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I made this new map live. Still a couple minor things to fix, but I think the ability to filter out the stale stuff is more important.

And... there is another solution that probably deserves its own topic. Remote access to a radio through the use of USB port sharing over Internet. The software I am most familiar with is VirtualHere (not related to VirtualBox). This software would let someone connect a radio to their local machine (Linux, Windows or MacOS) and then share it over the net so someone remote, with the proper software/skills, could program the radio. I have personally used this scheme to program some Motorola radios using the Motorola programming software. We also use this same scheme to access our MTR2000 repeater should we need to make changes. In the case of the repeater, we run VirtualHere on a Raspberry-Pi. Works great.

One word, free solution: VirtualBox But, are you sure the problem is due to running CHIRP on MacOS? CHIRP is written in Python and should be virtually identical on any platform it will run on. However, the RT27 (FRS/UHF) & RT27V (MURS/VHF) are not listed as supported. Since the Retevis software will certainly run in VirtualBox, you will be covered in any case.

I bet that was me posting to GMRS Amateurs FB page about split codes. There are repeaters in the Denver/Front Range area that all say they use split codes on their information page on this site. I have spent three evenings reading up on the issue. I already have a Midland MXT100 that's been sitting in the box all year, but when I finally set it up in the truck, I found out that it can't do repeaters, let alone split codes anyway. So I've ordered a 50X1, and I'm hoping it will accomplish the task. Sent repeater access request last night, and the radio will show up some time this week. -Bill WRDM784

I've been working on a new map replacement which will hide old and offline repeaters by default, but still gives you the option of showing them all. https://mygmrs.com/map-new/ I still have a lot of things to add to make it ready to replace the current map, but I wanted to share the progress now and get feedback from the community here. Some outstanding issues are: The label below each icon needs to be styled, so it stands out against a dark background. I'm having trouble getting this to work with the library I've chosen to use on this version of the map, but I'm sure I'll be able to find a way without scrapping anything. Clicking on the repeater icon should modify the URL to point to the repeater ID that is selected. Repeater details (the description field) aren't visible yet. Several repeaters do not have GPS coordinates and show up at 0, 0 which is off the coast of Africa. This is mainly a problem with the database that needs to be fixed, but the map should hide them since it's obviously wrong.At least the performance of loading that many repeaters and toggling the switches on and off seems to be quite good. Let me know if it's slower for you than the current map. I have big plans for a complete site redesign to make it more modern. I've headed down this path several times but got bogged down between work and my personal life, so I never got a complete redesign done. I've been making small changes here and there to support this big effort, so I'm hoping we can get a better site off the ground which will solve some of the pain points like the stale repeaters.