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He comes across with big "I'm not DRIVING I'm TRAVELLING" energy.

Sometimes it’s just really easy to determine which whacko to put on the ignore list.

My boss: "What are you doing, Steve?" Me: "Watching an internet forum fight." My boss: "You should be working."

Given that a significant amount of people on GMRS and in the form are also amateur radio operators and there is an amateur radio section of the form, I would say it's quite relevant. Steve's signature definitely brings more value than a single post you have made so far. How about bringing some value to the conversation, instead of insults.

I thank god he included an 'off' switch and or a channel selector.. There are some you tune out or turn off..

Hey! Don't be insulting. We're a lot more than just comical or naive. Some of us are *both*!

Said the guy that identifies as "123"... I wouldn't say so far you have a knack for reading the room. Lots of very helpful Hams here and Steve is one of the most active and helpful. I have yet to see anything at all helpful come from you. you came here telling people not to pay taxes, called them foolish, comical and naive. All this before the whacko comment. So yeah go back and look further to see where it started. If the shoe fits. Now you're telling @marcspaz what's relivant... well I'd say you might want to try turning things around but I think the ten count has begun and the bell is about to ring. Good luck I hope you work it out.

Congratulations on making a great first impression!

The best infractions are intentional infractions?

Capacitive coupling is only for the AC of RF. Capacitors block DC. No DC ground for your antenna is needed. However, poor electrical connections between body parts can be a cause of noise so people frequently bond body parts together with copper braids.

If you choose Tone, only the transmit tone is important. Your radio will let all transmissions it receives through, regardless of the tone or lack of tone. If you change it to Tone Squelch, then your radio will only reproduce the audio from radios that exactly match the tone. I recommend not using Tone Squelch until you have a better understanding of how it works. Your transmissions still must match the input tone required by the repeater.

I don't see it used much but it was supposedly used a lot by XYL's as an alternative to 73. It means hugs and kisses.

Part of me wants to put him on the ignore list, but part of me wants to see what he says next.

Welcome to the club!

He has five posts and the last four of them are this kind of rubbish.

If you can afford the 50 bucks a square foot for the fine copper mesh cloth for a faraday cage large enough to stand in, you need to buy better radios than Baofengs and use sheet metal or aluminum window screen which would work almost as well.

Yes.. Select Radioddity UV-5R (or whatever its showing) from the list and carry on.

Why? Because features that are not supposed to be there are sometimes not there?

Thanks Sshannon!

Well I'm pretty much bored and done with her. Off to the ignore list. I had a good time though.

Generally speaking, where I'm from, 88s are male-on-female hugs and kisses. As a result, my friends and I use 85s, which are closed-fist bro hugs. Why she wants to hug me is anyone's guess.

What does that mean? Please don’t make me look to see what fun I’m missing.

Was it the 88's or something else?

I was just using mine today and i was thinking how many people will love it, and many will not love it, very much.. I very much do not love mine because I use my HTs primarily when i'm adventuring/off-roading and I need something that I can see in the bright sunlight and that has quick/easy to use unambiguous controls.. This radio does not fill those needs. However people that love to tinker and use the radio from their couch to 'make contacts', talk on the local repeaters or learn new stuff/etc, will love it.

Jesus Christ... this guy is retarded.

I haven't seen this many punches thrown since last night's 49ers-Giants game.

You mean one can be licensed in multiple categories by the FCC and carry multiple call signs? /scarcasm

It did so automatically!

Seriously asking where is this happening? Is this in a big city? Industrial area? Other than the Walmart parking lot Murs around me is pretty darn quite.

It also could be said it is foolish to state what others believe or don't. Sure a vilolation is still a violation but going two miles over the speeding limit probably won't get the same attention as going a hundred over and nor should it. Comical of course. I thought that was clear

Compared to the DMR crap regularly blotting out GMRS channels for hours at a time, I would think that a few 1-second bursts per minute at ultrasonic frequencies would be a trivial concern!

95.1731 Section (d) Digital data. GMRS hand-held portable units may transmit digital data containing location information, or requesting location information from one or more other GMRS or FRS units, or containing a brief text message to another specific GMRS or FRS unit. § 95.1773 Section (c) Digital data transmissions. Digital data transmissions are limited to the 462 MHz main channels and interstitial channels in the 462 MHz and 467 MHz bands. 95.1787 GMRS additional requirements. Each hand-held portable unit transmitter type submitted for certification under this subpart is subject to the rules in this section. (a) Digital data transmissions. GMRS hand-held portable units that have the capability to transmit digital data must be designed to meet the following requirements. (1) Digital data transmissions may contain location information, or requesting location information from one or more other GMRS or FRS units, or containing a brief text message to another specific GMRS or FRS unit. Digital data transmissions may be initiated by a manual action of the operator or on an automatic or periodic basis, and a GMRS unit receiving an interrogation request may automatically respond with its location. (2) Digital data transmissions must not exceed one second in duration. (3) Digital data transmissions must not be sent more frequently than one digital data transmission within a thirty-second period, except that a GMRS unit may automatically respond to more than one interrogation request received within a thirty-second period. (4) The antenna must be a non-removable integral part of the GMRS unit. (5) GMRS units must not be capable of transmitting digital data on the 467 MHz main channels.

The electrical ground through the cable shield is sufficient. None of the magnetic NMO mounts require you to scrape to bare metal.

RUT ROH -- Just noticed that when I plug my Baofeng UV-5R GRMS radio into Chirp it identifies as a Radioddity UV-5R? Is that expected? Or is this an indication I have a knock-off?

If you use an APRS cable ( Btech or other) you get much better signal transfer. Brief text and location data transfer are allowed on simplex. Check out andFLmsg works well too, more modes, forms etc. Works better too.

Thank you Ray! I'll be printing out your explanation(s) and putting in my filing cabinet. That way I can go back and reread.

I could, but I'm too busy letting my wife tell me how to drive!

Actually it should say “This post is one person’s opinion. If you take legal advice from some random internet expert you’re on your own.”

You should probably say something like this as a preface to your post. "The information contained in this post is provided for informational purposes only, and should not be construed as legal advice on any subject matter. You should not act or refrain from acting on the basis of any content included in this post without seeking legal or other professional advice."

First he/she needs a channel.

a map showing everyones general location. Would help to connect with people near you.