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What linked NXDN systems exist out there? Here is Michigan it sucks. We have just ONE repeater. https://www.repeaterbook.com/repeaters/feature_search.php?type=NXDN&state_id=26&band=4

I have bulkheads through the wall to bring the coax in. I also have a metal plate on each side of the wall with a piece of 1/4" 20 all thread through the wall that I use for my ground point. I have a ground rod right below the bulkheads and the all thread, plates, and lightning arrestors are all connected to that ground. That ground rod along with my masts and roof mounted antennas are all bonded to my service ground. I disconnect the coax from the bulkheads inside the house and put caps on them. I know the caps won't be much protection but hopefully they keep any charge coming down the coax and just shooting into the room. Nothing will protect from a direct lightning strike. All we can do is minimize the damage from near strikes.

I think California is gonna win that one

Nice!

I found what I needed, Thanks again.

Thanks for all the assistance. I now need to get a cable to program. Is the cable a standard that I can just order from Amazon?

Here is my Audiovox FRS-1000 base light grey, and my Audiovox GMRS-2000 Base dark grey radios.

I'll get right on that...

Here’s a video that describes programming the rt22:

Welcome to the group and as a note, there are literally hundreds of YouTube videos on getting started with GMRS -- and no, you don't need a repeater!

The Retevis CPS will display the default tones shipped on the radio. I don't remember how you disable the tone or if it was even possible on those radios.

I googled the manual. They’re called QT and DQT on page 05 of the manual. QT will be the tones. DQT will be the codes. I would provide more information if I had one in my hand to try the different buttons and see what does what, but I guess you will have to do that.

How do I find out the tone set on a RT22? To my knowledge there is no way to get that. The owner manual does not have anything on codes.

Florida also has the largest linked NXDN UHF Ham repeaters in the country I believe. https://ni4ce.org/nxdn-digital-communications/

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You most likely have a CTCSS tone or DTCSS code set on receive on the Midland that differs from the RT22 transmit.

Hey folks, we are hosting a get-together on Sunday, July 13th starting at 02:00 PM at Carrabba's Italian Grill in Centreville, VA. We will meet in the main lot and spend some time socializing and working with anyone who may need some guidance on their gear. When everyone is hungry, we can head inside for some ice cold beverages and some food. As always, this will be a family-friendly event. Feel free to bring family and friends. Any questions, just post them below! https://www.facebook.com/events/744340581470568/?active_tab=discussion https://locations.carrabbas.com › Virginia › Centreville 5805 Trinity Pkwy Centreville, VA 20120

Just returned from out of country travel and got the same smack... Was concerned but I change it....

I have two Retevis RT22 FRS radios. I recently bought 2 Midland GXT 3000. I can receive and transmit between the FRS radios fine as well as the GMRS radio but can only receive from the RT22. I see that it receives a signal from the Midland but can not hear any transmission.

16' between ground rods. Putting a coax in a glass jar etc. Lighting is going to do what it wants even with grounding. The grounding is a preventative measure to take care of as good as it can. There is no 100% it's going to follow any cable, it's the least path of resistance but because of the huge voltage potentials it can leave that path. Certainly better to have grounded the crap out of something than nothing at all. But it doesn't mean the lightning is going to go where you want it. I pretty much figure a direct hit is a death strike most of the time for equipment. Near misses is where the grounding really shines.

Do a report to export them to CSV and then use Chirp to import them to your radio.

You’re wrong, Leo. Air, and what’s in it, is the conductor for lightning, not an insulator. There are better conductors and better insulators but ionized air is actually a pretty good conductor. But who’s arguing about a couple feet?

I tried the Comet CA-2x4SR and the Diamond NR240CA on my roof rack mount. Both antennas are 5/8 wave designs and need a ground plane. When I tested them, just for fun, on the rack mount I didn't expect them to work for crap. Big surprise both worked rather well. Apparently there is enough coupling, likely capacitive, from the mount to the rack rail and car body to work. https://forums.mygmrs.com/gallery/image/613-nr240ca-roof-rack-mount-swr-and-photojpg/?context=new The steel band holding the mount to the rail has a sheet of rubber under it so there is no direct metal to metal contact. https://forums.mygmrs.com/gallery/image/473-close-up-of-mobile-mount/?context=new The SWR sweep for the Comet was very similar but with a bit higher values.

Yes, but you asked how to stop those notices that appear at the upper level and the only way to do that is to change your password at the MyGMRS level.

Lest you forget that a lightning strike starts on average about 20,000 feet in the air and travels to the ground with air as an insulator. Arguing about a couple feet is moot.