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@marcspazNo argument. That said, I at least, find very little about the CFRs (where it pertains to communications) that is unclear, especially after years of dealing with them almost daily (prior to my retirement). However, on the practical side, the virtually complete lack of enforcement, even and especially at the manufacturing level, makes a lot of the 'rules' under part 95 pretty stupid. If one were take the 'rules' at face value, virtually every Chinese manufactured radio (yes, even the 'good ones') violate the rules because, while not 'published', the ability to easily modify/override the otherwise restrictive 'rules' completely violates their 'type acceptance'. Indeed, I cannot think of one Chinese radio that doesn't have some 'secret procedure' that will unlock it's other (non compliant) capabilities. Generally speaking, I do try to remain compliant with the 'rules', but at the same time, and as many others have pointed out, it is extremely unlikely (if any concern at all) that the FCC would, for example, come after someone for using a Part 90 radio. Additionally, as others have also pointed out, unless you are causing serious and/or malicious interference to others, there is no way anyone (including the FCC) would be able to know (listening off the air) if your radio is part 95 or part 90. Actually, there are ways to 'fingerprint and identify' a particular/specific transmitter off the air. However, if the FCC is resorting to such technical enforcement tactics, I'd say you've been accused and/or suspected of some serious $#@%. We all know that politics plays a role in a lot of the 'rules', and not just radio related. I personally suspect some of the more restrictive (yet oddly unenforced) rules, where radio is concerned, came from one manufacturer's lobbying, trying to gain an advantage over the competition and/or generate sales (for themselves). In a nut shell, if you don't bend the rules so far as to get noticed, odds are favorable that nothing will ever come from it. That said, a misunderstanding of the rules and operating in a manner that consistently draws attention (and pisses a lot of people off), you might get a knock on the door one day. ("might") Don't worry about the details, operate in a manner that doesn't piss people off, and at the end of the day, nobody cares. As Randy says in his videos, they are 'rules' and not 'Laws' and, (the extremely few) people who have ever had their proverbial wrists slapped, are the morons who do (consistently) piss people off. ?

YaaY!!!

Channel 21 (in most radios) is 462.700 Simplex. Channel 29 is 462.700/467.700 repeater. The latter is what you should be using.

Try it with just the Transmit Tone and no Receive Tone. Be careful: some people claim that weather predictions heard on a Baofeng are unreliable! ?

The above was the default channels (factory) in both a Baofeng UV-5G and a Wouxun KG-935

The weather report isn't reliable on any radio. Lol I would see if you can reach the repeater owner to confirm the tone. Also, I am not sure how new you are to using this radio, but are you sure you are on a repeater channel?

Since my TYT-UV88 has TONE SCAN but does not have a REVERSE function, I have programmed all 8 repeater channels into another 8 channels in reverse, for when I take my road trips to look for repeaters and/or track down repeaters.

Eh... people will get used to it. It's It's good tool to weed out the weak. Have you ever spent any time in court? This is exactly what happens in court. Someone is accused of doing something wrong. The defense team points to the code, rule or Tort Law that exonerates their client. The prosecution points to the code, rule or Tort Law to get a conviction. Many time they are both looking at exact same source and just looking at it from a different perspective or trying to use circumstance change the prism. Then its up to the judge or jury to decide who is right or wrong. Our laws and rule are so convoluted that much of it is contradictory or no longer rational. There is a book you may want to check out. Three Felonies A Day by Alan M. Dershowitz and Harvey Silverglate. The whole concept of the book is that our laws are such as mess that the average person commits an average of 3 felonies a day, while just living a normal life. Here is the Amazon description:

Unfortunately the model 97 has no easy way to add automatic station ID. The successor model 97S does allow for an external controller though.

If you get the one they sell here you can add in the Raspberry Pii myGMRS noise which appears to have the function of adding voice or Morse ID. I have thought about using a "remote base" radio to ID to my RT97 every 15 minutes when in use but I just have not bothered with it.

None of that sounds right at all. A VEC is an Amateur Radio Volunteer Examiner Coordinator and has nothing to do with repeaters. The ARRL doesn't coordinate any repeaters. If the local amateur radio repeater coordinator says an area is saturated and won't coordinate any new repeater pairs in your area, you can still put up an uncoordinated repeater. You just have no bargaining chips if your uncoordinated repeater has interference from a coordinated repeater. And, still, none of any of that is an impact on GMRS because NO ONE coordinates GMRS repeaters. Not the FCC, not the ARRL, not VEC's, not coordinator agencies such as TMARC.

Or if you set NO receive tone, you can hear them.

Thanks gman. I’ll look into that NanoVNA.

I don't understand what all the commotion is about. Talking to people is way overrated. Most of the time I can't stand talking to people I love. Never mind strangers on the radio. You guys are weird.

High loss cable would act more like a dummy load, eating the radio power and the reflected power as well, so it looks like you have a better antenna than it is. You also need to measure impedance, not just SWR, and check the cable patch alone, to see the loss and the impedance of just the bare cable. Connectors could also be problematic. A bad connector can ruin the entire setup as well. G.