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  2. Go to MyGMRS.com and click on "REPEATERS" on the top of the page Click on "Advanced Search" Select the state you want in the middle field Select 50 on the "Rows per page:" option on the bottom of the page if you want more than 10 listed at a time
  3. On the repeater search function how do you get it to list ALL repeaters in yours or other state you choose? No matter what i try it only lists the three or four etc in my area. I can go to the map and see all repeaters but thats just not productive. Zooming in and out on each area, click, info, go back etc, just waaaay to time consuming and frustrating. I just want to see a statewide repeater list so i can program them all into my radio, Simple. Please help lol. Thanks guys
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  5. I’m not sure I understand what you’re saying here… but I’ll take a shot at some possible answers. Channel 17 is 462.600 and repeater 8 is 462.725 receive and 467.725 transmit so different frequencies won’t hear each other. If what you are saying is that when you call out on one radio and you don’t hear anything on the other when they are on the same channel like 17 you may be too close with your radios, try putting 50’ or more between them as they can desense each other. If you are on a repeater channel they won’t hear each other unless going through a repeater so you need to set the tones of the repeater to operate it. Lastly are you sure there are “others” to talk with? Give this video a watch it may answer your questions if I didn’t.
  6. Hi. Not sure if you ment LA and Las Vegas or just Las Vegas? In either event both have many repeaters and many repeaters on the 15 on the way. Grab the programming cable asap and what ever program works with that particular radio, chirp rt systems ect… programming multiple repeaters by hand sucks on any radio you have 2 radios so practice using them on simplex (radio to radio). Have you wife, husband, significant other, child, friend ect…. Stay at home and you drive around and do radio checks. You may get 1-2 miles you may get 30miles. Make notes of where your radios work well and how far away you are. When you get the software, cable and a membership here we can help more. If your radios are chirp or rt systems compatible I’ll send you a base file to get started with some open repeaters and some closed you’ll just have to ask for tones and permission.
  7. nokones

