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Also, back in the 90s the FCC rules prohibited Government entities to use FRS frequencies for government communications. Today, the rule is no longer in the regulations.

Not CTCSS. What radio are trying to program.

Program your portable or mobile to transmit on 467.575 MHz with DPL 311 encode and receive on 462.575 MHz with DPL code 311 decode. More than likely, this repeater may be set for wideband operation. Since there is notation, you should program this frequency pair for wideband. What make model radio are you using? You might have to convert the DPL 311 to a programming code for your specific make radio.

Select/click on the repeater icons near you and go to the details of that specific repeater station. The details usually will indicate a specific input Tone for local repeater operation only, and a different input Tone for network connected operation.

And, I do too.

I think the Flagpole is a great structure for an antenna. The placement will be critical insofar as the length of the cable run. Unless you plan to place it next to your home and very close to your radio room, you may want to consider using foam helix for your cable run. Although, the pole will be grounded by being placed in the ground, it is my understanding you still want a grounding system tied into your earth grounding point with the house.

I'm glad that I could help.

Oops, I was assuming that everyone would have one of these for some reason. At the moment, it may be a one-time need but, in the future there is no doubt that he'll have a need for the tool. And if he goes with both DX Eng. Tool kits, it'll cost him about $19 more than the Times Mirror kit but, he'll get more cable strippers and the two cable holders. https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-ut-kit-cc1

Why wouldn't this kit do the job just as well as the Times Mirror mega dollar set? https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-ut-kit-crmp2#overview

Kinda like what I had done.

After programming my Vertex Standard EVX R70-G7 repeater it would appear that there's not much to programming other repeaters, its not like programming a mobile or portable with tons of features. I assume most repeater have very few programming parameters such as, TX & RX freqs and tones, analog or digital emissions, power level, TOT, and hang time. Repeaters should be a piece-of-cake, insofar as programming. Just make sure that the duplexer is properly tuned and you build your cables with quality low-loss coax cable, and connectors.

If you are asking the question for the post above your last post, an EMR Corp. 6-cavity Duplexer.

SWR was about 1.3-1.4 measured with a Bird and a MFJ between the duplexer and the antenna. The reception at the portable was fine. The problem was the reception of the portable to the repeater unit and I did swap the two radio functions. I even conducted a test in the simplex mode and the coverage was far better, whereas, I had excellent communications miles between the same portable radio and the same antenna. Also, the duplexer was swept again by the manufacturer and the duplexer was tuned properly The problem with the Wouxuns had to be a desense problem between the two radios. Apparently, the shielding on those radios are non-existent. I have heard other people had to separate and shield the radios in metal boxes to get them to work in a repeater configuration. I don't know what the problem was with the Maxon radios, they were not my radios. Due to the fact that the Vertex Standard Repeater works extremely well and the the Vertex repeater is essentially a Motorola repeater, the performance proves that Vertex repeater is a better quality unit as opposed to the Wouxun and Maxon radios. The Vertex repeater is a true repeater with excellent selectivity and sensitivity, and not a two mobile radio configuration. The Vertex repeater is also a Continuous-Duty repeater whereas, mobile radios are not designed/engineered for continuous-duty.

Those reflectors are normally used for operational fixed microwave control paths.

Back in the early days of GMRS, businesses and corporations where granted GMRS licenses. Those licenses were frequency and location specific. If those licenses were originally granted before July, 1987, were eligible to be grandfathered and if they were grandfathered and renewed and valid may continue to operate per the specified restrictions and limitations of the grandfathered Radio Station Authorization (License) per Part 95.1705(g).

You don't need a Commercial license to operate and/or repair stations operating under Part 90 rules. You only need a Radio Station Authorization (License) for operating on a specific Part 90 Frequency(ies). This means you can operate your Motorola Any Series/Model radio that is "type accepted" for Part 90 operation on GMRS without possessing a Commercial Radio License providing you have a GMRS Radio Station Authorization (Class ZA) (license) A Commercial Radio Operators License is only required for the operation and/or repair of specified Aircraft and/or Marine stations within the United States. And a radio station operating under the authority of Part 90 rules, regardless who the licensee is, by FCC definition, does not require the radio user to possess a Commercial Radio Operator's License. If the Radio Station is used for a commercial operation as defined by Part 90.35(a)(1-4), the licensee must meet the eligibility, and operate only on the frequency(ies) granted and per the stated restrictions and limitations, per the Radio Station Authotization (License).

A Sticky is a good idea for people to add their experiences. I have a few odd balls that I could that I have learned over the years such as pouring oil down a tower guy-wire once a month and oil and torque tower joint bolts to eliminate intermod interference. I don't have a clue on how to start a Sticky. I think a Forum God would have to do that.

I forgot to mention that the GFI would only pop on the 462 Meg freqs and not the 467 Meg freqs. To be on the safe side for the future, I'm going to either replace it with a GFI dialed-in on a HAM band freq since, I'm not a HAM, or a non-GFI outlet.

