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Shame on me! I thought even the south end of a north bound horse would realize the example of microwave stations were just that, examples of fixed stations.

I have been here myself with a new H3. Please troubleshoot /check the radio's antenna port pin for visible damage/broken off. Please also examine the cable and the inline SMA adapters used during testing. Poor antenna port connection problems might affect your Finals, Output, and Reliable Repeater Connections. If you have a reliable H3, you might easily just write/upload the good CP from that reliable HT >into Chirp> and then write that reliable CP to the non-working unit. If not, I would upload the current Code Plug (CP) inside the unreliable radio. Use "Save As" and name it something like Test CP. I would have both CPs open in Chirp and carefully compare all the lines and settings against the code plug that once worked for Repeaters. Best Regards!

The regulations tell us exactly what is required of a Fixed Station and what a Fixed Station may do. They just don’t provide an example of how it might be used, and that’s good, because it leaves it up to the imagination of the user. 1. A Fixed Stations may only communicate with other Fixed Stations. The regulations do not limit it to just one other Fixed Station. This implies a connection to a dedicated system, such as telemetry or part of an intercom system, where the Fixed Stations have a single purpose. 2. A Fixed Station is limited to 15 watts. This makes sense for a system of dedicated radios in fixed locations where the distances and directions never change, such as two or more points in an intercom or telemetry system. It also reduces the likelihood of interference with other stations, especially if a person uses high gain directional antennas, such as parabolic dishes or Yagi antennas. 3. Fixed Stations may transmit on both the 467 MHz and 462 MHz main channels. Although simplex isn’t prohibited, this unique carve-out in the regulations makes it possible to operate full duplex between two Fixed Stations, transmitting and receiving simultaneously, which allows for very natural speech on an intercom system and is ideal for transmitting data and controls on a telemetry or SCADA system. So, for a family business (or a business which has a grandfathered license that covers their employees) Fixed Stations could be used for a wireless intercom. A farmer could use Fixed Stations to turn irrigation systems on or off several miles away. With the exception of the ability to operate in full duplex, which is made possible by being granted access to the 467 MHz main channels, all of these examples could be done as well or better with portable, mobile, or base stations. But for a system which is dedicated to a particular purpose between two or more fixed locations, such as telemetry or an intercom, where full duplex would a distinct advantage, using Fixed Stations would be a reasonable solution.

Speaking of which, why do we park on the driveway and drive on the parkway?

In the software, click on "Phone System" on the left. In the "Phone System" screen that comes up, edit the "Radio ID Code" on the right.

I have received 16 TD H3s. I bought 14 and 2 were bad and they sent me 2 more. I don't use chirp. The TD H3 has it's own CPS that works well and is similar to the way chirp works. So use the H3 CPS. Have you tried to update the firmware to revitalize the "broken" H3s? You can even install the same firmware and overwrite the existing.

I’m beginning to think so too

And people tell me I’m nuts when I say h3s stink. Every one I know that has fell for them has a 50-75% fail rate. Vote me down all you want guys. This is just more evidence h3 radios are total junk.

And….now the two tdh3’s that took the place of the prior two that didn’t transmit now have the exact same problem. I think Chirp is bricking them somehow. They worked great for about 2 weeks and now zero output wattage. I’ve done nothing to them other than fiddle around chirp programming channels and repeaters. Resetting the radios did nothing. Wow. Stumped beyond belief. I’ve got two uv5g’s, 1 uv5g plus, and had 5 tdh3’s and out of 5 tdh3’s 4 of them have went to zero output wattage on my surecom meter after previously showing 3.7 watts. Gosh I hope I can sort this out. It’s not the meter because none of these tdh3’s will open local repeaters and they used to.

No. You seem to be joking / playing dumb. A car that is stopped is still mobile. One I always wondered about is my car, parked at home - is that mobile enough? Or do I have to drive up and down the driveway while transmitting?

No microwave frequencies in GMRS. And data as far as I know is limited to handheld and short duration transmissions. The official response made no mention of any special transmission modes.

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As has been stated many times on this forum, it's all about how the transmitter is being used. Two stationary units only exchange signals between themselves. They are not used to contact repeaters or mobile stations nor; do they contact other base stations that communicate to either other base or mobile stations. Perhaps the best example of a fixed station communicating to another fixed station are microwave links. they don't contact repeaters or any mobile or other base stations. they only talk to one other station at a fixed location.

I used the term stationary to differentiate between a unit that doesn't move as opposed to a mobile unit that moves. Nobody argues about mobile, regardless of how it moves. But stationary (not moving) seems to be confusing. Seems pretty simple. A stationary unit( not moving communicating with another stationary unit ( not moving) both units are fixed. If a stationary unit communicates with a mobile unit it's then a base. Do I understand correctly.

DB20-G, GMRS mode, with ch. 39 programmed for simplex, ch 39 can be programmed from the mic for 467 mains with or without tone

Maybe he's setting it up by himself like I did. Not everyone has people available when they need them to talk on the radio. I myself used a digital voice recorder which only activates when a sound is made. Used an app on my phone. I didn't get a response but I would go to places that I needed it to work and transmitted where I was and if it got recorded I knew that was a good test. If not, more work to be done or just don't use it there.

If you are a non mobile station that communicates with another non mobile station that is a fixed station. As soon as that fixed station communicates with a mobile unit it becomes a base station in definition. And as soon as that same fixed/base station communicates with a repeater it is by definition a control station. The only one that seems to have limitations is when you operate a fixed to fixed station where you can't exceed 15 watts. Sounds like a specialty unit that has an antenna pointed at another antenna to communicate specifically with that station. Most likely LOS on towers so 15 watts would be more than adequate to maintain good quality communications.

Certainly not Michael Jackson....

Where is that michael jackson eating popcorn gif when i need it.... Found something close enough

Stationary unit is not a defined term. Station at a fixed location is the language used. Base stations traditionally fill that role for routine usage. Fixed station still does not have enough defined parameters to clearly distinguish it except who you talk to. It's a bad way to write regulations but it is all we got. For your "stationary unit" term, are you including a parked car? a person with a handheld who sits in a chair?

Giving it to GMRS doesn't really solve anything except the question of what to do with it, but it doesn't really make sense to create a new class of license for that band. I suspect that if it were given to GMRS, users would divide up into "VHF GMRS" and "UHF GMRS" folks depending upon their needs or whims. And, of course, the occasional oddball would "need" to have two radios just because. Yes, repeaters would be expensive to build and maintain, but 6m AM simplex would be great for some things, especially with 50-100 watts. A lot of folks who now need a repeater to talk to the spouse unit from office to home could probably just go to 6m simplex. Farms and ranches that now use repeaters might be able to get rid of them. The easiest solution for the FCC would be to set some basic rules, toss it into the GMRS category, and say, "You figure it out. Or don't. Whatever."

Wow that’s a load of hoops just to get a radio to do what it is supposed to. So glad I buy good radios and don’t have these issues.

I won't be showing my wife the invoice for my 80' tower when I finally get it.

Maybe I am too green to understand, but it doesn't seem all that complicated based on stations talk to mobile units. Fixed stations talk to stationary units that by virtue of being stationary are fixed stations.