Well I jumped the gun on that response a bit. Finally went flying and the radio didn't receive anything but a nearby handheld, which is of course what I was testing it with. So I opened the radio and connected it to the panel while everything else was on and adjusted the squelch pot so it just broke the squelch. Haven't flown with this setting yet but it receives from 4 miles away while on the ground. Hoping this works, will report again after I fly with it.