Originally Posted by
the evil twin
Probably not, unless, you bought an el cheapo set then Clunk may be right ;-).....
A good quality 40 communicating with a good quality 80 neither station should have any issues at all
In a group/convoy or whatever the 40 sets may be a discernably lower volume than 80's on an 80 receivers.
That will vary from vehicle to vehicle as it depends on the individual receiver tunings
Can your mates hear you OK with no interference, good clarity, etc if you transmit?
Is the received volume OK but the voice modulation up to poo IE is their signal loud but unreadable or do you have to crank the vol up to max?
Can you clearly hear transmissions from some/most other stations OK IE truckies etc?
Can you find someone with an 80 handheld or even try a call for a "radio check from any other station using an 80" out on the Hwy?
Bottom line, if it is "everybody" then the issue is probably your antenna cable run/connectors but if it is only 40's then the issue is probably in the deviation settings on the set itself