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  2. I've tried to give radios out to my family for this purpose. They come back with the cell phone argument. @OffRoaderX just made a vid about it too. My wife and kids all have one, but my extended family just plans to use their phones, despite life experience telling me that's a bad idea.
  3. If you are on the repeater listing on the main site, just click "Request Access", and it will let you type a whole message to send to them.
  4. I am new to gmrs radio and I am looking for someone who would help me program my baofeng uv-5g+.
  5. If you have TDR/dual-monitoring enabled, and line-A is on Channel 23, and line B is on channel 21, then yes.
  6. You can use the same one.
  7. I found their mailing address and information , but no email. I was just wondering if their was a way to message them on this site. Thanks.
  8. I've noticed Pinal had changed their tones as well. So far the only repeater that we found to work well...flawlessly in our situation at Bartlett lake was CK575. I will need to try some of the others while at the lake and see if I can get a response from any others. I didn't realize there is a waiting list or line, heck I still don't even know how to get in line... either way the wait will be worth it if there's a chance for access again. Thx
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    frn number question

    If I already have a current FRN number because I have a ham radio license can I use that frn number to obtain a GMRS license ? or do I need a separate FRN number?
  10. Newbie question here. For example, I am monitoring on Channel 23 and someone is transmitting on that channel but yet I hear the responding person on say channel 21. I have a dual band handheld (UV-5G plus). Is that normal?
  11. I’ll probably be playing with the grandkids on Saturday but I appreciate your offer. My friend is back in Montana. I actually feel a little guilty even asking for it. There may be others who need it more than my friend. Take it to the ham thing and trade it or sell it!
  12. If they used their call sign as their ID, or if they’ve included it in a post you can find it with a search. It’s possible that they have a sign-in for the website but not for the forum. But, if you know their call sign it is very easy to look up their name and address using the call sign lookup on the website here or in the FCC database. What’s the call sign?
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  14. It is important to use the correct type and good quality coax. The cheap Amazon coax will have more loss than TM LMR400 or the Messi and Pailoni equivalent. The cheap coax won't have as much braided shielding and/or use lower quality materials which leads to more loss. Using a good antenna with at least 6dBi of gain will overcome the 1-2 dB loss from the coax. Again use quality coax and quality connectors (if making your own cables).
  15. If they are a member here you can message them by clicking on their avatar and clicking the "Message" icon.
  16. I need to contact an owner of a repeater and all I know is their Call Sign . Is there a way to do that on here?
  17. As I was referring to the "R" and "Q" model radio, those radios are Motorola radios. The Kenwood TK880 model (25 watt) band splits are: the TK880-1 is 450-490 MHz; TK880-2 is 485-512 MHz; TK880-3 is 400-430 MHz and the TK880H is the 40 watt radio with the same respective band splits. As Lscott said, you may be able to push the 70cm freq programming in the Kenwood. Since, I am not an Amateur, as in HAM radio operator, I never had a need to try that with my Kenwood.
  18. I just installed a Cobra 75 All Road in my SUV. I like it! I bought the BlueParrott B450-XT headset to go with it. I set the BlueParrott button to be the PTT for the Cobra and it works great. Audio from the Cobra using the BlueParrott mic sounds almost exactly the same as using the Cobra mic. Now I can use the Cobra without having to pick up the mic, and a big bonus is that there is no need for an external speaker. It works great.
  19. For a db or two that's true for most people. With a modest gain antenna the coax loses can be compensated for. For people on the very fringe of a coverage zone every db counts.
  20. I've heard that people in some areas in the East Valley are fortunate to hear both the 650 and 725 repeaters along with Pinal. We're not that fortunate here in the West Valley for the Two Tucson and Pinal repeaters. Since, the Pinal Repeater requires PT-T ID to access the repeater do you hear the ID squawking? I haven't been within range of Pinal since the change. I'm just curious if you can hear the squawking on keyup?
  21. You have to be careful about which models to get. For example the Kenwood TK-3180's come in two different band splits. Both will cover GMRS, but only one has Part 95A certification. The 450-520 MHz band split can be "pushed", enter out of band frequencies with a warning message, down below 450 MHz to get into the repeater section of the Ham 70cm band. https://forums.mygmrs.com/gallery/image/417-tk-2180jpg/?context=new Some radios, like the Motorola's, the frequency range is locked to the official one and out of band frequencies can't be entered like with the Kenwood's. You have to buy the correct band split version. Also they may not have Part 95 certification either. https://forums.mygmrs.com/gallery/image/261-motorola-xpr6550jpeg/ For example while the Motorola XPR6550 is a nice radio it's not FCC Part 95 certified. TK-3180 FCC Grant-2.pdf TK-3180 FCC Grant-1.pdf TK-2180_3180 Brochure-2.pdf XPR6550 FCC Grant 4.pdf XPR6550 FCC Grant 3.pdf XPR6550 FCC Grant 2.pdf
  22. I got a new repeater a few days ago and started pricing hardline for the new setup... it's going to cost me about $1,300 for 250 feet and a couple of connectors. I only paid $350 for the repeater. It's wild... but if you want it to work...
  23. With my K40 on my Pickup I think I am seeing between 3.4 and 3.7 with my Cobra 29 LTD Nightwatch depending on the selected channel, and my Firestik II antenna on my Jeep with my Cobra 19 DX III is seeing about 2.8 to 3.1 depending on the selected channel. The power levels were checked with the engine running. I'm still waiting to come across someone with a FM CB Radio so I can see how FM 29 LTD performs.
  24. As well as using the link tone on Shaw Butte, which will open the link to Towers 600, Diamond Point 575, and a couple others. Also, getting in with SWCRS gets access to Pinal 675, which has amazing coverage here as well. I haven't heard much off the Lemmon 650, but there's also the webhiway_tucson repeater that has a massive coverage area.
  25. And Shaw Butte. If you're a member of the Arizona GMRS Repeater Club, you would have access to the White Tanks Repeater which is linked to the Scottsdale, East Mesa, and Flagstaff repeaters.
  26. It's just 1 dB, not significant and you won't know the difference in the operating distance unless you buy your cable from Amazon.
  27. I think LMR600 has lower loses, a bit larger than LMR400, and I think it's not much more expensive either. The loss at 450MHz for LMR400 is 2.7db/100 feet. The loss at 450MHz for LMR600 is 1.7db/100 feet. For somebody who needs to run between 50 to 100 feed of coax stepping up to LMR600 would makes sense. The chart frequency of 450MHz is close enough to GMRS at 462/467 MHz the extra loss at the slightly higher frequency isn't that significant. For 50 feet of LMR400 at 450 MHz the power loss would be about 27%. For 50 feet of LMR600 at 450 MHz the power loss would be about 18%.
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