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These are the radios that I have in use for GMRS, from left to right: From left to right: BTECH GMRS-V1 (just got it today) Kenwood TK-372G (Bought this at a flash sale) Motorola XTS3000 (bought this a week before Christmas; has a tuned GMRS antenna which is shorter than the stock antenna; I do realize that this is a Part 90 radio)

and glad to see every one, been over seas for awhile and got back to the states

Would it be possible to use the VOX part of a GMRS radio to broadcast weather warnings from a NOAA weather radio? If so how could you do this? or Could it be connected to my Icom Fr-4000 repeater some how? This would give another layer of communications to get the warnings out there. Me and my guys are out and this would be good for my crew. Thanks WRCW870

New to the forum and GMRS in general, I'm located in the Potomac/Rockville MD area. Just wanted to say hi.

Welcome from Sunny south Florida.

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I wouldn't even bother. UHF vs VHF in a dense wooded area? You'll see a huge difference if you take 2 HT's and have them both with identical specs and do a range test on both bands. At all the BSA camps I've been to they've used VHF repeaters, for very good reasoning that UHF sucks in the woods. Here at the Summit for some reason we use UHF, I think it was the sales part on Motorola of how to get the most money out of us, UHF requires waaay more infrastructure to function just as well as VHF would in the woods. Not to discourage you from doing it, but in my opinion, I'd say don't bother. If it's not going to be that great of a system then don't put the money or resources into it.

I thought that question was just answered in another very recent thread, perhaps within the last two weeks. OPEN REPEATER INITIATIVE

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Ok, to clarify my original request. A GMRS radio, with channels 15 - 22 simplex and duplex (repeater capable). Wide band, above 25 watt on tx. With the ability to set any tone or no tone on tx and rx. Still at $ 150 .