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GD-55 Getting Started

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amolnar68

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Hello All,

I jumped into this as a complete newb and settled on a Radioddity GD-55 Plus.

I was able to figure out the issues with the programming cable and finally got it to read/write data to the radio. I was able to set up channels for the local area and added them to my scan list.

When the radio refreshes its config, I see the alternating red/green flash on the radio, but can't seem to get any transmissions. I'm sure I'm missing something fairly obvious.

If anyone has had experience with this type of radio, or general advice to share, would you please help me to get going? I'd be happy just to hear *anything* at this point come across my radio!

Thank you all in advance!
 
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amolnar68

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Determine Radio ID number?

Hello All,

Apologies if this has been asked before, but I didn't find reference to it.

I have a new GD-55 Plus from Radioddity and trying to get it to work.

How does one find the Radio ID number to set in the software?
I'm assuming this isn't arbitrary.

Thank you all in advance.
 
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wolfhound89

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I was wondering if you were able to get your GD-55 plus up and running. I recently picked one up and working on getting it setup for North Texas.
 
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