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One of them needs to change frequencies. Are the other seven repeater pairs occupied?

I find it mildly amusing that the Patriot Radio Frequency link shows a big-ole American flag, the American eagle, an excerpt from the United States Constitution, and a Chinese radio. I get that it's dang hard to find radios made right here in good-ole 'Murica, but it seems a little ironic.

That article isn't biased at all

In my area, we have two different repeaters owned by two different people approximately 30-40 miles apart. Both repeaters are on the same frequency but one has ctcss on transmit and receive and one has DCS on transmit and receive. When someone breaks the squelch on one channel from that channel, the audio from the adjacent channel will flow in also creating the effect of both channels talking at once until everyone lets off the mic. If no one keys up and the adjacent channel is talking you cannot hear them unless you switch to their channel. Confusing? Yes. It is for me to try to explain. Suggestions anyone?

I like that typo.

@WSAF467 If you can give us a little more detail on where you are having trouble, we may be able to help you. Otherwise we can only take a shot in the dark as to what the problem it.

See attached file. EUT-INTERNAL-PHOTOS-6131155.pdf

Get a programming cable, Down load chirp and use GM-5RH as the radio. 100xs easier then on the face of the radio. can you here traffic on the repeater? How far are you? Are you close enough to hit it with an HT? Good line of sight?

It helps if you can read Chinese too.

That video is me only removing the whip, the copper base is MNO. Looks like your photo.

I never hear the health net reports on UHF/VHF. Seems the Tapeworm Net and the Sweaty Piles Net are usually on 75m (HF CB Radio).

Try an earphone to see if that works. If it does it might be the switch in the earphone jack.

Yes, thank you.

For $29.99 you can purchase an out of warranty update! https://www.radioddity.com/collections/consumer-radios-frs-gmrs-radios/products/radioddity-gm-30

On the Radioddity website.

As it's been said, and will be said again.....if you must buy junk, buy cheap junk.

Where did you find version 2.0 SIX of the CPS? Update: my mistake: it is 2.06

Version 2.02 Radioddity CPS software opens up the DIY channels

I use version 2.06 on my GM-30. Works great. I don't know what the diffs are between 1 and 2.06 though.

Are you using the programming software or trying to just do it by hand through the keypad? If using Computer Programming Software, what CPS are you using?

I need help in programming my radio as stated above. Would like to talk to someone. I have watched the online videos and still not clear. Len Dubas

thank you for posting the tip on using the GM-30 profile software. the v1 worked for me. anyone try the v2 firmware/software? any benefits to it?

I'm running the same stubby antenna (only UHF so239 mount) on my truck znd it seems to work well enough for my needs. I wanted something that would be Los profile and inconspicuous and this works well in that roll.

Thanks, I was really hoping to find someone to ask a few questions but the search continues.

Actually, it could be the cable, since I have found that sometimes a radio will receive well UNTIL the outer part of the PL-259 connector touches the barrel of the SO-239. To test SWR, you need a device. The most common is an SWR/Wattmeter such as the very popular and relatively inexpensive one that usually goes by the name Surecom SW-102 UV. (about $60 on Amazon) It must be a meter that will work on the GMRs freqs, which are referred to as UHF. If you are not very technically inclined, then I would suggest only the first 6 or so posts in this discussion, and don't get carried away with the rest of the 2 pages! https://forums.mygmrs.com/topic/7312-budget-friendly-swr-meter/ If you find the SWR is very high, that may point to a cable/mount problem. If you can borrow another antenna to test the mount, that would also help give more information. Looking more closely at your video, are you sure that is an NMO mount? It looks like your antenna is screwing into an SMA connector, like is used on the top of a hand held radio. Can you remove the entire black part (down to the black rubber washer) and still have something that looks like this mounted to the metal bracket?