This is the complete topic index of Radio 101 videos.
The episodes highlighted in █ yellow are Business radio topics.
The episodes highlighted in █ orange are Amateur (ham) radio topics.
The episodes highlighted in █ red are FCC related topics.
The episodes highlighted in █ green are related specifically to GMRS.
All other episodes are general interest or mixed radio topics.
| Radio 101 Video Index | ||
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| Video # | Release Date | Title/Description |
| 69 | 2024-04-17 | Radio 101 - What is a MURS Radio? In this episode of Radio 101, Tommy explains what a MURS two way radio is and the advantages of using one. |
| 68 | 2024-04-10 | Radio 101 - What is the difference between CTCSS and DCS? In this episode of Radio 101, Tommy explains the difference between CTCSS tones and DCS codes in a two way radio and how they work. |
| 67 | 2024-03-13 | Radio 101 - How to Add a Repeater Channel to the KG-1000G Plus In this episode of Radio 101, Tommy shows you how to add a repeater channel to the KG-1000G Plus directly from the radio itself. This procedure works on the original Wouxun KG-1000G and KG-1000G Plus. |
| 66 | 2024-03-06 | Radio 101 - How to activate NOAA Weather Mode on Wouxun KG-1000 Series Radios In this episode of Radio 101, Tommy shows you how to access NOA weather channels on the Wouxun KG-1000G, KG-1000G Plus and KG-1000M mobile two way radio. |
| 65 | 2024-02-28 | Radio 101 - How to Add a Repeater Channel to the KG-XS20G Plus In this episode of Radio 101, Tommy shows you how to add a repeater channel quickly and easily, directly from the radio itself. This procedure works on the original Wouxun KG-XS20G and KG-XS20G Plus. |
| 64 | 2024-02-21 | Radio 101 - How to Activate Tone Scan on Wouxun Radios In this episode of Radio 101, Tommy shows how to properly activate and use the SC-CTCSS and SC-DCS scan function. This procedure works on Wouxun portable handheld and mobile radios that support the tone scan feature. |
| 63 | 2024-02-14 | Radio 101 - Which Radios Are License Free? In this episode of Radio 101, Tommy explains what the term means and which types of radios are considered license free |
| 62 | 2024-02-07 | Radio 101 - How to Activate Night Mode on the Wouxun KG-XS20G Plus In this episode of Radio 101, Tommy shows how to assign Night Mode to a programmable key on the Wouxun KG-XS20G Plus Mobile GMRS Radio to activate and deactivate this feature. |
| 61 | 2023-12-20 | Radio 101 - How to Clone a Channel on the Wouxun KG-935G Plus In this episode of Radio 101, Tommy shows how to quickly and easily create a new channel on the KG-935G Plus GMRS radio by cloning it from an existing one. This procedure also works on the original KG-935G and many other Wouxun brand radios. |
| 60 | 2023-12-06 | Radio 101 - How to Remove the Front Panel of the Wouxun KG-1000G In this episode of Radio 101, Tommy shows how to easily remove and attach the front panel or faceplate of the Wouxun KG-1000G Plus mobile two way radio. This procedure also works on the original KG-1000G and KG-1000M MURS mobile, as well as other Wouxun mobiles such as the KG-UV980P and KG-UV920P-A. |
| 59 | 2023-11-29 | Radio 101 - How to Reset the TYT TH-350 In this episode of Radio 101, Tommy shows you how to reset the TYT TH-350 back to factory defaults without breaking a sweat. |
| 58 | 2023-11-15 | Radio 101 - How to Control the Display Brightness of the KG-935G In this episode of Radio 101, Tommy shows you how all three backlight functions combined will provide full customization for greater control over the backlight of your display. This procedure works on the Wouxun KG-935G and KG-935G Plus. |
| 57 | 2023-11-08 | Radio 101 - What is Companding? In this episode of Radio 101, Tommy explains what the companding feature is on a two way radio and when it should or shouldn't be used. |
| 56 | 2023-11-01 | Radio 101 - How to Reset the Midland GXT1000 Series Radios In this episode of Radio 101, Tommy shows you how to reset the Midland GXT1000 and GXT1050 GMRS radios back to factory defaults. |
| 55 | 2023-10-25 | Radio 101 - What are the power limits of GMRS radios? Tommy explains explains what the maximum transmit power limits of GMRS radios are according to the FCC rules. |
| 54 | 2023-10-18 | Radio 101 - What is a Grandfathered GMRS License? Tommy explains what a "grandfathered" GMRS license is and when it is relevant. |
| 53 | 2023-10-05 | Radio 101 - Who is covered by a GMRS License? Tommy gives you the facts about who can apply for a GMRS license and exactly who is and isn't covered by it. |