    Equipment Needed

    I doubt that Ohio has any desert area or that type of terrain.
  8. nokones

    Equipment Needed

    You should look at to see if the Parma and North Ridgeville repeaters can meet your needs.
  9. Kenwood offers some very good radios for a reasonable cost. For rugged outdoors use as you mentioned a public safety grade radio is a must. I would recommend the VHF models in the attached brochures. You will need the software and license for them. To add some of the digital voice modes to the higher end models requires additional licenses. The NX-5000 series is the only one that can do three digital voice modes, two at a time, NXDN, DMR and P25. The licenses for the first two are really cheap, about $42 each. The P25 license is very expensive and typically used by government agencies and first responders like police and fire. If you don't need P25 then the somewhat cheaper NX-3000 series hand held might work for you. The cheapest option is the NX-1000 series. They are good radios but aren't really public safety grade. Encryption options are available for some of the digital modes if required. The attached catalog has all of the options listed and the current "list" price. You may qualify for a discount if you're a local, state or federal government agency etc. Kenwood Land Mobile Radio Guide 2024.pdf NX-5200_5300_5400.pdf NX-5700, 5800, 5900.pdf NX-3200_3300.pdf NX-1200_1300 Num 1.pdf NX-1700_1800.pdf
  10. That’s a good idea. Since I plan to use my set up for both a base station and keep it portable I was focused on the higher output radio. I’m cutting my teeth on this one but I see a small more compact setup for a second vechicle not too far in the future.
  11. The owner is @rdunajewski, I find using the contact link located on the map site is best. You can also report your own comment in upper right corner.
  12. Forestry Work = Meaning what exactly? Planting trees, fighting fires, or clearing out dead tree branches or thining the forest? Depending on what your intention is on how you plan to use your radio will dictate the frequencies you can legally use during your forestry operation. As I suspect, you are most likely a private entity and not a government agency, you may have to acquire a license for use in the Industrial/Business Radio Pool (Part 90) and depending on your activity that will also dictate which radio service frequency you can be licensed on within that Pool. You should familiarize yourself with Part 95.35. More than likely, you may not be eligible to use GMRS or any freqs in the Personal Radio Service (Part 95) based on your intended use Public Safety Grade radios would be the Motorola APX series mobiles and portable for the current generation and the Astro 25 Digital Series such as the XTL/XTS series mobiles and portables for the previous generation of radios. The cost of the APX series is thousands of dollars for new radios and the used radio market is somewhat limited in inventory but less thousands of dollars. The Astro 25 Digital XTL/XTS series used radio market is plentiful as most of the public safety agencies along with the federal agencies are changing out these radios for the APX series radios. The cost of these radios are very reasonable and these radios should give you plenty of years if not a decade or two of good service use. You can buy portables for around $200-400 and mobiles for about $400-600 depending on the features and flash codes. Don't get hung up on if you need the Trunking features although most of the used market radios are flashed for Trunking and Digital operation. If your communication needs are just analog conventional than you'll should find these radios are almost a dime a dozen.
  13. This is really an awesome project. Thanks for the information.
  14. Your best bet would be a commercial license and commercial grade radios. Almost all the radio dealers can help you decide on exactly what radios and the number of frequencies you would need. My suggestion is for VHF itinerant band radios and frequencies, unless you are going to be in the same area for more than a year or two. Then you would want regular business channels still in the VHF band for coverage. Your HQ or base would need a base station and commercial grade antenna system. Be aware though that just having the radios doesn't mean you'll always have contact with your base or handhelds because of the terrain you'll be working in.
  15. Zello says your channel is closed.
  16. We're literally in Florida swampland here. Water (which is excellent for radio) and trees everywhere for many miles. I'm not certain of the elevation of the repeater as of yet.
  17. I bought a two-pack of the Baofeng GM-15 Pro GMRS Radio 8W NOAA Weather Receiver & Scan Radio long-range two-way radio handheld radios with USB-C Charger and the Abbree AR-771 longer antenna (via Amazon) I bought my GMRS license and am now curious what do I do to setup my radio to talk to others? don'tI have it set to CH. 17 RPT. 8 and that is all I know how to do right now. I don't have a programming cable yet it didn't come with one but when I try to call out I don't here any sound when pressing my PTT key the screen lights up as I press it I say radio check and my callsign nothing any advise brand new to this and want to learn thanks in advance I am also in LAs vegas area
  18. How would one get ahold of/ message the site owner? I'm going to reach out and express my support for what you have mentioned above, and link this thread. He needs to know the greater GMRS community would benefit from / and is looking for a KMZ solution like this. I saw that the paid subscription allows you to generate .csv files for use in chirp, so he already has some sort of code that exports into that sort of format, it would just be adding the coordinates and system access (open/private) to it as well.
  19. Without knowing your budget, I would toss a couple idea's your way in the 'reasonable' cost arena. Motorola on both counts. First would be the CDM mobiles and HT series portables. These were in their day the go to for law enforcement and fire service use. Very rugged and reliable. Second, for a slightly newer Motorola radio I would look at the XPR 4550 mobiles and 6550 portables. Again, the go to for public safety. They have DMR functionality but that can't be used on GMRS or FRS. But they are a really good radio as well. Any of the radios mentioned will need to be programmed with a computer and the required software. That being said, having radios that can't be messed with that are being handed out to workers, the fact they are locked down is a good thing. Having limited channels, functions and the like means that users are less likely to end up off on some random channel or frequency that it's the one you need them on. And these radios or similar radios from other manufactures can be used on commercial frequencies if you decide to get a business radio license later down the road. THe offerings that are GMRS specific radios can't do that, they are going to be locked to the GMRS service.
  20. These are vestigial settings left-over from being a ham radio. Most GMRS radios are not designed as GMRS radios from the ground-up. Instead, they are repurposed ham-radios, and usually a lot gets lost (or remains) in the translation. Look through the menus of most of these radios and you will find options that make no sense on a GMRS radio, they do nothing, or, both.
  21. Using Radioddity GM-30. On a GMRS repeater Ch 6: Rx 462.675 / Tx 467.675, it is obvious what the CTCSS and DCS do. Tx tone is for transmitting to repeater on 467.675. Rx is for receiving on 462.675 What is use of setting an Rx tone on 467.675 in the VFO mode? Is it to receive transmissions intended for a repeater? What is use of setting an Tx tone on 467.675 in the VFO mode, since the radio can't transmit in VFO mode? Or does it set the Tx tone when in channel mode on Ch6?
  22. Can you tell us what kind of range you need? Your choices for non-licensed radios are limited to just a couple of watts, so you may have issues with range due to terrain and foliage. GMRS may give you more range because you would be allowed higher power, but each user would need a license. FRS is the Family Radio Service, limited to 2 watts, mostly handheld radios. No license required. MURS is the Multi Use Radio Service, limited also to 2 watts, mostly handheld radios. No license required. GMRS is the General Mobile Radio Service, which allows up to 50 watts, and uses both handhelds (5 watts) and mobile radios. Individual license is required.
  23. A word about selecting the COM port... I have aKG805G and version 3.0.4 of the PC Write software. After messing around for long. I found out that Running the Application as Administrator will allow you to select an available COM port. The software is still very amateur, I honestly don't like it
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    Radios For Forestry Work

    Hello people, I need some help. Can you all please recommend a radio that would be suitable for forestry work? I'm looking for something very durable and reliable, preferably "Public Safety Grade" with little licensing if possible. In this specific line of forestry work, communication is important and our new site is far out in the back county, and cell service is not a viable option. Sorry for my ignorance on the topic, just looking for some help and recommendations.
  25. Sending it via DTMF works as well. It gets annoying when someone forgets to turn off side tones with it though. I don't notice much chatter on either of those repeaters. I have gotten a "loud and clear" response from someone on the 725 when I asked for a signal check from I-17 and Glendale Ave. Generally, the only time I hear a squawk from PTT-ID on Pinal is when someone forgets to turn off their side tones, as I mentioned above. Other than that, it doesn't sound any different than any other repeater. I have also noticed on Shaw and Tower 600 that there seems to be quite a bit of bickering and arguing between a couple people lately, and occasionally both repeaters get shut down for random periods of time. A couple of times, I ended up switching to another channel because I just didn't want to listen to the arguments.
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