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I received the new VNA last night and now I see the first one was definitely the problem Thanks to everyone who chimed in to help this new to vna guy... here is a pic of the sweep I am now getting...

I just realized something tonight. The Retevis RA25 is the same hardware as the DB20G / AT-779UV. I just sent an email to Retevis tech support if the radio and microphone are compatible since the carry both. I'll let you know what they say. Thanks again to both of you for your help.

The LAK17R GMRS repeater (id’s as WRKT697) operates out of Lake Oswego, OR on 462.600 (+5) and a PL Tone of 123.0. It’s an open repeater set up for local emergency communications in the city but available for general or casual use. There is a weekly net on Monday nights at 7:00pm. If you are in the area or passing through, reach out and say hello. Coverage spans well beyond LO into Wilsonville, Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin, Milwaukee, Oregon City and up into parts of Camas, Vancouver and Battle Ground, WA.

Are there plans or people interested in expanding the Net to the Pacific Northwest? -Josh WROJ763

Looking end-on, I think it's one space after yellow, then the black...it's hard to tell though.

Steve: Following the colored wires coming out of your Mic; here is the other end of the cable: And you clearly can see Red, Brown, Yellow from the top end and... I think it is two spaces then White and then a space and then Grey; leaving Black out, or am I missing Black? That could be a braid just before White and perhaps Black is stripped to just leave the braid connected. Now compare that to the Ailunce pin-out and it looks like they could match, depending upon polarity of up/down.

If you want to try and figure it out, here are pictures of the circuitry inside the microphone.

Maybe he uses the GMRS Pro to prop up his HAM HT so it doesn't tip over?

You would have had better results with a metal ammo box. An ideal ground plane woukd be an aluminum disc about 13 inch diameter. You can try lining the box you have with aluminized HVAC duct tape. Sent from my SM-T350 using Tapatalk

I recently picked up one as well and have been very happy with it so far.

There are also people like you and me rolling through stop-signs every night, which might be a better comparison. To compare breaking an FCC rule to murder is absurd and something only a true "sad HAM" would say. So.. Congratulations.

I'd be interested in possibly expanding coverage in South Central Oregon. The Klamath Basin. I have no idea how to go about it. I'm retired but on a limited budget and have time to do something. I might get into ham one day but the study material just doesn't stick with me.

GMRS is largely a "line of site" service. In other words, hills, buildings, and even the curvature of the earth are what cause the real limitations for a radio. Keep in mind, in the amateur radio service, many people can communicate with satellites at only 1-5Watts. What a repeater does is create a vantage point way above normal ground level, which lets you overcome the hills and curve of the earth. This article very briefly explain how the "line of site" concept works relative to height: https://www.hamuniverse.com/lineofsightcalculator.html

Why I joined, to see if there was anyone else in the area. Definitely looking for more activity in the Pacific Northwest. I know FRS/GMRS is used often in WA/OR/ID, but have experienced more users in Montana. My time in Seattle has shown that the UHF spectrum is saturated, with FRS/GMRS being almost constant. Actually interfered with a lot of commercial UHF testing as a result. Will be checking this thread from time to time.