Hi, im new to radios. I use a topcom for airsoft but i want to change to a baofeng. All my friends have topcom, how do i know if they are compatible and i can speak to them. Its hard to find info. Also there are too many types of baofeng radio's
@dennisv2416 I've never seen a topcom radio, so I can't provide much guidance. The biggest thing to watch for is to make sure the baofeng will transmit and receive on the frequency the other radios operate on. On a side note, make sure you are operating legally and have a license or are operating on a license free frequency.
@@kd9fal thanks for the reply the topcom ones only can operate on liscence free frequencies. Im looking at baofeng models so i can use then with peltor comtac. There are too many models and hard to find differences. Like the grms models or the gt models. I see people play with mostly uv-5r in airsoft i believe
@@kd9fal Well the rest of them sold but getting mine on wensday so I’ll see what’s happens, Where is the best place to find the newest firmware to cps 16 luckily it hasent been upgraded to 2.0
You can get the CPS through Motorola. You will have to sign up for a business account and explain you are using for personal use. Once you have a business account, you must "purchase" the CPS.
I have the 5RM Plus and mine does not have 220mhz transmitt. Looking at what is labeled as 5RM on amazon, it has 220mhz. Other than that I don't know what the differences are, as I don't have a 5RM.
With the TD-H3 and TD-H8 the same radio can be used either as Amateur Radio (HAM) or GMRS. The difference is in how it is booted, you can boot into GMRS, HAM, or Normal mode. Be aware, when you switch modes, it does a factory reset thus you lose all your settings. Thus, it is very important to use a backup programing software such as RT Systems which is outstanding, Chirp also very good, or Tidradio's own programing software. It does not matter at all whether one purchased the TD-H3 or TD-H8 in either GMRS or HAM version, just boot into the version you want. My purchase was their two pack of the TD-H3 (two radios with four batteries), one remains booted to GMRS the other to HAM. Be mindful, unless you have an FCC Amateur license (HAM) such as the Technician license, General license, or Extra license, do not transmit in HAM mode. Also, for GMRS you must obtain a FCC FRN, pay $35 then within two days you will have your GMRS license emailed to you by the FCC; does not require any test. This license covers your family for ten full years. Hope this helps.
You can tx on 200/300/and 500 by going to menu 52 and turn on 200tx menu 53 turn on 300tx and menu 54 turn on 500tx and that should fix the problem of not being able to tx. Factory default has it turned off you just have to turn them on
Thanks for sharing this. I was able to enable the 220mhz band. I havent done any testing on it to know what power it puts out, or if it puts out any spurious emissions
I bought 2, one had 2 batteries, they both had 3 antennas in the box. I ran the firmware upgrade on one of them, put my repeaters in via Chirp. Then used the clone feature to copy the first one to the second one. Cool radios.
The only radio that I have that out performs the XG-100P is my APX7000 but you can't beat the price point of an XG-100P compared to a multiband APX. I have a XG-75M that performs just as well as the XG-100P
Did you get the Ham kit with the two extra antennas? If so they're under the white plastic tray in the box... a 771 antenna and an Airband antenna. Great little radio with so many great features!
@@kd9fal There's a lot of different "kits" offered on line (Amazon). The H3 Ham kit I ordered came with 3 antennas (Standard, 771, and airband) and two batteries... plus all the cables, charger and base, strap and clip. All for $37!
I just bought a uv-17r and found a Plus variant with a longer antenna, 50% bigger battery, am frequencies, usb-c and the data cable for the same price. So I might exchange it, but also might just return it since I thought I was going to be able to listen to the police near me
Can you program the APX to disable the PTT on the radio with the bluetooth RSM connected? Unfortunately can't be done on the R7. That can be a bit fun with the radio in a backpack or something.
Wow… THANK YOU!! With over 30 years in the public safety and radio world, I never encountered or thought to identify radios by band. This is a phenomenal concept for “cache” radio inventory. You can quickly identify the band by color - so simple yet brilliant. For most of my labeling, have been using my Rhino 6000 label printer to create high strength adhesive labels with basic info: Make / Model / Firmware Ver. / Band(s) / Type (analog / p25 phase-1 or 2 / DMR / combinations) / Radio ID / Emergency ID / Pri Talkgroup(s) / Group ID / Date placed in service / Date last programmed / CPS Ver last used to program / Battery Capacity / Battery date / Admin Unit y/n? (DMR feature control) / Contact Details / Etc.. It seems like overkill at times, so thinking of going with an “inventory ID” with all details in a db and laminated hardcopy in each case. Using the color coding method for band might be made more functional with the ID printed on the color coded label or tag..? What are YOU using to label your antennas? Heat shrink tubing? (but.. possible heat damage to antenna?) Tape? (would likely look messy and get all “gooey” with time and heat) Thanks Sir. Nice channel & videos!
