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Originally Posted by Scarecrow
I would recommend the Yaesu VX-7R. Its about $400 from Radioworld in Toronto, however, the big plus is you can buy a USB cable and download the free Commander software for it on the internet and not only program the entire radio through a Windows GUI, but you can also perform the appropriate transmit enable modification through software. This would avoid the need to open the radio up and make the modification, although on that model I did it myself as its dead easy. Frankly Yaseu is catering to the illegal mod market with this particular model.
I had mine programmed with every freq I needed including the CB bands (receive only unfortunately) inside of 10 minutes, versus spending literally HOURS on the keypad of my old Kenwood (trusty as it is).
The Yaseu VX-7R is what a radio *should* be and was long overdue.
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Hey J. Thanks for the info, I didn't know you could program the frequencies into the 7R through the computer. Long story short, I borrowed both my friend's 60R and 7R for a couple of days - neither of which have been modded for the FRS/GMRS. I don't really want to physically alter the 60R, so that leaves the 7R mod.
I've downloaded the VX-7 Commander software, but I'm not sure how to enable FRS/GMRS frequencies; perhaps you could explain? [Note: My friend also gave me the 'Advanced Data Management System for the Yaesu VX-7' (ADMS-1G), which connects to my computer's serial port - is this the correct cable?]
Thanks again!