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I wonder if we could get a repeater on the Westin...

When I first got my license, I found it a little disconcerting that your name and address is tied to it. I hadn't thought about someone trying to burgle you while traveling with the radio. But I think fears are a bit overblown. The average criminal is an opportunist. They aren't (that I've heard of) getting fancy radios to look for the off chance that a home is entirely unoccupied, has no security, and has something worth stealing. That said, it doesn't hurt to be prudent and not chat endlessly on the radio about your lovely vaca being so far from home LOL. Also, if you can find a good local private mailbox place, they are fantastic. I had one at a well-run UPS store that would even text or email when you had mail or a package (but they are privately owned so many of them suck). I really liked having the option not to give anyone my address! And no worries about your mail getting stolen or mis-delivered.

nice review, thank you. for anyone interested I would give a very similar review on the TYT 9800 in capability but power reading on mine are a bit lower but so is price. you get what you pay for.

I'm curious about why you want to do this.

Why not? I was wanting to do the same thing on the base station. If I'm sitting at my PC with speakers on ether side of my monitor for the computer, it would be nice to route/mix the radio output to those same speakers. Back to the OP: The -V2 should have came with a RJ-45 accessory/breakout cable. You can change the speaker output settings in the menu to "EAR" (earphones) or "EAR+SP" and run a 2.5mm patch cable to the audio input/mic jack of the PC and you should be fine.

Why?

Back in the 90's when I was first licensed, there was an older ham that always boasted that "he never met a repeater that he couldn't time out". It was a badge of honor to him - and every time he would join the conversation on the repeater, you could literally hear the face palming of everyone listening.

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I have done similar with our SAR repeaters. We use a different input PL on the repeaters but common transmit PL. That way ou can hear folks on both repeaters regardless which channel I have selected. In the old days this was considered poor man voting but worked well for many public safety agencies.

If they want to they can go to English only and now there is an EO to back it up.

As a Native American, I will tell Dumb Trump that he can kiss my rear end. Nothing he says will stop me from using my native language. That would be the day. Plus, one must read before one posts, because that executive order has a loop hole designed right in it. It states: “nothing in this order, however, requires or directs any change in the services provided by any agency. Agency heads should make decisions as they deem necessary to fulfill their respective agencies’ mission and efficiently provide Government services to the American people. Agency heads are not required to amend, remove, or otherwise stop production of documents, products, or other services prepared or offered in languages other than English.”

all is good, thanks

You have to match levels and impedances. That’s frequently done using an audio transformer. What is the output impedance on your radio? It’s probably 8-16 ohms, but your manual should say. Is it a speaker output or a headphone output? They have different levels. What are the specs of your audio input on your PC? Amazon sells cables that match outputs to inputs, but you really need to know what you’re matching first. Another way to do this is by placing a speaker and microphone close to each other and letting them couple audibly, but there are drawbacks to that as well. Good luck, Jacob!

My guess - FM CB will not supplant FRS because of the size of the units and their antennas.

I'm trying to take the audio out from a BTech GRMS-V2 radio and take it to an audio-in on my PC. Does anyone have any solutions or ideas for making this work? My PC refuses to see it as an audio-in source.

Testing would not be needed if people cared to read the rules like they said they did before the paid the fees. as for FRS and gmrs, it used to be FRS was not on 15-22 but FRS grew to much. I say to bad get the kids off repeater channels. At this point gmrs people need to stop using gmrs as ham light. FRS people need to stop using frs as gmrs. Murs is fine just the way it is I never hear any one on it anyway. Cb is very usefull still for the road truckers and what not. Gmrs people that want a road channel to chat with strangers and meet up at truck stops late at night need to get off gmrs and on the cb. Cb is very much alive and well on the highways. Gmrs people need to use gmrs for friends and family while doing an activity. Thats it thats all. Stop all this idle chit chat stuff. people are trying to use gmrs for everything and it isn’t working.

Might wanna get some good radios that dont have all that confusing limiting junk on them. A radio that speaks the same language as other gmrs radios. yea yea que the guy that claims he is a queen

If you are still having questions on the menu/Echo function... Please try an email question directed to Amber Chen at support@retevis.com She has been very helpful and responsive to all my questions. Best Regards!

@OffRoaderX, I appreciate the quick and detailed info. Ok, I won't bother with the RX DCS section and leave that in the Off setting.

NO, it means Normal, as opposed to inverted which would be "i" "code" and "tone" are the same thing, but you are probably looking in the CTCSS section.. Check the DTC/DCS section of the chart to find 053 It's on the chart (probably) but if not, you do not need it.. the RECEIVE tone is 100% optional, so forget about it for now. The TX (Transmit) tone is the only one you really need to care about These are very nice, easy to use GMRS radios, although they are limited in what they can do (like most Midland radios), but having actually used them, I can confirm that they are good radios that perform 100% as well as any other GMRS radio. And, just like all GMRS radios they are 100% compatible with all other GMRS radios, FRS radios, and even the Motorola XTL5000 radios in both of my Jeeps and my handheld Motorola XTS5000 radios. Anyone here claiming otherwise has 1) never used or tested one, and 2) is just trying to get attention to make up for the attention that their mother never gave them... Those people should be ignored.

Hi gang! I'm super new to two way radios and GMRS, so please be kind...I'm trying to configure my Midland GXT3000 radio to connect to a repeater that has following requirements: Receive Tone: DCS 053N Transmit Tone: DCS 455N 1st question: Does "N" above likely mean "Narrow"? The GXT3000 manual has a DCS PRIVACY CODE CHART which lists number 101 as code 455. But I don't see a number in the chart for code 053. 2nd question: Does "code" in the GXT3000 chart mean "tone" on the repeater? 3nd question: Can I configure the GXT3000 to receive using DCS 053 if that is not listed in the chart, or am I out of luck? Thanks.

After doing much research on the web, it seems that these Maxon units are known to blow their output power transistors when you use them at 40w, their advertised limit, and take the pcb with them. If you have a Bridgecom repeater, it would be wise to keep the power under 20w. Bridgecom modifies the internal software in them so it's not a straight swap. If you send a Maxon together with the repeater to Bridgecom, they will modify the radio and install it for you at $120/hr. Finding a new Maxon is not an option, using one from eBay is a bit dicey considering their reputation for blowing transistors.

They use the 8000 series radios 8402 i believe. You can order the complete Maxon Service Manual for all Maxon radios on CD for $30 last i saw a year ago on RFWiz.com. I have read on Repeater Builder that Brifgecomm uses the actual 8402 boards so the xtmtr board should be the same.. I would get hold of a service manual to see if they are using two boards, may be one board with both XTMT/REC on one and they are using two to complete a repeater.

Bridgecom software is different (slightly) but Maxons software will still make changes.

I've not ever seen this movie, so I'm glad to know I don't know what you're talking about for once!