@@PowderMill they are Motorola Antenna ID bands. As far as a database, I use snipeit. It is an asset management database for IT equipment, but I have made it work for my radio equipment. I can assign radios to a location, user, kit, etc. Makes it easy to keep track of maintenance, do audits, etc.
The /\/\ XPR-7550e is a nice radio, especially compared to most Chinesium DMR radios (OTHER than Hytera) But ONLY if the radio is being issuing to users and isn’t for personal use or use for techs or interop work. The radio is fairly rugged, it has decent batteries and accessories, etc… The only real dilemma?? It has *ZERO* FPP capabilities. The only “solutions” to this limitation are: A: Flashing to AA Asian model which supposedly supports FPP functionality (but I d never seen one “in the wild”) B: The other option = The real crappy & extremely limited option board product from a company located in Georgia. It is ultra limited and quite pricey$$. It permits you to use VFO type programming of a single channel, allows you to modify: tx-freq / rx-freq / CC / slot / (and possibly CTCSS /DCS for analog use).
Pair it like you would pair your headset to anything else. Put headphones in pairing mode, then go to bluetooth setting, search, and pair. Not all bluetooth devices are compatible with the xg and there isn't a list of supported devices, so its trial and error.
Can it be jailbroken by holding down the ptt button, the button underneath the ptt and the orange button - all at the same time, then when holding them all in, switch the radio on. This usually opens up the radio to factory specs before it was programmed.
Great Video Russell...you are a tremendous asset to ham radio not only now but also for many years in the future. 73 Cliff KCØSDV. Pleasure to personally know you.
I received the software from the seller I bought the radio from. It still is sold online, but if you are wanting to do NAS there is a hacked version out there
😂😂😂😂 I made an even better one out of a simple repeater controller called surecom Sr 629 with the appropriate cables and it worked just fine no extra Hardware don't have to have all that bulky stuff
Not sure what's so funny. There are two radios, power supply, power distribution all mounted on a piece of plywood. Everything is in a case for easy transportation, or can be pulled out to sit on a desk. I wouldn't consider it bulky. Everything needed to make it operational is in one box. I don't need to grab multiple boxes, or try to take equipment that is in the shack or in use somewhere else. What are you running for radios with your SR-629? How is it packaged up? What's you power output on each radio?
i have noticed when i run my singlestick on my manpack that it works 10x better with a 19 inch wire mounted to the radio ground. just something to watch out for
Thanks for the heads up. I will keep an eye on it. Do you know a difference in SWR or just performance? The singlesticks are meant for more localized operations/interop. I have the duplexer in there to connect to a Dual band base for wide area communications.
Do you mind sharing with me your code plug? I’m new to programming APX 7000/8000 radios. I have CPS but I can’t get into CPS with out a code plug. I just want to learn about programming before I get my apx radio. Do you think you can help me?
I got an XTS 5000 model 3 I would love to be able to find somebody to wipe it clean to factory and make it where I can only listen to my local sheriff department and the weather the band I have found people on eBay. They say they will do it, then they back out of the deal. I have windows ten and I cannot find the software
Your best bet to monitor your local sherrifs office is to by a scanner. If you don’t know your way around the xts5000 or which ever radio you may use don’t try to use it as a scanner. You just keep mentioning XTS5000 Model 3. Do you know if the radio is the correct band for your local sherif. Do you know what type of system the sherif department is using? If your sheriff’s office is on a trunked system, putting a radio on that system to monitor is frowned upon and illegal. There may be a reason that they won’t program it for you. The software is available online. It just requires some searching to find, meaning it’s not gonna be the first link in google.
I would love to be able to have this XTS 5000 model 3 program for my local sheriff's department.Just to listen also I would like to have the weather band I got this off of ebay and I wish I could listen to my local sheriff
You will need the Astro25 CPS to program your XTS5000. As long as they are conventional p25 or Analog and your XTS5000 is the correct frequency band, you will be able to listen. NOAA Weather Radio operates in the VHF band, so if your sheriff office and xts is VHF, you are all good.
@@kd9fal I just wish that I could get it programmed.I wish there was somebody that would program for my local sheriff's department.I just want to listen
