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There is no squelch-tail or kerchunck sound on the Glendale repeater. There is a squelch-tail on the Shaw Butte repeater but if you don't say anything when you key, you need to keep it keyed for about 3-4 seconds

What area are you trying from and which repeater are yoh trying to access? What radio are you using? If you join the AZ GMRS and/or Southwest Community Repeater (SWCRS) Club(s) you can get plenty of help with your programming needs and have access to a few more repeaters that are not available to non-members. Both repeater clubs have a lot of expert resources.

They're great radios. I still have two A7 versions and three A4 versions and I still use them to this day in addition to my XTS and Astro Saber series radios.

I wish the FCC would mandate that GMRS operate on narrowband for both the main 462 and 467 channels and the interstitial 462 channel to minimize any potential co-channel use contention problems. The interstitial 462 channels would be perfect for simplex operation.

You can relax and take a pill because there is no test. The tests are only for those "HAM People".

Check out eBay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/322241896718?hash=item4b071d210e:g:gZQAAOSwgZ1XwZi3&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8JsFfRo6dm0AXwcGP4FZEv3cZs6njlbISV79wXWJh%2B4YtbqC%2FSK%2Ffqofn%2FNrKCO%2FDoK8%2FHXj4ezPT1x6eLDoN6lZn6NJaSC0HzNJ4haIMz44GfkhBSAbltGM%2FJqYJRH%2BvMkDWPAXdz%2FZM%2Ftt52UIJV%2FGYGfA2syfWJvE%2Fb8TbMiNd%2BlptMlQYxhhJcTk%2BfFeQCBrZGmTPwBvw9UgFhvUSfR02y2mla9gUyMzhnbxuROErap%2BoSWRkEzZINqDk2BKo88XXWMNq0rwvjTxxlEVeCZq82NYwhFLuXQLO%2FmLrlqAiPuIKe40NbRYP8VgEn1jig%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8DH76zXYg I bought some of these. They work pretty good and are a carbon copy of a Motorola antenna, they just don't say Motorola on them.

That could be "BOLD"

Isn't "Times New Roman" a font style? You probably trying to say "Times Microwave" for the real LMR400. Not an expert, just lowly ol' internet user.

I bought my brand new, still in the box, Vertex-Standard EVX-R70-G repeater, not including duplexer, for $700.00. I bought an EMR Corp. Duplexer for a tad less than $500 and I am using a Laird FG4605 Base Station Antenna with the tip at approx 30 feet AGL with a LMR400 coax approx. 37 feet in length, sometime earlier this year.

I just checked the current status and it shows the Repeater on the air and is an open access repeater. What tone are you using?

Ok, I've seen this gadget discussed before.

You mean like a remote base station transmiting/receiving on the same freq? If so, how are you going to control the station?

According to my manual, it appears that I should check the cable loss with no resistance/termination at the cable end. I think I'm getting it.

Thanks guys. I appreciate the opportunity you giving me in trying to learn this side of the subject. In measuring the cable loss, is the measurement done open cable end or something terminating the cable end (Closed end)?

Of course, the best amount of coax cable loss is zero but what would be the acceptable amount of loss in a mobile environment (17 feet) cable run and in a base station cable run (37 feet), if there is a difference in each run, in dBs, operating on freqs in the UHF range 450-470 MHz? Any help would be appreciated.

What model Laird antenna did you use to get those high readings?

In the Astro 25 series mobiles, such as the XTL5000 remote mounts, each control head has their own speaker connection thus, each control head individually controls their respective speaker.

As Steve said, no but, it is always good to check the VSWRs on a new setup just to make sure you're not reflecting a lot of power back into the radio by having a bad connector of a defective coax cable. It does happen and a lot of reflected power will affect the power output and you will have a poor performing antenna system regardless if the antenna is properly tuned.

