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I be more than happy to check your CPS settings if you send me the .cpg file. And I can check your settings on my XTL2500 to see if it is related to a CPS issue.

I assume you checked the receive freq setting for accuracy in the CPS? How about try setting the receiver tone decode on a channel for CSQ to make sure it is not a tone decode issue. Also, check the respective Conventional Personality Receive and Transmit settings match for either Analog or Astro. If you can receive with the CSQ setting, make sure the MPL box is unchecked for that channel in the Zone/Channel Assignment section. If a DPL tone is used and the tone is not an inverted DPL for receive make sure the receive DPL Inverted box is unchecked. Those boxes can be accidentally checked without your knowledge. Make sure the Speaker connectors makes a tight connection at the connectors. Sometimes you have to really squeeze the connectors together and make sure the pins are properly aligned. Make sure the wires are a tight connection at the 4 connector pins. Try the speaker on another audio source to make sure that speaker is in good working order.

I got my XPR5550e from eBay. It was brand new still in the box and I paid $450. I am using the Motorola CPS 2 software.

I guess remember stuff like that because I never did drugs and the Van Clubs in Southern California were using CB Radios way before it became popular and we were into traveling all over towing our Ski Boats. I was a member of the Van Spectrum Van Club which was almost as big as the West Coast Van Club The Van Club I belong to had their own private CB channel that no one else had access to before the 40 channel CBs were introduced. We would call it the Adam Channel and used it locally, but when we traveled outside our local area we would normally use the trucker's channels because we were towing boat trailers and we needed to hear the Smokey Reports because of the 55 MPH speed limit for towing trailers in California.

No BTech stuff for me. But I do have a three-year-old KG1000G Plus and it puts out 51 watts and my three-year-old Midland MXT500 puts out 49 watts. I guess that is not too shabby for just sitting around all this time.

Oops, the actual cable loss is really 2.14 dB. I'm not saying that I made a mistake a few days ago in measuring the loss, lets just say that I measured the loss a lot better today than the other day.

Rugged Radios has licensed several VHF and UHF Business Radio Service frequencies for use in Northen and Western Arizona, South Eastern California, and Southern Nevada for off-roading use with permission. These freqs are used without any tones. While off-roading in the Kofa Wilderness Area a couple weeks ago near Quartzsite, I noticed 3-4 of their VHF channels were busy with quite a bit of traffic. We did notice a lot of Side X Sides in the area. I haven't tried monitoring the Rugged Radios UHF channels because the group I was with uses GMRS 16, with DPL, and I usually don't like scanning with the same radio because of the traffic by our group. I also noticed some off-road traffic on one of the Itinerant VHF freqs. inaddition to the Rugged Radios VHF freqs. I was a little surprised that VHF freqs were bring used by other off-roaders instead of GMRS freqs. I'll have to make any attempt to monitor the other Rugged Radios UHF freqs. to see if those channels are being used. I use to hear CB AM traffic on Ch. 16 while off-road, but haven't heard anything lately on the CB while off-roading.

The Technician that installed my Repeater Station antenna wrapped the N connector with what appears to be electrical tape.

Even if the repeater station is putting out 50 watts, you're not going to see that much power coming out of the duplexer. Most repeater stations, only put out about 40 watts and you be lucky to see about 28 watts out of the duplexer. Given the fact that "Some People" will no doubt be buying their transmission line, duplexer, antenna from a warehouse type operation that specializes in cheap inferior products will most likely only see no more than 10 watts at the most out of the antenna, for a short period of time until it fails.

Do you realize that you responded to a 5 year old posting that may no longer be important?

No there wasn't any designated travel channel 30 years ago. About 30+ years ago, there was a designated emergency channel and that was the 467.675/462.675 MHz channel pair with 141.3 CTCSS. On the license in those days, it stated that channel, which is Channel 20 these days, was reserved for emergencies operations. REACT was allowed to use it for relaying emergency information amongst their monitoring stations. According to my old GMRS license, effective 2-16-1999, GMRS licensees may operate on 462.675/467.675 MHz channel pair at any time and that channel pair was no longer restricted for emergencies. After the FCC changed the rule, several REACT organizations and GMRS Radio Clubs adopted the Ch. 20 as a nationwide Travel Channel with 141.3 Hz CTCSS, but there was never a rule whereas it was never a FCC mandate. It was widely ignored by most users and never took hold as nationwide travel channel.