| 52 | 2023-09-21 | Radio 101 - How to fix cable connection issues on Wouxun KG-1000 radios Tommy shows you how quickly and easily fix these cable connection issues on Wouxun KG-100G, KG-1000G Plus and KG-1000M mobile two way radios. |
| 51 | 2020-04-15 | Radio 101 - How To Program the Baofeng UV-5R From the Keypad Rick shows you how to program a simplex channel into the Baofeng UV-5R Dual Band UHF/VHF Two Way Radio, and he does it step-by-step, in plain simple English. |
| 50 | 2020-04-08 | Radio 101 - How to set a Call Tone on a Motorola T-Series Radio Rick shows you how to activate the Call Tone feature on a Motorola Talkabout T-Series radio quickly and easily. He also shows you how easy it is to use. |
| 49 | 2022-01-01 | Radio 101 - How to program the Wouxun KG-UV8D from the keypad Rick shows you how to manually program a simplex channel into your Wouxun KG-UV8D, KG-UV8D Plus or KG-UV8E directly from the keypad of the radio. He also shows you how to enter the CTCSS tones and DCS codes. |
| 48 | 2020-03-25 | Radio 101 - How to Erase Rewind Say Again Recordings on the Cobra CXT1035R In this episode of Radio 101, Rick shows you how to erase the Rewind-Say-Again recording on a Cobra CXT1035R or ACXT1035R FLT two way radio. |
| 47 | 2020-03-18 | Radio 101 - How to Reset the TYT TH-9800 Rick shows you how to choose a reset option and perform the reset quickly to bring your TH-9800 back online. |
| 46 | 2020-03-11 | Radio 101 - How to Set Repeater Channels on the Midland MXT115 Rick shows you how to easily setup the 8 GMRS repeater channels on the Midland MXT115. He also shows you how to configure a CTCSS tone or DCS code on a repeater channel. |
| 45 | 2020-03-04 | Radio 101 - What is a JIS Rating? Rick explains in simple terms what the JIS rating system is and how it works to determine the water resistance of two way radios. |
| 44 | 2020-02-26 | Radio 101 - How to Set Repeater Channels on the Midland MXT400 Rick shows you how to quickly and easily activate the repeater channels on the MXT400 in a few simple steps. Plus, he shows you how to add CTCSS tones and DCS codes to a GMRS repeater channel. |
| 43 | 2020-02-19 | Radio 101 - What is an IP Rating? Rick from Buy Two Way Radios and The Two Way Radio Show Podcast explains the IP rating Code and shows you how to decipher it to determine the level of dust and water protection for your two way radio. |
| 42 | 2020-02-12 | Radio 101 - What is an FCC ID? Rick from Buy Two Way Radios and The Two Way Radio Show Podcast explains what an FCC ID is, where it can be found on or inside your radio, and how to use it to find out more information about your radio. |
| 41 | 2020-02-05 | Radio 101 - How to use Dual Watch on a Midland GXT1000 In this episode of Radio 101, Rick from Buy Two Way Radios and The Two Way Radio Show Podcast shows you how to activate the Dual Channel Watch feature and how it works in normal operation. This procedure also works on the Midland GXT1050. |
| 40 | 2020-01-29 | Radio 101 - How to choose a NOAA weather channel for your radio Rick explains NOAA weather channels, shows you how to find the right NOAA weather station for your area and how to assign it to your radio. |
| 39 | 2018-05-09 | Radio 101 - How to reset the Wouxun KG-UV8D to English Rick shows you how to reset the Wouxun KG-UV8D and return it to an English menu. This procedure works for the Wouxun KG-UV8D, KG-UV8D Plus, and KG-UV8E two way radios. |
| 38 | 2018-05-02 | Radio 101 - How to activate Auto Power Off on Olympia radios Rick shows you how to activate Auto Power Off on the Olympia R100 FRS and R500 GMRS two way radios. It also works on some older Motorola Talkabout MD and MS Series radios. |
| 37 | 2017-12-20 | Radio 101 - How to set the power level on the Midland GXT1000 Rick shows you how to set the power level on the Midland GXT1000VP4 and GXT1050VP4 GMRS two way radios. He also explains which channels override this setting and why. |
| 36 | 2017-12-13 | Radio 101 - How To Reset the Baofeng UV-5R to the English Language In this episode of Radio 101, Rick shows you how to quickly and easily navigate the menu to reset the UV-5R back to the English language. |
| 35 | 2017-12-06 | Radio 101 - Comparing FRS and GMRS Two Way Radio Warranties Rick compares the manufacturer warranties of some popular name brand FRS and GMRS two way radios. |
| 34 | 2017-11-29 | Radio 101 - The importance of the two way radio warranty Rick will explain why a warranty is important and provides a formula to determine how the length of a manufacturer warranty can help you calculate the quality factor of a radio. |
