[Introducing myself.]

Welcome Ben, can't wait to see you active in the forums! 

[Do you talk to the --- unlicensed?]

I was at a Car Wash with my mom and I had my Wouxun HT with me and I noticed these employees working it were using little bubble pack radios, so I scanned the FRS/GMRS channels and found out, they were using the GMRS channels UNLICENSED! I was shocked! Lol, so decided to mess with them, I scanned the CTCS/DCS tone they were using and scooted down far in the seat, and started talking to them, and their reaction was priceless, I could hear the DTMF I was sending from the car, maaaaan, it was crazy. But don't worry, I gave my callsign on a different PL tone! 

 

On a more "professional" level I will usually wait to see if they identify, if they don't after a while of listening I will give my callsign and state they are using a licensed frequency, and if they are licensed they will need to state their GMRS callsign.

[GMRS coverage]

I can tell you I bought the NA-771 for my Wouxun HT and the same thing happened realized its not a GMRS Antenna! Its for Ham! 

 

Hope that helps?

[RF linking]

I can tell you my setup..

 

I have an M1225 Repeater setup on my Church, my buddy has his setup in the next city over, we've "Simulcasted" the two repeaters by a VHF link using two Wouxun KG-UV920P Cross Band Repeating Radios with yagi's, works pretty good with us. It was more of an experiment for us, but the same problems do occur with the distortion as kb2ztx mentioned..