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Don’t forget: MURS 1-3 are narrowband FM.

Several days before the repeater owner shut down Shaw Butte and Towers 575, there was a lot of silly nonsense going and more than likely it spilled over to Towers 600. It usually does and the Towers 600 owner usually shuts down his repeater.

Oh well, I really wish we knew what was going on.

FWIW- my experiences with this Short Read of the Block 0x0000 issue: Had 4 Diddy DB-25G radios in front of me. Using Chirp in a Windows 10 PC, with the provided Prolific Pgm Cable, was able to READ (Upload from Radio) from only one (out of 4 radios). Massaged the codeplug file, then saved to hard drive. Then was able to Successfully upload, (SEND TO Radio), the code plug... to ALL 4 RADIOS. Closed Chirp, walked away. Re Opened Chirp, opened the saved Diddy codeplug file, and was able to upload (SEND to RADIO) the file. When using the provided Diddy DB-25G CPS software.... I was able to Read the radio, make a change, then UPload to the radio with success. The Diddy CPS software is kind of Crude. Chirp is 10x easier to do biz with, IMHO. At first I thought the provided Prolific PGM Cable was the fault, but other posts reveal that the FDTI chipset cable performed the same- using Windows 10. So, for now, I will not Amazon a new cable. BTW- the Prolific USB Programming cable does not work with Windows 11.... not plug n play- anyway. Anyone know the status of a FIX to the Cant Always Download from DB-25G issue using Chirp? FWIW.... Regards, Ricky

I think you haven't been here long enough yet.

Many of my radios do. I use scan skip all the time, though they call it Scan Add. I frequently will forget what I've skipped untill I look in chirp but I definitely use it. These all have ability to set skip via front panel. KG-Q10H, KG-935H, KG-935G+, UV9PX, AT-779UV, IC 2730A. I'm not sure about Boofwangs.

Ding ding ding We have a wiener.

I went through and read the questions(with the answers) this morning then took the practice test. 1st test I scored 33/35 and the 2nd time I got 35/35. I need to make sure I can get Zoom installed on my MX-Linux set-up so I can schedule a Remote Test for sometime in the near future. Then after I pass(thinking positive here, LOL) I can use my FRN to get my Tech HAM Lic. I just hope I don't become one of those "Sad HAMS" that Randy is always talking about.

Words like "shall" and "must" could be used instead of recommended and should.

Take them out of the scan list. I do that one one guy decided he's going to blab all day on the repeater. On my radio it's just an on/off toggle on that channel slot.

I don't get into tech much but I have to say, AI is very impressive. One could probably attach Title 47 to AI and ask it to sum it up in 5-10 pages and get more from that reading than the current. That might take a paid version of AI and not the free one I use. After working for a state gov't for over 30 years, I believe things are written gray on purpose to be able to interpret as they see fit. It may seem and look "simply stated" if you look at just that sentence, one dimensional, but when you read on, other statements counter that "simply stated" sentence creating confusion, debate, fights, protests, and anarchy. Ultimately people then conclude there own interpretation. It may not be they are looking to cheat, but choosing an interpretation that works for them.

I don't know who Grok is (AI I suppose - hate that stuff). But the problem would be what we see here all the time - people cannot comprehend the meaning of even simply stated rules, and/or they only want to look for ways to cheat. And, preconceived notions of what one thinks the regs say often can't be overcome just by reading the wording.

Since the radios typically don't allow changing the scan-skip setting from the front panel or mic, I started temporarily changing the receive tone (for example, up one to block) on radios that allow that for memory channels (UV5Rs don't). May need to keep a note handy to remember to change it back. We shouldn't have to improvise a skip function, it should be as easy as starting and stopping a scan.

If it was efficient (clear and understanding), I think these debates and this forum would not exist. Maybe the FCC should decode all the rules on to 5-10 pages. Just tell us like it is vs letting everyone interpret 1 rule, 10 different ways. I wasn't going to bring it up on this thread, but I had Grok interpret some rule 95 for me and he had a whole different conversation from what we had here. He turned our one dimensional conversation into multiple dimensions. I'm still trying to understand one dimension so I had to dismiss his interpretations.

And it is back down again along with the two Towers repeaters

I probably would have participated in the jabber jawing on the local repeater if they talked about smoking meat instead of soup.

I've got two fellows that spent at least 30 - 45 minutes everyday. Call signs are given after the repeater gives it's babble. Kills the air and ties up my unit as I can't even use the SCAN function.

I haven’t tried the QRZ tests. In fact I didn’t realize that they had them. HamStudy allows you to choose different ways to focus as well, plus it remembers which questions you need more help with and inserts them into the process more frequently. There’s another one called hamexam that does something similar I believe. It’s wonderful that we have so many different ways to learn the material.

Some metal pins long enough to hit the center conductor stuck into coax has stopped the ID10T's in the past. Not that I would ever condone doing this. We have a guy that has gotten kicked off most local 2m repeaters sever times. He tries to make his rounds on each repeater until he wears out his welcome. This last time our executive board sent him an official letter telling him not to use our repeaters. So far he has not gotten on any of our repeaters since receiving the letter. We will see how long that lasts. Unfortunately an official cease and desist letter doesn't do any good if the person decides to ignore the letter. You can go through the motions, gather evidence and then submit a complaint to the FCC. You might get a response from the FCC but don't hold your breath waiting for one. As others have mentioned, one has to really mess up and cause a major problem before the FCC will even look into things. I have a neighbor that was using those ultrasonic pest deterrent devices in her yard. Those devices hurt my ears and caused bad headaches. They also caused interference with my radios. I filed several complaints with the FCC and never once heard anything back from them. The state actually made her stop using those devices once she became a foster parent.

I also like taking the practice tests on QRZ as they will allow you to work on each individual section/sub section you miss questions on.

I actually read it so I didn't perjure myself. By the time I was done doing the license I had 8 tabs open. Nice efficient govt website eh?

i too recently (April) purchased an H8 Gen 2 GMRS version that i am running unlocked. i attached a surecom meter and did notice that on the GMRS frequencies, the power still doesn't go above 5 watts.

Ahhh yeah, the I Understand All The Rules checkbox above the esignature with the link to Title 47 next to it. I almost forgot I read all that...anyways, how bout them Dodgers?

Well we have one guy who likes to drink and talk to himself and gets upset when no one wants to talk. I don't think he realizes that people have jobs.

Ham Study Org is pretty good.. I'm passing the General on it. I just need to schedule the test...