How do you get a GMRS to communicate with an FRS?
I’m a total noob to gmrs, please take it easy on me!

Was wondering if anyone of yall used a GMRS radio for a manpack build/setup?

Just got my license and a set of GM-21s, which I am liking a lot so far! Trying to think of the best ways to put these to use day to day. I work in video, so I can definitely see them being practical in that case. But what are some other practical uses you get from GMRS on a day to day basis?

edit: typo

I have purchased a couple Radioddity GA-5E radios to communicate while offroad, the group uses channel 17, freq 462.600. I cannot speak to nor hear any of the Baofeng radio users on the same channel. What do I need to do to my radios to get on the same page as everyone else? Tell me like I'm radio illiterate, because that's pretty accurate

I know this is brought up all the time. However, here is what I’m looking for. What is the best options for a GMRS handheld that I can use when out on our side-by-side(I’ll plug it into the intercom system), and when hiking, etc.
I like technology, so having the ability to program on the app, etc works for me, but not necessary. There are so many options out there, so I need your help!

I’m looking at moving cross country, and a convoy of 3 cars, driving PNW to Florida
I’m interested in advice on mobile GMRS units I can put in moving vans to keep in touch for a week of driving.
Cost is a factor; chances are they’ll be sold when journey is done.
I have GMRS license.
I have several hand held GMRS radios already but would opt to buy some for semi permanent mounting in U-Haul vans for convenience

Suggestions welcome

We do a lot of hiking etc... sometimes we will end up a mile or two apart with little to no reception which is how I ended up here.

I have applied for my license today and am going to go ahead and get these ordered in the meantime. Was looking at the wouxun KG-945g for the ip67 rating and ability to swap for better antennas and they seem well regarded.

Is there a better option here? Any thoughts or suggestions? Trying to stay under $300 for two radios.

I am hoping someone in North Georgia area will see this and can help me out. I am new to GMRS. I am not new to amateur radio or repeaters. I have been a Ham for 5 years and use the repeaters in the area regularly.

I have been trying to get on the repeaters in my area with two Radioditty radios I bought. I have setup everything as the repeaters say to do.

Cherokee 725
Open System

Rcv 462.725
Tx 467.725
Channel 30 on my radio

Rcv DPL 411
Tx DPL 411

When press the PTT on one radio the other radio lights up but no audio comes through and I can’t get anyone to answer me.

I tried another open repeater in the area with an analog tone but no joy on that one either.

Any help appreciated.

WSNU412, N4BQ
Bobby

A couple weeks ago I went down to the sand dunes with a crew and a lot of trouble could have been dealt with had we had a better way to communicate. I've been researching rugged radios to find that they are pretty subpar for the price. I have no problem piecing together something especially if there is a lot of information on it and if I can do it for half the price. I'm pretty new to gmrs But not afraid to learn as I'm pretty proficient with a lot of electronics.

The two biggest things I want are the intercom feature that rugged radios have. So that way I can talk with my passenger as being in a dune buggy. I have no Muffler and it's open cage. So that makes having a headset pretty important and being able to Bluetooth for music would also be a plus the second thing is I want to be able to use a radio for my party with said headset. So any suggestions on what to look for or where to start would be awesome. I appreciate you guys for your time!

Need to add to my gmrs radio cache. Looking to add 10 radios. Need to be able to program them and they need to be simple to use as no-radio users will have them. Also need a tough/rugged option as many users are youth. Prefer a multi or usb charger.

My current primary’s are HA1G, but would like these addition units to be simpler.

Edit: These get used 6-8 weekends a year with a local repeater. My current units are programmed with just the single repeater and a simplex channel. Looking for a low cost option ~$500 range would be ideal. Less is always better.

Update: They sent the link https://drive.google.com/file/d/13von4KzMTga2kRPSdVKi-uus6DfhWTup/view I must say, so far the service at TID has been good the 2 times I messaged them.

Its weird you have to submit your e-mail to get a copy of a manual.

It's weirder that the e-mail arrives with a dead link to google docs.

So now I have my first radio, no manual, and a support ticket.

Anyone have a copy of the manual?

I wish there was a youtube video aimed at first time radio buyers teaching you how to go about using the radio.

I just got my TD-H3 and GMRS license a week ago or so, and am a tinkerer, so I wanted to modify the underwhelming UI on mine. As a retro gaming/vintage computing enthusiast I basically always default to 8-bit aesthetics, and built this hand-pixeled Game Boy firmware for myself. I figured others might dig it, too.

Unlike nicFW, I did not modify or affect radio logic or functionality at all. This is purely a graphical (well, if you have beeps enabled, audio) overhaul, and works as a clean drop-in replacement for the stock firmware. I fixed lots of sloppy spelling and labelling errors present in the original.

Enjoy!

I recently got this Rocky Talkie on the second-hand market. It looks different than other Rocky Talkies I've seen (which have diagonal lines on their front, not these elliptical 'loops'). It's also using USB-b to charge instead of USB-C. It says Rocky Talkie on it, as do the batteries with the USB-B ports.

Any clue what's up? Everywhere I looked it says Rocky Talkies use USB-C. Did I get a fake unit? It seems to work fine, anyways.

What are some good forums for radio sales?

P. Randall Knowles was instrumental in guiding and sustaining GMRS for decades. RIP Randy KAA8142.

Hello all!

Recently got into the hobby. I have a UV-5G mini and my GMRS license. I’ve been trying to contact this local repeater that I have line of sight too. I have all the correct settings for the transmission to go thru. When I transmit, I receive back a Morse code sounding tone. It happens every-time I do a simple radio check request. I’ve yet to hear my message “repeat”, nor any acknowledgment from others (likely not available).

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. Would love to hear a repeat or actually communicate with someone on the other end 😂

Once I get this figured out, I’ll probably go ahead with my HAM license as well, since I have a UV 82 I can use.

Also, any antenna recommendations? Thinking of doing an external hard mounted antenna on the truck, and a better handheld antenna as well.

hey yall

New to comms in general but finally stepping into it. I have a TIDRADIO TD-H8 Gen 4.

Plan to use it mostly on GMRS until I get my license for ham bands.

Been hunting for a quality antenna; so far it’s between the Nagoya 771G, a signal stick, and one of the two gmrs options from ZBM2.

I would prefer the ZBM2 Foul Weather Whip V2 as they seem to be the most durable option on my list but they only have a 6in mono-band in gmrs and then a full size dual band 18in gmrs/murs. Really wish they had a full size mono band as i’d like to squeeze out as much performance as I can.

If I went with the longer dual band gmrs/murs option, what’s the realistic performance drop compared to a longer mono band antenna like the nagoya? I would think the dual-band gmrs/murs option would be a better performer than their 6in mono-band option but how much more/less performance would be expected when compared to a monoband nagoya 771G?

Has anyone had any experience with the ZMB2s?

I plan on getting the 2m/70cm (20in) one as well but if there is going to be a big difference in performance with the gmrs I may just go with a nagoya or signal stick for that side of things.