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I agree, but I don't see another way to remain within GMRS, unless you use two antennas and mount them like a dipole and only use 1/2W. I have a trunked P25 P1 "site" in my living room where the CC is 0.05MHz below the VC, RX antennas are pointed up, and TX antennas are left and right away from each other. Works well, but it's only putting out 0.1W. In theory, its a $7+M idea that would likely just become space junk before it is used.

Finding something that is going to be more than 5-6m/18-20 feet tall at a decent price is gong to be a challenge. Giga Parts has a tripod with 18 ft telescoping pole for $199. https://www.gigaparts.com/intellitron-am-2509ex-18-ft-telescopic-fiberglass-mast-with-tripod-stand.html

I'm a member there as well, and I sometimes get a little salty when people do that. I tell them to be Elmer, not Mr. Magoo. I do get good information sometimes, but I often have to sift through some trash. With regard to the Linux forums, the Ubuntu forum is usually helpful. I mostly avoid the others.

Cue the "that's not real radio" SadHam comments!

An oldie but a goodie. That one's been hammered to death by the Hams, both Happy and Sad over the last couple of years. Yeah, with EchoLink or DMR/C4FM, etc., et al, I can talk thousands of miles on my handheld. But I prefer the old school nothing between me and the other guy than the ether...

yup, that matches my experience too.

You are around 4 miles from one of the strongest repeaters in the area on 462.675Mhz with a 50 mile radius. I used to be able to hit it from Pensacola on occasion. Channel 6 is only 12.5kHz away (462.6875Mhz). If the repeater is running wide band, running slightly off frequency, your receive is off or sensitivity/selectivity sucks, etc.. it could sneak through. Is the id the same as the repeater on 462.675?

why would I want to get any of these? more relevantly, what's it to you? you work for BTWR or just a fan of that store? speaking of the KG-935G - BTWR did a botched job on its NOAA channel, so they later release the KG-935Plus, but not as an exchange, but an full price upgrade. I know, I have both of these radios clearly, BTWR, and you, apparently, think that they are a monopoly. They ain't! But if a lot of their customer base does indeed believe that they are, yet another solid reason for me to go elsewhere.

Will have to look at that when I can get on a PC. It may be the version that only works with a paid account, or they may have put the free one back since I last looked (been some months). not that it matters much with them killing the pc version off later this month.

Ok, let us know what those other options are for getting a new KG-1000G or KG-935G.. or 805G ....

No, but I will go to vendors who try to help even with a radio is out of guarantee. I have had good experiences so far with BetterSafeRadio and their latest KG-UV9GX+ looks rather sexy (see here: https://bettersaferadio.com/wouxun-kg-uv9gx-plus-gmrs-radio-shtf-scanner). And there are other vendors and distributors out there. There are always options even if BTWR think that they are irreplaceable

Or.... Both kinds of Music, Country and Western.

When my old club put a repeater up, it cost over $7M. I doubt we would pull that kind of money together on crowd-fund... but it's fun to joke about. I wouldn't put a mobile duplexer in orbit. That would be a disaster waiting to happen.

Radio-Dork term for Morse-Code.

Yep, same thing, that could be it. (What is CW?)

Can't, it's arbitrary, never at a set time and lasts about 3 seconds .

If I recall correctly, you have to do it in the software.

You only going to buy radios with forever-long warranties from now on? Also: have you checked to see of any other custom settings change or get lost?

yea, thats what i thought. I just didnt know for sure where this was heading. - thanks

No. There are no regulations or rules against a software company making software that can be used for among many other things, linking repeaters. It is the radio operator's responsibility to not violate the rules. Zello began deprecating the desktop version years ago when they stopped updating it and removed the direct-links to the download from their website.

I wonder, Can the FCC actually enforce their GMRS Linking ruling to require Zello to stop allowing GMRS traffic on their Network? I thought it was radio operator responsibility. Interesting ??

As promised, I am posting the reply I got from BTWR: "Unfortunately, you're radio is no longer under warrantee so there's not much I can do for you regarding a replacement." I don't think that I will purchase more radios from them.

While correct, I suspect the crowd-funding would be significantly short of the cost to get one up in near earth orbit. I wonder what space dust and the extreme temperatures would do to a "mobile" duplexer though.

Thanks!

I purchased a used Wouxun KG-XS20G Plus radio and am wondering how to change the call sign on the screen. Anybody got a clue???