| 33 | 2013-08-19 | Radio 101 - Removing the Accessory Cap from a Kenwood 400 Series Radio Anthony will show you how to quickly and safely remove and replace a Kenwood 400 Series accessory cap in seconds. This method works for Kenwood ProTalk 400 Series business two way radios, including the TK-2400V4P, TK-2400V16P, TK-3400U4P, TK-3400U16P, TK-2402V16P, and TK-3402U16P. |
| 32 | 2013-08-05 | Radio 101 - How To activate repeater channels on a Motorola Talkabout radio Anthony shows you how to enable the repeater channels on a Motorola Talkabout radio that is repeater capable. This procedure works for the Motorola Talkabout MS350R, MS355R and MR355R radios. |
| 31 | 2013-07-15 | Radio 101 - How to activate weather alerts on Motorola Talkabout MS Series radios Anthony shows you how to activate NOAA weather channels for your area and enable weather alerts on a Motorola Talkabout MS Series radio. This procedure works for the Motorola Talkabout MS350R and MS355R radios. |
| 30 | 2013-07-01 | Radio 101 - How to set VibraCall on Motorola Talkabout radios Anthony shows you how to set VibraCall on a Motorola Talkabout MS350R. This procedure also works on the MS355R, MR350R, MR355R, MT350R, MT352R and T9680R-SAME radios. |
| 29 | 2013-06-17 | Radio 101 - How to set vibrate alert on a Cobra CXR radio Anthony shows you how to set VibrAlert on a Cobra MicroTalk CXR925. This procedure also works on CXR725 and CXR825 radios. |
| 28 | 2013-06-03 | Radio 101 - Troubleshooting keys on a Midland GXT two way radio Anthony provides a few quick and easy troubleshooting tips that may resolve the problem and save you a call to customer service. These troubleshooting steps apply to most Midland GXT and LXT Series two way radios, including the Midland GXT860, Midland GXT895, Midland GXT1000, GXT1050, GXT2000 and GXT2050. |
| 27 | 2013-05-20 | Radio 101 - How to set vibrate alert on a Midland GXT radio Anthony will explain what this feature does and shows you how to enable and disable the Vibrate Alert on Midland FRS and GMRS two way radios. This procedure works on Midland GXT860, Midland GXT895, Midland GXT1000, GXT1050, GXT2000 and GXT2050 radios. |
| 26 | 2013-05-13 | Radio 101 - Care Tips For Two Way Radios Need to clean your consumer walkie talkies or business portable handheld radios? We can help! Here are some quick and simple tips for proper care and maintenance of your two way radio. |
| 25 | 2013-05-06 | Radio 101 - The truth about FRS / GMRS two way radio range Anthony will tell you the truth about two way radio range and what you can reasonably expect from the typical FRS and GMRS radio under normal operating conditions. |
| 24 | 2013-04-29 | Radio 101 - How to set silent operation mode on a Midland GXT1000 radio Anthony from Buy Two Way Radios will explain what this feature does and show you how to enable and disable Silent Operation mode on Midland FRS and GMRS two way radios. |
| 23 | 2013-04-22 | Radio 101 - Using alkaline batteries in two way radios Anthony will tell you how some two way radios can take AA or AAA alkaline batteries as well as the manufacturer's rechargeable battery pack and why such an option may be important to consider. |
| 22 | 2013-04-15 | Radio 101 - How to set VOX mode on a Midland GXT1000 Anthony will show you how to enable and disable VOX mode on Midland FRS and GMRS two way radios. This procedure works on Midland GXT1000, GXT1050, GXT2000 and GXT2050 radios. |
| 21 | 2013-04-08 | Radio 101 - How to use a throat mic Anthony will show you what a throat mic is, how it works and how to use one like a pro. |
| 20 | 2013-01-01 | Radio 101 - How to wear an earloop In this episode of Radio 101, Anthony from Buy Two Way Radios will show you how to wear this cool little two way radio accessory with ease. |
| 19 | 2013-03-25 | Radio 101 - Motorola RDX Series Belt Clip Removal Anthony will show you how to remove the Motorola RDX belt clip accessory with minimum fuss and frustration. This removal method works for both display and non-display models in the RDX series, including the Motorola RDX RDU2020, RDV2020, RDU2080d, RDV2080d, RDU4100, RDU4160d and RDV5100 business two way radios. |
| 18 | 2013-03-18 | Radio 101 - How to reset a Kenwood ProTalk two way radio Anthony will show you how to do it in two simple steps. This method works for Kenwood ProTalk 200, 300 and 400 Series business two way radios, including the TK-2200V2P, TK-2200V8P, TK-2300V4P, TK-2300V16P, TK-2400V4P, TK-2400V16P, TK-3200U2P, TK-3200LU15P, TK-3300U4P, TK-3300U16P, TK-3400U4P, and TK-3400U16P. |
