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Just got back and it turns out that removing the r-ctcs did the trick. I was able to hear the repeater tail squelch loud and clear. No one was on unfortunately so I was talking to myself while testing out distances.

What channels are there after the reset? Some radios don't have a default configuration they reset back to, it's just empty. The easiest would be getting it connected to the computer and reading it with CHIRP to see what channels are there, or if you need to reload the Gmrs channels.

Does the 935g do weather alerts? If so, when on it stops scanning every 10-15 seconds to check the weather channel for the alert tone, and it isn't actually stopping on the channel it shows.

I feel bad hearing this. If you guys are still interested the rules are a heck of a lot more relaxed as of today, compared to even a year ago. Part 107 gives me more permissions, like flying above 400 ft with no special permissions in some cases. We also have the ability to do night flights now, too. Also, the rule about 5 miles within an airport are gone and no need to call ATC/Tower anymore. I've actually flown at Dulles International and the local regional airport by my house. For the times you do need FAA approval, a vast majority of it can be done via a phone app and get instant approvals. The only thing that sucks now is, no flying in national parks or wildlife management area. Part 107 turned out to be a big plus, even if you are only doing recreational flight, the certification makes it so you can do so much more than a strictly recreational flyer with no cert. If you are still interested in quads or fixed-wing, check out some of the latest free videos at Pilot Institute. They are the best Ground School and Remote Pilot training I found. If you decide to go back to recreational flying, the training is 100% free and their commercial 107 training was under $200 last I checked, with lifetime continued training.

I have a couple of drones I use for hanging antennas from trees, recording offroad videos, scouting areas to put up my portable gear when in the field, and occasionally just for the sake of flying. I got really bored yesterday and ended up with a fun gag reel I wanted to share. Anyone else here use drones and find a way to incorporate then into other hobbies? How do you use your drone? Anyone a Part 107 Certified Remote Pilot? If so, what are you using your cert for? Work? Fun? Both?

Yeah, I meant the low power (<=0.5w) channels 8-14.

The only difference between a simplex channel and a repeater channel is that the repeater channel TRANSMITS on 467.xxxMHz rather than 462.xxxMHz-- both are receiving on 462.xxxMHz. Stupid idiotization of radios: in the old days one didn't have separate simplex and repeater channels, one had ONE channel and a front-panel button that toggled simplex/duplex (and maybe a reverse button to temporarily let one hear the repeater input frequency -- you you could hear the other party you were close enough to use simplex).

It's absolutely worth it *for me*, since I use the database download feature on a regular basis. If that's not something you will use, then off the top of my head I can't think of a reason it would be worth it for you.

I remember the "change" about 6 months ago. The site now refuses to run ads (other than the scannermaster banner) and there might have been a few changes that came along with that. To be honest, most of the stuff doesn't have input frequencies. Unless the submitter also includes the input frequency from the license, most of the time they can't hear the users on the input. As for the rest of the stuff, I only listen to the Calls platform when I am trying to follow a single incident, or listening to all the snow removal crews from my commute route.

pulling the squelch tone off your receive will let you hear any transmission on that frequency.

OK please lay out your plan for making it more accurate. I'm sure the owner/founder would be happy to hear it. Submissions are accepted from people who have first-hand knowledge of the frequency in question. There is no way for some central authority to verify everything. Just because there is a reference to an expired license doesn't mean the frequency isn't still in use. Your initial post made it pretty clear that you don't feel it's worth the money, so why did you even ask? There are lots of other folks (including me) who use it on a regular basis who feel it IS worth the few bucks a month it costs.

BINGO!!! You found the solution, thank you. As soon as I disabled the weather alert this behavior stopped. Many many thanks!! ??

Besides the cable losses there are other factors you need to consider. The cable will be installed outside so it has to be water/weather resistant. The jacket has to be UV resistant too or it will rapidly deteriorate. Finally you need to be concerned with the quality and installation of the connectors if the cable comes with them.

@marcspaz Is this the one you used: https://pilotinstitute.com/course/part-107-remote-pilot/ I thought about it 4 years ago, but at that time, the rules changed about once a month, and I never followed through. We've thought about it for the office, maybe I just need to do it.

The software is still on Motorolas Website and available via myview and mol. You need to setup an account with Motorola. Alternative is take it to a shop and ask for it to be programmed.

Yes, you can transmit on channels 1-30. Repeater channels are labeled REPTR1-REPTR8 (channels 23-30). Once you have the tones set, you can transmit to your desired repeater.

When you get the cable make sure install the driver for it. https://www.radioddity.com/collections/accessories-programming-cable/products/baofeng-usb-programming-cable

Repeater offsets are already done for you with a GMRS radio. You only program them when you have a ham radio/UV-5R. You just need to put in the CTCSS transmit tones. Usually there's no recieve tone.

The NotaR never posted a video telling you to manually enter a +5Mhz offset on the UV-5G... Source: I've watched all NotARubicon videos.. Even the old ones. @Borage257 is correct: Select correct repeater channel, enter tone, done..

Or a $1,000 smart phone.

At least they float when used on the water. Better than seeing a $300 radio sink out of sight like a rock.

I guess I have the best wife on this site. Nobody else got radios for Christmas. It's funny these are the crappiest radios I have at being radios but I am so excited because they are perfect in the right situation.

They make very high quality cables, but as LScott points out there’s much more to it than picking a good manufacturer. Every different cable type has a characteristic which indicates the loss rate (usually expressed as dB per 100 feet) for that cable over distance for a specific frequency. Generally speaking the loss rate goes way up as the frequency increases. If you only need six feet you might not have to be too choosy, but if you’re running 200 feet through LMR400 for a GMRS repeater you could easily end up losing 75% of your power in cable losses. 3 dB loss over 100 feet is the same as losing 50% of your power. 6 dB over 200 feet is 75% loss. So, by all means select from a high quality manufacturer, but look at their complete catalog to see what they have that will work well for your use case. Also generally speaking larger diameter cables have lower loss rates. For professional installations people usually use something called hardline.

Use the arrows or channel knob to select the appropriate "Rept" channel that corresponds to the frequency you want to use. Hit "menu" and scroll to t-ctcs or t-dcs as appropriate (if the tones have a decimal, most likely ctcss...if it's 3 digits only, sometimes followed by N or I, that's dcs). Hit menu on the appropriate option, them scroll through to the appropriate tone number from the repeater listing or other info source. Hit menu to confirm the code, and then exit. You should now be good to go. You can get into things like adding custom channels or names via computer (and programming cable) but this will have you up and running; from there it's just "am I in range? And "is anyone listening?"

I sense a video from Notarubicon … I look forward to seeing it.

No need for testing it under water. I just want a decent radio to travel with me. I live in a dead area an have to drive/travel to get some comms. So if I’m home it just sits on the shelf. Don’t need a big buck to draw dust while I’m home. Let me know what you like best from your uv9g please. bob - WRPL668.

I might have to go swimming for that ?