[GCARC] BF 888s

[Kermit911]

Here is the youtube link with me showing my process.  Thanks again for the
help.

https://youtu.be/o1wYbVJObPw

Dave
KB3VEO

On Sun, Jun 21, 2020 at 5:52 PM kermit911 <kermit911 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I wasn't sure what number ment what, so I tried 1, 5 ,and 9. But it still
> gave me static when I turn the radios on. I'm going to make a short video
> and upload it to youtube and send it here.
>
> Thanks
> KB3VEO
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: kbfrank3 at verizon.net
> Date: 6/21/20 5:44 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: 'kermit911' <kermit911 at gmail.com>, gcarc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [GCARC] BF 888s
>
> Hi David KB2VEO, Just a guess, but when you say you "changed the gain to
> max", do you mean that you turned the squelch all the way off?
> This would cause a constant hissing sound.  If so, try resetting the
> squelch to a mid level.
> Karl W2KBF
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <gcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> Behalf Of kermit911
> Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2020 4:25 PM
> To: gcarc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [GCARC] BF 888s
>
> Hello everyone. My name is David (KB3VEO) and I'm new here, I hope to meet
> a lot of you at ham fest. Here is my question. I have a bunch of BF 888s
> and I am reprogramming them with GMRS frequencies. I save it to the radio
> and it works, but when I'm not transmitting all I hear is static. I changed
> the gain to max and still static. I changed it from wide to narrow and
> still static. It's very frustrating. Any help would be awesome. ThanksDave
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