What's the difference between a GMRS and BaoFeng two-way radio?

kmbarreiros said:
If you are interested in GMRS I highly recommend watching this guys videos.
TheNotaRubicon
Some don't like his style but he does have a lot of good information.
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sab said:
He's actually a member here, but I don't think he's active anymore:

[URL]https://wranglertjforum.com/members/the-isarubicon.20005/#about[/URL]
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I used to wheel with him and was in some of his Jeep videos. He stopped making Jeep videos and switched to ham/GMRS videos only. He used to organize some good runs too and now only wheels with an invite only, small group. I'm not invited lol.

He drives a JKU. Though bought an LJ for his wife, the 'IsARubicon'.

Kind of a shame. He deleted or hid his Facebook account as well.
 
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suicideking said:
I used to wheel with him and was in some of his Jeep videos. He stopped making Jeep videos and switched to ham/GMRS videos only. He used to organize some good runs too and now only wheels with an invite only, small group. I'm not invited lol.

He drives a JKU. Though bought an LJ for his wife, the 'IsARubicon'.

Kind of a shame. He deleted or hid his Facebook account as well.
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You can still watch his wheeling on Amazon Prime

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sab said:
Are you sure? - I can't:

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😯 I looked and it didn't show that I'd have to pay for the first season so I thought I could still watch it. Upon further inspection you are correct, even though it shows the episodes you can't watch them.

Looks like season 2 is available for purchase though. Moab for $1.99 isn't horrible.
 
Apparition said:
😯 I looked and it didn't show that I'd have to pay for the first season so I thought I could still watch it. Upon further inspection you are correct, even though it shows the episodes you can't watch them.

Looks like season 2 is available for purchase though. Moab for $1.99 isn't horrible.
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If you go to the Youtube page, scroll down to 3 years ago and earlier. Lots of wheeling videos past that point.
 
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steelhd said:
I suspect he gets a lot of hate from whar he calls the sad hams.
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Apparition said:
😯 I looked and it didn't show that I'd have to pay for the first season so I thought I could still watch it. Upon further inspection you are correct, even though it shows the episodes you can't watch them.

Looks like season 2 is available for purchase though. Moab for $1.99 isn't horrible.
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It's weird on mine it says its not available because of your location. So I tried to VPN to multiples different countries and no luck I really thought Australia or New Zealand would be able to watch it but I guess not.
 
For anyone still tuned in looking for the answer to "What's the difference between a GMRS and BaoFeng two-way radio?" here is the answer. If you buy a GMRS radio it will transmit on, and only on, GMRS channels and it's very easy. Select a channel number just like when on a CB and off you go. With a Baofeng UV-5R you can transmit on FRS, GMRS, HAM, and other frequencies you shouldn't use but you need to input the frequency. No easily selecting channels like a GMRS or CB.
 
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sab said:
That's only true if you leave the radio in VFO mode. Hint - Press this button:

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Yes, you could just program in the usual GMRS channels and give them the same names. I have the Anytone on the way, will probably do that in case someone says 'We're on GMRS channel 4'.

I will also program the ham repeaters in the area.
 
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DylanM345 said:
I also use the Midland MXT-275, have 2 frs/gmrs walkie talkie backups and a UV5R that I never use here are charts I have saved in my phone for anyone that needs them. Theyre useful because 99% of repeaters I get access to give the freq and not channel. So here is the conversion chart along with CTC and DCS privacy tones
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So can the UV-5 R communicate with the midland MXT 275?
 
Hog Wild said:
So can the UV-5 R communicate with the midland MXT 275?
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Yes. I use CHIRP...a windows pc based program and the USB Baofeng programming cable to program all the GMRS channels on my Baofengs.

Alternatively you could just manually dial in the frequencies.

That's applicable to all GMRS radios...not just Midland's 275.

-Mac
 
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Hog Wild said:
So can the UV-5 R communicate with the midland MXT 275?
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Yes. You just need to program it to the same frequencies as the MXT275 as Mac described. The thing that gets confused is it will do a lot of other frequencies too because it's a ham radio where as the MXT275 et all "true" GMRS radios come pre-programmed and can only do GMRS freqs. You can program the UV5R to just have GMRS freqs and nothing else, never touch the programming again and forget it's anything but a normal GMRS radio. That's what I did for my kids.
 
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So we just got back from ol Florida this weekend and wish I could have programmed the midland the other one was pure squelch and I could not hear anything with all the people talking.
 
Hog Wild said:
So we just got back from ol Florida this weekend and wish I could have programmed the midland the other one was pure squelch and I could not hear anything with all the people talking.
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What channel were you on? We rarely hear anyone on GMRS. CB is more active. I'm mostly in NE or central FL.
 
I doubt you are going to hear much "chatter" on standard GMRS (simplex) freqs. Most of the radio nerds hang out on the repeaters if they are just looking to chat. The only thing you'll likely hear on standard channels are kids on their Pokemon walkie talkies and couples moving house in a convoy on the highway. Oh yeah, construction zone sign twirlers and chick fil a drive thru workers as well. "Free frozen coffee for the Jeep in line 2." 😆
 
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SkylinesSuck said:
I doubt you are going to hear much "chatter" on standard GMRS (simplex) freqs. Most of the radio nerds hang out on the repeaters if they are just looking to chat.
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You'll still hear those nerds. They transmit to the repeater on the 467.XXX MHz frequency, but the repeater then turns around and transmits on the same 462.XXX MHz frequency as the simplex channel on the same frequency. For example, GMRS 15 (simplex) is on 462.550 MHz for both transmit and receive, but GMRS Repeater Channel 15 is on 467.550 MHz for transmitting, but 462.550 MHZ for receiving, so when two nerds are using GMRS Repeater Channel 15, it goes like this:

Nerd A transmits on 467.550.
The repeater receives the transmission on 467.550.
The repeater simultaneously sends out the received transmission on 462.550.
Nerd B, and anyone on GRMS 15 (simplex) receives the repeated transmission on 462.550.
Nerd B responds by transmitting on 467.550.
The repeater receives the transmission on 467.550.
The repeater simultaneously sends out the received transmission on 462.550.
Nerd A, and anyone on GRMS 15 (simplex) receives the repeated transmission on 462.550.

Repeaters sometimes use CTCSS (analog) or DCS (digital) codes to determine which transmissions to repeat, but if your radio is programmed for "open" transmit and receive (like standard GMRS channels), you'll hear every transmission, so you'll hear all those nerds.
 
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I understand and everything you said is factually correct. Most repeaters do use a tone, even if it's just the standard travel tone specifically so they don't hear little kids on their Pokemon walkies.

Practically speaking, you might catch someone having a one way conversation unless both parties using the repeater are in simplex range which isn't typical expect in specific use cases (like what I mentioned above). They likely won't hear you though unless you match their tone or it's an open repeater which is rare, at least around these parts.
 
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