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The info provided is from Radio Reference. There is a ton of information on that site regardless of some folks complaining about it.

For those going to Hamvention, some information I can provide..... DARA Repeater 146.94 (-) 123.0 PL - Talk In alternate 146.985 (-) 123.0 PL - Talk In Alt Traffic Bulletin Station on 145.525 Xwarn - Greene County Skywarn 147.165+ pl 123.0 Dayton section Skywarn net - 146.640- pl 123.0 Clark County Amateur Radio Assn repeaters - 146.73 MHz (77.0 Hz PL), 145.31 MHz (82.5 Hz PL), 443.300 MHz (146.2 Hz PL), 444.6375 (77 Hz PL), 442.4375 (77.0 Hz PL) and APRS on 144.39 MHz Also 1620 khz near the site is an information station. Kaci WRXH467/KC8WWX ARES/Skywarn Twitter - @ - stormwarnwx

You’re right; the Yaesu doesn’t transmit on 220. Maybe it does if I do the MARS/CAP mod, but there’s nobody around here to talk to on 220 anyway. Neither are there any D*Star repeaters around here. I agree that it looks great and I sure wouldn’t turn one down.

It is my understanding it is a tri-band HT. Not sure if the FT5dr is, and also does Dstar, but again that depends if you like Dstar over YSF, which personally I do yet that's a subjective issue and with the hotspots out today you can basically do most digital anyway for the most part. I think it looks great and am very interested to learn more about its capabilities. Hopefully, they will showcase at hamvention so we can learn some more about it.

I would be interested in one but I don’t know what it does better than my Yaesu FT-5DR which I got for $360.

10-4.

In recent years, Most Public Safey Agencies have abandoned the use Ten Codes, for not all Ten Codes have the same meanings. There for, there were a lot of critical information mishandled, because not all agencies use the same protocols when it comes to passing information via radio from point A to point B. Last year while I was working as NET CONTROL/ DISPATCH at the 2023 City to Shore Bike Ride for the MS Society, So I did use 10-4 to be briefly to let whoever I was on the radio that I understood and agreed. Of course, there was one Amateur Radio Operator that gave me some slack for saying 10-4, but I used it as an aide to help me with my duties as Dispatch / NCS. I know that Amateur Radio Operators don't want to hear Ten Codes, especially 10-4, because to them that's CB slang. I get what they're saying, but to put in CB slang, 10-4 Good Buddy That's what I would not say, especially working communications for any event large or small. My suggestion, if you are going to use Ten Codes or Q signals over the radio, use them in a professional manner. You don't want to sound as if you have watched too many movies and TV shows, that's not professional. Everyone that you have to communicate with via radio, must be on the same page, but this day and age, plain language is the best option. Don't double talk ok 10-4 or I'm 10-6 I'm Busy. I am guilty of double talking when I use the radio sometimes, but most of the time, I just use plain language. I can just hear some members of this forum. say no dah. Adam, tell us something new, don't tell us what is obvious, but it sounds like Sleep Typing. You heard of Sleep Walking, well Sleep Typing or Talking in my Sleep. I can't disagree and I won't be hurt for being chewed out with criticism. 73 to All Adam WQAI 363

kidphc, Oooops. Cockpit error. The Radio lock symbol on the LCD was on. After first-time programming last month, I must have enabled that. Now many weeks later, forgot about that being on. The small graphic in the upper right isn't all that clear but you were right on. Ran the upload again and I am working fine business this time. Cockpit error! Thank you, Gene / WRWR630

SWORGMRS announced yesterday that it would have an onsite repeater. 462.650 146.2

Railroad frequencies. Railroad - Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference.pdf

https://www.ebay.com/itm/263779287455?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=QW_esGMBRM2&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=U2rvV5ATT8G&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=MORE I'm sure you can find them cheaper but that is what you are looking for.

462.600 PL107.2 - Tall Hickory 600 repeater near New Carlisle, Ohio. Find it on the mygmrs directory and request access. Using a handheld radio and being located near SR4/235 and I-70 (Huber Hts), I am able to access it and the Tipp City repeaters from inside my home. https://www.mygmrs.com/repeater/6663 Kaci - WRXH467/KC8WWX Skywarn/ARES Twitter - @-stormwarnwx

Great job! That’s right; each level builds on the previous one so by the time you have studied for the extra you understand the previous two pretty well, especially if you do it the way you did, by studying to understand instead of memorizing. Again, congratulations on your achievement!

Yep, in all seriousness, there is much more to amateur radio than is contained on the three tests. Probably the best description of an amateur radio license I ever heard is that its a "license to learn". And for those wondering which radio service is best for you, there is no rule that says you can pick just one. I use all of them.

1. Find the study aids that work best for you. For me HamStudy worked the way I enjoyed learning. 2. Keep a sense of humor. There’s more that joins us than separates us. 3. If you’re social, consider visiting some nearby clubs to see if you enjoy them.

Hello, I have used three different systems, the KG1000's, The Bridgecom 40U and Vertex Standard VX70R. Let me qualify this information by saying my repeater has a lot of use on a daily basis so here goes what I have experienced. The 1000G's are not 100% duty cycle on high power and even with the fans running, the transmit radio gets super hot to the touch. I even placed an external fan blowing on the unit as well and it still got very hot. Although the radio's worked and didnt fail, I didnt get a warm and fuzzy feeling running them this hot. So I decided to purchase the Bridgecom 40U unit. I received the unit about two weeks after ordering it and I thought that this was going to be a dream to run. The problem is the internal fan only runs when the unit transmits and if you had a bunch of people using the repeater such as in a net application. Once everyone was done transmitting, the fan would stop while the unit was still very hot and sure enough the RF output board failed twice! Bridgecom was nice enough to replace the failed boards but I spoke to the tech group at Bridgecom and explained the problem, but there was no way to change the fan setting at that time. I had to sell off this unit to someone with few subscribers and I hear its still running fine for him. BTW, after the duplexer, the power output is really around 29-30 watts out. I then purchased a new old stock Vertex UV70R 50 watt unit on ebay for a very reasonable cost ($650). It was still wrapped in its original packing and it had the new car smell . Once I got it all programmed up and turned it on, found that the fan runs all the time. You could tell this unit is made for repeater use 24/7. Even under heavy use, the fan outlet temp rarely gets above 75 degrees. I have had it going now for about 6 months of very heavy use and it has never hiccuped one. The output after the XLT duplexer is very nice 44 watts and I have had reports the repeater is worked from 45-50 miles full quieting. I just thought I would post what I have found in working with these three types of repeaters. I hope it helps somebody in making repeater decisions if they have a lot of use with their repeaters. Take care, Mike WROS919

Well, a minimum 2 mile range is difficult to guarantee in the mountains. There will be times you can get 20 miles from five watts and times you can only get one mile from 50 watts. Power isn't necessarily the predictor. Terrain has much more to do with it. Almost any mobile GMRS radio will have similar range. If your line of sight range is limited to 1 mile because you're going through a bunch of switchbacks, it won't really matter whether you're using 5 watts or 50. Look at a bunch to see what features you like, rather than using range.

That's kind of my point. There's no FCC published official version of what their proposed 10 code shorthand might mean, so it's up to interpretation. Whose interpretation?