I think it is strange that all channels are pre set to narrow band, but easily switched. My only complaint after a day of use in the woods is when I set a DCS code, you lose that channel without a code. For instance if you save channel 18 with a privacy code, you cannot also have channel 18 with no codes to communicate with others without a code. I could be missing something, but that is my experience with it so far. If the stubby antenna works nearly as good as the larger antenna, it would be very convenient to have on you at all times without getting in the way at all. Battery life still says 100 after having on for 5 hours and using occasionally.  Very satisfied with the initial run, time will tell. 

[OffRoaderX]

I used mine all day today whilst off-roading.

[OscarWillow76]

Just got mine yesterday. Got some questions:

#1.  So if I connect to a repeater, will I be able to hear many transmissions for many miles away or only one call at a time on that repeater?

#2.  How exactly do I connect to a repeater?  Please help me connect to this repeater, seems to be free and open to all.

 

https://mygmrs.com/repeater/1555

 

 

thanks for your help, I am a complete newby.

[Hoppyjr]

Just got mine yesterday. Got some questions:
#1.  So if I connect to a repeater, will I be able to hear many transmissions for many miles away or only one call at a time on that repeater?
#2.  How exactly do I connect to a repeater?  Please help me connect to this repeater, seems to be free and open to all.
 
https://mygmrs.com/repeater/1555
 
 
thanks for your help, I am a complete newby.

Welcome FNG.

Your best bet to start with watching some YouTube videos on GMRS. Randy’s channel is a good place to start (Notarubicon).

After you do a little Internet research and watch some videos, most of your questions should be answered.

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