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New radio user needs help troubleshooting.

Thread starter OverlandRecon
Start date Jun 13, 2017

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OverlandRecon

Newbie

Jun 13, 2017

Hello Everyone, I'm setting up a chinese mobil unit in my jeep for a little mobil to mobil out in the Mojave. I'm sticking with gmrs channels and will be getting the 5 year permit. Right now I have a problem with the radio, and I need to figure out if it's user error or a hardware problem. I'm receiving transmissions from gmrs21 on 21 and also on gmrs/frs 6. I need to figure out why channel 6 is also picking up channel 21.

Break down: I can hear broadcast from 462.70000 on 462.6875.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

On a side note I'm a little disappointed with the language I'm hearing over the airwaves. One of the reason I chose gmrs over CB was to avoid the profanity with my kids in the car.

Location, Los Angeles