| 17 | 2013-03-11 | Radio 101 - How To Reset a Motorola RDX Series Radio Anthony will show you how. This method works for both display and non-display models in the RDX series, including the Motorola RDX RDU2020, RDV2020, RDU2080d, RDV2080d, RDU4100, RDU4160d and RDV5100 business two way radios. |
| 16 | 2013-03-04 | Radio 101 - Audio accessory connector compatibility Are the audio connectors for two way radio accessories universally compatible? In this episode of Radio 101, Anthony from Buy Two Way Radios gives you the simple, honest answer. |
| 15 | 2013-02-25 | Radio 101 - Two way radio charging options there are many different options available for charging FRS and GMRS two way radios. In this episode of Radio 101, Anthony from Buy Two Way Radios will tell you what they are. |
| 14 | 2013-02-18 | Radio 101 - How to reset a Motorola CLS Series two way radio There may be a situation in which you need to reset your Motorola CLS1110 or CLS1410 two way radio back to its original factory configuration. Anthony will show you how to do it in one simple step. |
| 13 | 2013-02-11 | Radio 101 - Are GMRS radios user programmable? Are GMRS radios user programmable? In this episode of Radio 101, Anthony from Buy Two Way Radios gives you a fast, matter-of-fact, no-nonsense answer. |
| 12 | 2013-02-04 | Radio 101 - How to hold a two way radio correctly Anthony from Buy Two Way Radios shows you how to hold a radio properly for the best transmission and reception possible. |
| 11 | 2013-01-28 | Radio 101 - The facts about squelch In this episode of Radio 101, Anthony from Buy Two Way Radios explains what squelch is and how it works. |
| 10 | 2013-01-21 | Radio 101 - Using VOX on two way radios Anthony tells you exactly what VOX is, what it does and how to determine if this feature is right for you. |
| 09 | 2013-01-14 | Radio 101 - How to remove the faceplate on a Motorola Talkabout radio Removing or swapping a faceplate on a Motorola Talkabout two way radio is very easy if you know the trick. In this episode of Radio 101, Anthony at Buy Two Way Radios shows you how to do it in two simple steps. |
| 08 | 2013-01-07 | Radio 101 - The difference between UHF and VHF radios Anthony at Buy Two Way Radios explains the difference between UHF and VHF so you can determine which is best for you. |
| 07 | 2012-12-17 | Radio 101 - Resolving Midland and Motorola Privacy Codes As a general rule, privacy codes on Midland GMRS radios and interference eliminator codes on Motorola Talkabout two way radios are about the same, with one important difference. In this episode of Radio 101, Anthony tells you what that difference is and how to resolve one radio to the other with ease. |
| 06 | 2012-12-10 | Radio 101 - The facts about GMRS two way radio compatibility Are all FRS and GMRS two way radios compatible with each other? In this episode of Radio 101, Anthony answers that question and gives you the simple facts. |
| 05 | 2012-12-03 | Radio 101 - How to read the battery meter on Midland two way radios In this episode of Radio 101, Anthony Roque at Buy Two Way Radios shows you how to read the Midland battery meter properly so can you tell when the battery on your Midland FRS/GMRS two way radio is low before it's too late. |
| 04 | 2012-11-26 | Radio 101 - How to fix garbled transmissions on Kenwood two way radios Are you receiving garbled or unintelligible transmissions on your Kenwood TK-3230 radios? Privacy Talk may be enabled. In this episode of Radio 101, Anthony at Buy Two Way Radios shows you how to fix the problem quickly and easily and get your Kenwood radios to talk clearly again. |
| 03 | 2012-11-19 | Radio 101 - Privacy Code Issues on GMRS Radios If you are having trouble getting your FRS and GMRS two way radios to talk to each other, it may be due to an issue with interference eliminator or privacy codes. If so, it's an easy fix. In this episode of Radio 101, Anthony at Buy Two Way Radios uses a Motorola Talkabout and a Midland two way radio to show you how to resolve a simple privacy code issue. |
| 02 | 2018-07-13 | Radio 101 - Changing Channels and Privacy Codes on the GXT1000 Changing the channels is easy on most FRS and GMRS two way radios. Changing channels on a Midland requires one extra little step. In this episode of Radio 101, Anthony at Buy Two Way Radios shows you how to change the channels and set the privacy codes on the Midland GXT1000 with ease. |
| 01 | 2012-11-08 | Radio 101 - How to disable Super Lock on Kenwood radios In our first episode of Radio 101, Anthony at Buy Two Way Radios explains what Super Lock does, how it can become enabled unintentionally and shows you how to easily disable it so your radios can talk. |
