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Oh, man... now I get what you are trying to do. That's actually a good idea. I'll have to think about that for a few. I don't see any legal issues... just need to think of the best method. Split PL for sure.

Yes basically a voting system but not voting, each of the yellow marked ones would have a different input, likely determined by PL tones so no two are ever transmitting at once, and there’s no audio to vote with. I get how a normal mesh works, but I’m looking for a more simple system. The yellow ones would not output anything but a link and the main repeater would be the only output My question is on linking frequency’s, after much looking I’m assuming the FCC considers them as fixed usage and it is alloud

I guess GMRS isn't so popular in my neck of the woods!

Yep, it starts to get real complicated after that. lol, I'm out.

Yeah they are on DCS125 and they are harmless. they might even be operating legally according to the new rules. I do not here them on the input, so they are off my radar so to speak.

My furthest was contact was 100 miles. Dallas, Texas all the way to Waco, Texas down south. It was a really clear night and I was able to hit repeaters on all of the repeater pairs using the 141.3 tone. I was talking to an operator down in Waco on the Waco repeater, I can't remember his callsign but I did write it down somewhere. I was using my Motorola PM400 on 25 watts with a 1/4 wave drilled on the center roof of my car. I was really impressed. We have a 600 and 675 repeater in downtown Dallas and other repeaters on 600 and 675 were doubling with eachother when I keyed up so I couldn't even hear my local repeaters, the band must've been really open that night..

As clueless as I am I'm prepared to help if you need

How about another repeater part way into the coverage area you want to expand to, and part way in the existing coverage area. Same Freqs, just use a different PL to get into the second repeater, but same output PL. Think of it as overlapping circles. I know of an entire county's fire system that was setup that way years ago, we called it poor mans trunking.

LoL I'm pretty sure we've all done it.

GMRS power output is defined as transmitter output power, not ERP. Go have fun with your beam, or even a beam array.

GMRS requires a user license, FRS does not. FRS "Rules" are generally non enforceable. 'FRS is licensed by rule. This means an individual license is not required to operate an FRS radio provide you comply with the rules. You may operate an FRS radio regardless of your age, and for personal or for business use if you are not a representative of a foreign government.' And you are right...businesses need to be on MURS if they want cheap comms. Maybe the good thing is that most of the cheap radios that people buy from a "store" are good for 2 watts at best. Really what was done with the rules was to make what people were (uneducated about radio) doing illegally with store bought radios that did GMRS and FRS in being legal. The fcc should have never allowed combo radios to begin with.

I have noticed the same. In my area there is an automotive supplier or two, and a hotel using FRS/GMRS channels and shouldn't be....however..... With the rules change where FRS radios can use the GMRS mains at 2 watts....you don't know who is legal and who is not. I say about 50/50 illegal (seller put them on GMRS), and then business using FRS because it is cheap on equipment...even though it's not right, it is legal. I hope they get tired of replacing junk radios and buy some real ones and a license (part 90).

It is kinda sad..