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If I recall correctly, you have to do it in the software.

You only going to buy radios with forever-long warranties from now on? Also: have you checked to see of any other custom settings change or get lost?

yea, thats what i thought. I just didnt know for sure where this was heading. - thanks

No. There are no regulations or rules against a software company making software that can be used for among many other things, linking repeaters. It is the radio operator's responsibility to not violate the rules. Zello began deprecating the desktop version years ago when they stopped updating it and removed the direct-links to the download from their website.

I wonder, Can the FCC actually enforce their GMRS Linking ruling to require Zello to stop allowing GMRS traffic on their Network? I thought it was radio operator responsibility. Interesting ??

As promised, I am posting the reply I got from BTWR: "Unfortunately, you're radio is no longer under warrantee so there's not much I can do for you regarding a replacement." I don't think that I will purchase more radios from them.

While correct, I suspect the crowd-funding would be significantly short of the cost to get one up in near earth orbit. I wonder what space dust and the extreme temperatures would do to a "mobile" duplexer though.

Thanks!

I purchased a used Wouxun KG-XS20G Plus radio and am wondering how to change the call sign on the screen. Anybody got a clue???

I talked 2,039 miles om my HT, from DC to Sonora, Mexico. It was through a repeater on a satellite about 250 miles in the air, but hey....still counts. There are no restrictions on putting a GMRS satellite in orbit. We should start a crowd-funded account to make that happen.

[Emphasis added] It's "that time" here in Hurricane Central and I've found enough people in the neighborhood interested in radio that the next step is using my mobile setup in a base configuration, to be set up after a storm event. If it works well the community would probably support a repeater at some point. Does anyone make a simple, portable mast system for radio? We've all seen the flagpole, painters' pole bubble-gum-and-bailing-wire assemblies, and I've run into some interesting ideas for photographers, but nothing built for radio. I suppose a painters' pole attached to tilting base would work, but the only such bases I've found are for a full three-pole mast. I could always piece something together, but it would be nice if someone offered a simple solution. Have I missed it, or is the market simply too small? No way I'm putting up something permanent only to watch it get blown down. Not gonna happen.

You're not a scammer. So good for you!

It's on the Zello website https://support.zello.com/hc/en-us/articles/36830119152397-2025-Service-Changes Depending on what they charge I think I would pay for it. It's an outstanding service for our Community.

Where did you find this information? Only asking because I didn't see anything on their blog mentioning it. Thanks.

Went and poked around on their website and found this. Is that just a rebadged $30 UV88 (also the basis for the Radioddity GM-30)? I'm in the wrong line of business.

https://zello.com/downloads/desktop/ I can't download it right now on the work PC but I don't know if that download is for the free version or a paid version.

Oh yeah, super easy. All you need is a DM-5R and then build yourself a Pi Star hotspot and connect over the internet to a DMR node across the country and - wait what do you mean that's cheating?

Guess we gotta up our game on our boofwang handhelds.....just saw this on facebook today....

I wouldn't be too afraid of that. Pretty sure you would have to read and understand the manual or find the right YouTube video. Probably as likely as randomly hitting the tone by guessing.

i haven't got one of thse yet. i do have a few radios where you have to initiate a process to discover tones...

We have a channel 1 gmrs CW identifier that seems to be super common. I think it’s bleed over from another channel or band but I’m not certain, it is very loud and clear. Sounds like a repeater on ID every so often. You could be close to someone who is using CW id that is on a different frequency (dunno) using a radio that transmits “unclean” power

Sounds like that may just bring the unlicensed, non-radio folk, one step closer to getting onto local repeaters... welcome or not. Modern GMRS radios in the hands of "FRS type" users will no doubt continue to blur the lines between the two services.

Make an audio recording of the CW and upload here to decode. https://morsecode.world/international/decoder/audio-decoder-adaptive.html

Channels 1-7 are the 462 MHz Interstitial channels and channels 8-14 are the 467 MHz Interstitial channels.

AFAIK, they'd hidden/removed the install file for either the PC version or the free version for PC awhile ago, so not entirely surprising. I still had a copy installed and working, but it looks like they're shrinking access to the free side of things....not that I had access to much anymore anyway.