In addition to what crawler tech said let me add,...... No question is a bad question when presented in a manner that isn't provocative.
Answers was given in good faith and was repilied to with attitude, (or so it seemed) .......... That isn't productive.
My intentions when starting this thread was to have a open venue for users of this radio gear. I am sure most of us know of the chance we take with the open programming and will discuss it to the best of our ability, but will not let someone take a superior attitude, real or imagined. If you read the first post I asked that users of this system to comment, and opinions be witheld if you do not operate one of these systems, specifically opinions of non users that is non productive.
This thread could be of invaluable use to many in this hobby if it is used in a manner that educates. NOT denigrate.
With that in mind let's talk of our experiences with this fine gear, and leave the ego's outside.