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It appears there are three different options for scan mode. Carrier, Time, and Search. Search exits out of scan when a signal is detected. It’s described in the extended manual.

You can still see how people react to him. I added him to my ignore list a while ago and it really has made my life easier.

What and miss all the fun?

Breaker Breaker, can you give me a 'radio check'.. just checking in - Roger Beep

If you think this place is low on active members just wait until you start listening to your radio

Yes. And searched online for a solution.

a.k.a. Load Terminator or RF Power Terminator

Have you looked over the manual? Gone into the scan settings?

Anybody can come up with scenarios where any use could be helpful. The issue is, is GMRS as specified in the regs, the right service for your usage scenario. If not, and you want FCC to make a change, then propose that. Just going rogue because it suits your purpose makes you a radio outlaw. Part of the the issue is just the precise meaning of what "illegal" means in this context. We should refer to violation rather than illegal since it is about regulations. But I think it is generally understood that illegal in the radio context means violating FCC regs. Linking over RF is not explicitly prohibited in the wording of the regs. But it is at least discouraged in the rule clarification where it explains any linking is bad. As far as I have ever heard or read, starting with ham, mixing radio services is prohibited by regulation. There are no other frequencies that I know of that can legally (haha) carry GMRS conversations. If you know of some, can you list the frequency and/or the service? Sounds a lot like "our country, love it or leave it". Leaving if you don't like how it is used would be fine IF EVERYONE WAS FOLLOWING THE RULES. Leaving because some people want to break the rules is just running away rather than fighting.

I've searched for a solution and tried several things, but cannot figure out how to to this: Radio is a DB40-G When scanning through channels and I hear someone talking, I want to stop the scan and stay on that channel even if there is a break in the transmission. But the radio resumes scanning after a few seconds when there is a break. I've tried to hit the scan button, but it defaults back to the last channel I was on before starting to scan. For instance, if I was on Channel 1 when I started scanning, and try to stop scanning to listen to channel 5, when I hit SCAN, it goes back to Channel 1. I've tried the PTT button and it pauses, but then resumes scanning. I've tried the CAN button and nothing happens And lastly, the Mode button - I don't think that did anything. Any advice on how to do this?

He is incapable of actually being helpful. He prefers to make himself look like a rhee-tard every chance he gets. This is the recommended fix:

FWIW, several years ago I ordered the Browning base loaded NMO antenna. Hole mounted it on the right rear fender of a 08 or 09 Hyundai Sonata (older and better body style). It performed very well with an Anytone Smart CB inside. I found the performance as good as any Wilson 1000 or K-40 I ever used. Unfortunately, the car was totaled with in a wreck with a dump truck. My next car was bought in a rush and I had no real estate for antennas. If I ever get another car or truck, it WILL have a CB and this is the antenna I plan to use. https://www.amazon.com/Browning-BR-140-Land-Mobile-Antenna/dp/B0043I6FJA/ref=asc_df_B0043I6FJA?mcid=55684a0f4a963b8bb4dfae26a94289f4&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=693362547589&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7567373534784621621&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1021278&hvtargid=pla-761964227712&psc=1 Note: As with most CB antennas you WILL need to trim the whip. An SWR meter will be necessary.

He might be an old fart that needs help... Go give the gent a helping hand

i guess they make 'Dummy Antennas' for Dummies than Dummy antenna A dummy antenna is used to simulate an antenna during testing, allowing the transmitter to be adjusted without radiating radio waves and interfering with other services.42 It typically consists of a resistor that matches the impedance of the antenna or transmission line, usually 50 Ω or 75 Ω.4 The purpose of a dummy antenna is twofold: it loads (terminates) the cable from the signal generator with the characteristic impedance of the generator and coax cable, and it makes it look to the radio's antenna input as if it is being fed from a source impedance that resembles a real antenna.24 There are different types of dummy antennas, including dry dummy loads, which do not require coolant, and wet dummy loads, which use mineral oil to dissipate heat.46 For example, the Opek DL-60 is a dry dummy load designed for CB and ham radio testing, capable of handling 60 watts peak and 20 watts average power.5 A simple dummy antenna, as specified by the Radio Manufacturers Association (RMA), consists of a 0.0002 μF capacitor in series with a 20 μH RF choke, with the choke shunted by a 0.0004 μF capacitor in series with a 400 ohm non-inductive resistor.8 In some cases, a dummy antenna may include reactive elements like capacitors to block any DC voltage potential differences that could damage the equipment.

What do you need help with. Put up antenna. Put up coax hook up to repeater set radios and talk.

Any one near Bushnell, Fl that can help me set up a repeater for my ranch & range please let me know. I have a 25' tower. Thanks

Nope. Never heard of a dummy antenna. Dummy load? Yes. Dummy antenna? Nope. Another question that could have been answered by a quick internet search.

EMR Corp, Celwave, and any quality brand from a Radio Electronics Retailer that measures out at 50 ohms with the appropriate power rating for the radio you are testing.

I'm sure you folks are getting great coverage where you are, but there are a lot a variables that make it so that works in those situations. It becomes problematic for a vast majority of the US. On the ocean or in perfectly flat land areas, if you have an antenna that is on a 100' mast, you are only covering 14 mile radius. Even if you bump to a 300' mast (which cost over $1m for a good commercial grade 300' tower) you are only looking at a radius of about 25 miles. To cover 100 miles (200 total miles end to end) your antenna needs to be almost 1 mile above the average terrain. That simply isn't possible in a vast majority of the US. If you are able to put an antenna on a mountain that overlooks a valley, you are golden, though. We have one of our antennas 1,000 feet above average terrain and we are barely pushing it a 45 miles, with dead spots inside that coverage area due to terrain. That particular repeater is known throughout the mid-Atlantic for being one of the top 3 repeaters, even when we include amateur radio coverage, and the top coverage repeater for GMRS in the area. Due to the terrain limits here, people/companies running farms need networked radios for reliable coverage and most of them are using commercial radio for it.

Any 50 ohm load rated for 50W or more.

Any 50 ohm dummy load that is rated for the maximum power output of your radio is just fine. Understand that there are continuous power ratings and ratings that are derated based on time and output power.

I have no idea the impact of the Heliax. It was only 25', less than 1/3rd the run. But the price difference wasn't that great so I said just do it. Was more worried about the problem of different metals in the coax blah blah blah. Plus this is an N connector antenna and the other was a 239 which isn't waterproof. The main reason is I already had to do it twice, and I do not plan on doing it a 3rd time.

So is there any particular dummy antenna that is good for measuring output on your radio?

There are still a few pretty active linked repeaters around me. Still programmed in the radio but set to skip on scan. There is just way to much garbage - from dead keys for hours on end, kerchunking, folks thinking they are GMRS police or professors (take your pick), irrelevant out of state traffic, bad voip connections, etc. Just no real control to be had. All the problems you may see on your local repeater and then some multiplied many times over. Don't really care if they exist or not - just not my thing.

I make my living working this type of scenario (huge ranches) and I’ve never come across a ranch big enough that a single repeater won’t cut it. I mean 50w does over 200miles. Most ranches I’ve been to from central California to Texas and Alabama run 20-40w used motorola repeaters. They are mooooore then enough for a few 1000 acres most cover well into town and adjacent ranches. The main 20w repeater I use every day all day covers the whole valley 100miles long and 60miles wide. I don’t really think linking would add anything in these situations.