In my opinion, Station Operators that intentionally jam a repeater and send tones or transmit music say inappropriate words, know they are doing something maliciously and don't deserve a second chance and should be slapped with a fine and/or jailed. They know the consequences when they start the harmful interference and they can't claim they didn't know that it was against the rules. It is every person's responsibility to know the rules, ignorance is not an excuse.

What I have found with the FCC in the past is if you do most of the preliminary work in identifying the violator and the where and so-forth so the FCC can run with the ball with minimum work involved they will be more than happy to take the case and enforce accordingly.

What I find these days that no one wants to do custom work anymore. I use to use PVP Communications in Torrance, CA for a lot of work in thd past. They specialize in Motocycle headsets interconnecting the helmet to the M/C and portable radio and they won't do anymore custom work for me because they are having a hard time finding workers with the right skills so they are only doing production work now. A lot of the radio communications specialty shops that I use to do business with are no longer in business because the owners have retired or passed on. One thought is checking with Racing Electronics and/or Racing Radios in see if they are still willing to do custom work. These two companies specialize in the NASCAR world and they use to do some custom audio work for me many years ago.

My cable is a BlueMax cable and I obtained by software from a site that I paid for the one-time download. I remember now where I downloaded the software. I got it from the Ohio Solo Tech for about $25.00

Seriously, the serious stuff! Kinda like when you have been directed to the Vice Principal's Office and you know that he will be getting out the special paddle with the aerodynamically holes and custom grip handle that you won't be feeling that swat for a week.

In case you want to pursue the Motorola Astro 25 Mobile option, I have an extra 44 watt R2 Range (450-512 MHz) transceiver that I'll sell you for a couple hundred dollars, not including shipping. This transceiver works with the APX series O3 or O5 control heads. You would need to acquire the control head, the control head power/speaker cable assembly, microphone, data control cable, control head bracket and they are plentiful on eBay. I have a spare speaker and transceiver power cable that I can throw in with the transceiver. I will program the radio to your specs and guarantee the radio works upon delivery. I can provide the necessary pictures to ensure the radio does power up and is on the up and up. I have several extra XTL5000 radios and I truly just don't need all the radios I currently have. The radio is not equipped with any Encryption features or is Password protected and was factory flashed for Smart Zone Trunking. Let me know if you're interested. Email Link below.

Agree, most people can get themselves in serious trouble if they don't know the programming parameters and the FCC rules and regs pertaining to Part 95, Subpart E, when operating on GMRS freqs. Programming an Astro 25 Radio is more than just plunking in a bunch of freqs and tone/codes. They will need to know how to program the Low/High Power Level settings on both the 44 watt and the high power 110 Watt radios when operating on Part 95 freqs. You won't be legal if you program the 462 & 467 MHz freqs in the 110 Watt High Power Radio with the high Tx power level set above 50 Watts. You might as well forget about being legal if you have any of the interstitial freqs programmed in a high power transceiver. The high power radio lowest power level setting is 24 watts. As for the 44 watt radio. You can legally program the 462 MHz interstitial freqs if your lower power level setting is for 5 watts and that you correctly set up the channel personality accordingly. Forget about the 467 MHz interstitial freqs, you can't make it legally happen and a Part 90 portable radio will definitely be suspect of being illegal even on the low power setting unless your antenna is a POS and the ERP is point five watt or less. If a person elects to go with an Astro 25 radio set up, definitely, do not wire the power leads to any interior electrical circuits like the cigarette lighter or fuse blocks especially, on a later car with a gazillion computer modules. Motorola recommends the "Red" plus-power lead be wired directly to the battery and the ground wire to chassis ground, not battery ground. If you want the radio and control head to switch off/on with the key, the "Yellow" Ignition sense wire will need to be wired to the ignition switch side of the ignition switch or you can home-run the "Yellow" wire directly to the battery, and you will have to turn the radio on/off at the controlhead. Don't forget to set the programming parameter in the CPS on the option you take with the yellow wire or you won't be able to power up at all. Other than that, the install, programming, and use is essentially a "piece-of- cake and very cool to have.