What or who's rules? There are no rules on the selection of the "PL" or "DPL" tones/codes and rather they be "N" or "I". Where would I find those GMRS rules?

123.5 Hz is not a standard CTCSS

Out of all the radios I own, I don't have a dislike for any of them. I have a gazillion vintage Motorola radios like the Visar, HT1000, MT2000, MTS2000, MCS2000, Astro Saber, various XTS Portable (VHF & UHF) models, XTL 2500 (VHF & UHF) & 5000 (UHF) mobile radios, Vertex/Standard EVX-R70-G7 (same as a Motorola XPR8400 Repeater), and a XPR5550e mobile DMR radio, DTR700 ISM; Kenwood TK780 & 880 mobile radios, and Midland MTX500. I use specific radios for various activities. Home Base Stations (2) - XTL5000 (UHF) Dashmounts Portable Base Station - MCS2000 (UHF) Dashmount Repeater Station - EVX-R70-G7 (GMRS) Shop Portable - XTS5000 Model 2 (UHF) Office Portable - XTS5000 Model 2 (UHF) Arizona Room - XTS5000 Model 3 FPP (UHF) Bedroom - VISAR (UHF) Jeep - XTL5000 High Power Remote Mount (UHF) & XTL2500 (840 Channel) Remote Mount (VHF), Cobra 29 LTD Classic CB Radio, XTS5000 Model 3 (VHF & UHF FPP) Pickup - XTL5000 High Power Remote Mount (UHF) & XTL2500 (840 Channel) Remote Mount (VHF), Cobra 29 LTD Classic Nightwatch CB Radio Porsche - Kenwood TK780H-1 (VHF) or TK880-1 (UHF) dashmounts. Racecar - In-Car HT1000 (VHF or UHF) - Spotters - XTS1500 (VHF or UHF) Racing Administration Duties - XTS5000 Model 3 FPP (UHF) Model 3 (VHF) and DTR700 ISM Bicycle - VISAR (UHF) Golf Car - XTS5000 Model 3 (VHF or UHF FPP) Emergency Services Group Go-Pack - XTS5000 Model 3 FPP (UHF) & XTS5000 Model 3 (VHF) Wouxun KG-UV3X PRO (VHF & UHF) for RDF, XPR5550e DMR (UHF) Loaner Radios for my Radioless Jeep Creeps or Porsche People - HT1000 (VHF or UHF), VISAR (UHF), Kenwood TK780H-1 (VHF) or TK880-1 (UHF), or Midland MXT500 (GMRS)

There are two transmitters with yagis from opposite directions to the Omni antenna for the receiver. The transmitters are sending very small bytes of digital data.

I don't know the antenna spec and I don't remember how many elements there are on the yagi. The 900 Meg freqs are ISM band freqs and there are a gazillion warehouses nearby. I'm not sure if any of them are using the ISM for wireless devices or the DLR/DTR radios for voice comm.

RigExpert Antenna Analyzer.

The transmitter is putting out unknown milliwatts, into a Yagi pointing to the receiver omni-antenna about 500 feet away.

I am curious if 5 dB of loss with 9 feet of RG-58/U cable with a "N" Male and SMA-RP Male connectors using 902-928 MHz is significant to sweat about or it is no big deal? Any help would be appreciated.

If it is the Pinal repeater, the repeater owner no longer requires the PT-T ID feature to use Pinal because the problem child stop being a child.

I make it a constant habit to continue checking for shorts along each step of the connector installation before crimping the connector than after crimping I check again. It saves a lot of money and time. If I don't see "0L" on my volt meter than I look for that lowly wire strand.

Bad connector installation on the coax. You are most likely shortening/grounding out the cable with a little itty bitty braided wire strand with the connector.

There are several CCR radios that will voice announce when you either change the channel or turn it on. I think the Retevis radios will announce.

I hear moderate amount traffic on MURS. I am unable to tell if it is Walmart, but there is one nearby where I hear the traffic along with other retailers. The traffic definitely sounds like it is retail related.

There is a guy on You Tube that doesn't have a Rubicon Jeep knows a couple things about radios