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I agree with OldRadioGuy, start by reaching out to the club and go to the lunch meetings. My 12 yo grand daughter "GD" and I started with GMRS, the some fellow GMRS people we meet who where Hams as well suggested that we get our Ham Ticket. So I asked around for a Ham coach from the club which they call Elmers. Most suggestions was to study online which we did for a month and we took test and back in May we past. It was great time with my 12 yo GD study buddy, we even bonded more. So I put vanity plates with GD call sign and she on the air every Sunday night Net. So if you want go find one of your kids/Grand kids to be a study buddy. Enjoy the journey, MacJack

There's no ISM band around GMRS so if you're hearing baby monitors it's an image. They typically use 49 MHz, 902 MHz or 2.4 GHz. There is an ISM band in Europe and Africa (ITU Region 1) at 433 MHz that hams there have to co-exist with. Here on 70cm hams are secondary users on part of our allocation to military radar. The only user I can think of near the spectrum GMRS covers are meteorological satellites (such as GEOS) that have a downlink at around 468.8 to 468.9 MHz for DCP Interrogate.

It depends on where the repeater is installed. Remember, height equals coverage area.

The best way to get started in Ham is to join a local club. NE Ohio has several clubs to pick from. Of course covid has thrown a wrench into these things for now. Not much we can do about that. Maybe some clubs are offering zoom type classes on the internet. You'll have to explore the current options. Vince

Update - Midland directed me to additional DCS tones at the very end of "their" numeric list, which is not sequential with the DCS tone numbers, but their own set of numbers. ? Either way, I can now enter the correct Repeater split tones for the Denver Area Repeaters. On another note, by asking my Support Contact, I was given a code for a 20% discount of a new MXT115. Not exactly what I was hoping for, but better than a "poke in the eye". I guess I need to make a couple decisions on future direction, and if Midland will be a part of my equipment going forward.

For anyone who was interested in the new RT97 repeater that can work with the myGMRS Network, we have a limited number in stock right now (9 left as of my last count). The new model is the RT97S and it features a new metal case and a DB-9 port on the side for connecting an external repeater interface. These are FCC certified with the ID 2ASNSRT97. We're going to offer plug-and-play linking bundles with this repeater so the audio levels should be preset and ready to go very soon. https://shop.mygmrs.com/collections/featured-products/products/retevis-rt97s-portable-gmrs-repeater Also, as of right now we're only stocking this new model instead of the original RT97. It doesn't make sense to stock both versions since they are so expensive, so we're just carrying the new one now.

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