TERA TR-505 GMRS Recreational Handheld Radio

Recreation

Pre-programmed with 16 GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) channels, including both repeater and direct handheld to handheld communications. Ideal for use with most outdoor activities including: hiking, biking, skiing, and hunting. Full 4 watts of transmit power for increased range and coverage area.

Tech Specs

GMRS Channels

15 GMRS direct handheld to handheld UHF channels

Battery

Operate 30 hours between charges with the supplied 1600 mAh lithium ion battery in the power saver mode. Includes voice announce to monitor battery life.

Applications

Ideal communications for friends and family to keep in touch. Recommended for recreational activities including hiking, biking, skiing, hunting and more.

Pre-programmed

Pre-programmed out of the box with 16 pre-programmed (GMRS) UHF channels. Software re-programmable with the optional USB Programming Cable for the MURS VHF license free channels.

Audio Output

800 mW of loud speaker output for noisy environments

Quiet Tones

CTCSS/DCS tone squelch with split tone capability. Quiet tones are re-programmable with the optional USB programming cable.

Package Includes

Dual-band radio, lithium ion battery, desk charger, dual-band antenna, belt clip, user manual, wrist strap

Certifications

FCC Part 95 certified

Customer Reviews

Love This Radio By Guest

I have had this radio for almost a year and I LOVE IT. It's simple yet powerful. Every time I think I have hit this radio's limit, it just surprises me. I have had no problems with it mechanically, programming it is easy, and the cadre of accessories you can get are all great. If you want simple yet powerful, this is the radio for you. I will say that you should change out the factory antenna and go for the stronger "whip" antenna. It'll give you a lot more range when talking.

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Great Utility Radio By Donald

Great radio to use for neighborhood and family communications. MURS can be programmed in legally for license free fun that's less crowded than the FRS/GMRS frequencies. Or you can program in the combined GMRS/FRS channels to talk to the kids or friends who are using bubble-pack radios. (Not legal for FRS-only channels.)

Personally, I have a combination of MURS, GMRS, and ham frequencies along with our local NOAA WX channel programmed in. A lot to cram into 16 channels with the ability to communicate with MURS radios for license-free comm, the FRS/GMRS calling and emergency channels, and our local CERT repeater and wide area repeaters. A couple of simplex channels included as well. A great emergency comm choice.

With an IP54 rating a little rain or dirt shouldn't bother this radio.

The free software works well with a generic Chinese old Motorola-style connector for programming. Not ideal, but it works for hand-programming 16 channels.

Transmit and receive audio are good and receive audio is loud enough for most uses.

The few downsides? Enabling scan disables channel 16. Accessories are a bit higher in price (though cheap compared to Icom or Yaesu accessories). The Motorola-style connector means having to buy duplicates for microphones, programming cables, etc. if you already are invested in Kenwood-style accessories. The dry-cell case only supports AAA batteries instead of AA, limiting capacity.

Overall, I would recommend this radio to someone who needs a better LEGAL GMRS radio than is available from a bubble-pack. Someone who wants a good quality LEGAL MURS radio without buying a Motorola. Or someone who wants a versatile and LEGAL radio to mix MURS, GMRS and ham frequencies.

Not perfect, but the best legal way to get on multiple non-commercial services.

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Excellent radio, fantastic price (for the quality)! By Guest

I could not be more pleased with the quality and price. Great product. I have recommended it to friends.

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great radio By Guest

I have my GMRS licence and wanted compliant radio with a detachable antenna that was repeater capable. This radio nails it. Good batteries, detachable antenna, good programming software. Make sure you buy the programming cable. The antenna is ok, but I upgraded mine. Over all, for the money, this is a great radio, and is GMRS part 95 legal. I plan on buying at least one more. The only downside of this radio for me was that it only has 16 chanels and does not have a digital display. the digital display would put this in a class of its own for a basic legal GMRS redio.

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Finally -- the Emergency Comms radio I've been looking for! By Brian Whitaker

Way to go, TERA, on this idea. I am a licensed amateur radio operator as well as GMRS licensee, so have radios coming out my ears around my house.

Our community is in the mountains, and emergency comms is important -- such that our community has annual drills. All of the EmComm folks are GMRS licensed, and we've been using GMRS 'bubble-pack' radios from Midland: ~1.0-1.5W, fixed antenna. Range and quality of audio is a serious issue, and forces folks to relay messages from fringe areas to the operations/base.

We've recently discovered MURS -- license free, and near 2meter band (151 and 154MHz) which carries better... but we couldn't find a solid MURS radio with a detachable antenna.

We really want:
() GMRS and MURS capability
() detachable antenna, to use large/external antennas
() Li+ batteries for weight and longer life
() decent chargers (less than 2-3hrs)
() easy to use
() easy to program

This is the only radio out there that meets all this criteria -- and for a fair price. Build quality, audio quality, and performance all seem to be good for the price.

Note that the radio comes pre-programmed with CTCSS/PL codes on all channels. Be sure to buy the programming cable.

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Channel	RX Frequency	RX Tone	TX Frequency	TX Tone	TX Power
Channel 1	462.5625 MHz	None	462.5625 MHz	141.3	Low
Channel 2	462.5875 MHz	141.3	462.5875 MHz	141.3	Low
Channel 3	462.6125 MHz	141.3	462.6125 MHz	141.3	Low
Channel 4	462.6375 MHz	141.3	462.6375 MHz	141.3	Low
Channel 5	462.6625 MHz	141.3	462.6625 MHz	141.3	Low
Channel 6	462.6875 MHz	141.3	462.6875 MHz	141.3	Low
Channel 7	462.7125 MHz	88.5	462.7125 MHz	88.5	Low
Channel 8	462.5500 MHz	88.5	462.5500 MHz	88.5	High
Channel 9	462.5750 MHz	None	462.5750 MHz	141.3	High
Channel 10	462.6000 MHz	None	462.6000 MHz	141.3	High
Channel 11	462.6250 MHz	None	462.6250 MHz	141.3	High
Channel 12	462.6500 MHz	None	462.6500 MHz	141.3	High
Channel 13	462.6750 MHz	None	462.6750 MHz	141.3	High
Channel 14	462.7000 MHz	None	462.7000 MHz	141.3	High
Channel 15	462.7250 MHz	None	462.7250 MHz	141.3	High

Channel	RX Frequency	TX Frequency	Quiet Tone	Notes
Channel 1	151.8200 MHz	151.8200 MHz	88.5 T Sql	MURS-1
Channel 2	151.8800 MHz	151.8800 MHz	88.5 T Sql	MURS-2
Channel 3	151.9400 MHz	151.9400 MHz	88.5 T Sql	MURS-3
Channel 4	154.5700 MHz	154.5700 MHz	None	MURS-4
Channel 5	154.6000 MHz	154.6000 MHz	None	MURS-5

Channel 9	162.4000 MHz			WX2
Channel 10	162.4250 MHz			WX4
Channel 11	162.4500 MHz			WX5
Channel 12	162.4750 MHz			WX3
Channel 13	162.5000 MHz			WX6
Channel 14	162.5250 MHz			WX7
Channel 15	162.5500 MHz			WX1

TERA TR-505 GMRS Recreational Handheld Radio

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MURS License Free Operation

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