Well, I had to know if the GFI would pop and yes, it popped with the shelf in the up position so, its back down and no more popped GFI.

More gremlins came and visited this morning. My repeater decided that it didn't want to unkey when a transmitting radio unkeyed. The repeater stayed key because there was a signal present to the receiver. This problem cropped up this morning. It appeared like a distant open carrier with a little intermod signal mixing in. When I removed the receiver cable from the duplexer, of course the signal quit and the repeater unkeyed. My big stick antenna that I use for the repeater will see very far. I can even communicate with a 4 watt portable little over 10 miles to the repeater. That is why at first I thought it was a distant signal. I connected the repeater to my secondary antenna, you know, the one that was popping my GFI, and put my base radio on the big stick. The GFIs are fine and after the swap, the repeater operated as designed, no problem at all. I put the repeater back on the big stick and the problem was still present. Just for giggles, I checked the RF out and reflected between the duplexer antenna output port and the big stick antenna and the needle on my Bird barely moved on the reflected so I put the 10W slug in and checked the reflected again and I saw a tad over a watt reflected. The RF power from the duplexer was about 26-27 watts on 462.625 MHz. So, in case that someone decided to communicate through my repeater I decided it was best to put the repeater on my secondary antenna, for the interim, so it will function properly and not stay keyed up forever. Anyways, I already had another project to occupy my time for the day. Today, my plans were to install my additional grounds to the repeater station and the secondary antenna system that I use for the base radio. I completed the job and I decided to reconnect the big stick antenna system to the repeater and the secondary antenna system to the base radio. The repeater unkeys as designed and the problem appears to be eliminated. I elected to leave the metal grid shelf lowered up in the attic that was causing the GFI to pop because I didn't want to push my luck but, my curiosity will no doubt get the best of me and I more than likely put the shelf back in place to see if the grounds eliminated the popping GFI. Anyways, I don't use the shelf and it just gets in my way. I think the newly installed "Green" wires scared and chased the gremlins away. At the moment, everything is just peachy. I must have been creating my own intermod problem without the secondary antenna system and the repeater station not being grounded. Grounding the Repeater station. Grounding the Secondary Antenna System for my base radio. Connecting to the ground system at the Lightning Arrestor that is used on the LMR400 Cable run from the Big Stick to the Repeater Station.

With the Wouxun KG1000G Plus radios paired as a Repeater, I wasn't able to communicate more than 3/4 of a mile from the repeater site with a Motorola portable radio. I also tested with the Maxon radios and I was able to communicate about 3-4 air miles. With my current repeater, Vertex Standard EVX R70 G7 40 repeater which is essentially a Motorola repeater, so far, I am able to communicate at least 10 air miles with my Motorola XTS5000 portable radio to my repeater. The tip of the antenna is approx. 30 feet above the ground and the terrain is essentially flat with mostly single story homes and commercial buildings between the two points. I'm pretty sure that the station's great selectivity and sensitivity has a lot to do with the performance I'm getting with my repeater. I'll be conducting a coverage check soon with a 50 watt mobile.

The Motorola CPS Astro 25 programming software with the USB radio to computer programming cable will program the XTS1500, XTS2500, and XTS5000 radios and the software is Windows 11 compatible. The XTS3000 radios require the ASTRO Spectra software and only compatible with a Windows XP 32 bit operating system. The charger and audio accessories are compatible among all the XTS series and the Jedi HT1000, MT2000, and MTS2000 series radios. The XTS3000 and XTS5000 batteries are the same; but the XTS1500 and XTS2500 batteries will take a different battery than the XTS3000 and the XTS5000 radios. The XTS1500 is a 48 channel radio; the Type 2 and 3 XTS2500 is a 255 channel; and the Type 2 and 3 XTS5000 is a 999 channel radio. These radios are great and my opinion are the best to have as far as quality and reliability. I paid $275 for a XTS5000 radio that was never used and essentially a brand new radio and $175-250 for a few refurbished radios. $400 is a tad on the high side to start out with and obtaining the software will be challenging. The programming cable appears to be somewhat available. Be careful with after-market cables. Also, there is the learning curve in using the programming application insofar as the feature and other parameter settings especially when undoing the encryption and trunking settings along with knowing the difference between ASTRO and non-Astro in order to program the radio for analog conventional use. Once you get the hang of it, you'll enjoy it. You'll be glad you did without any regrets

The antenna and radio are only connected by the coax at this time. I do have a ground that is connected to the service ground up in the attic and nearby the radio. The ground up in the attic is for the lightning arrestor that I have on the big stick for the repeater. I intend to tap into that ground with this newly installed antenna. I kinda figured that the cause of my problem could have been contributed to the lack of a grounding system on this antenna run.

I'm getting a Windows 8 from eBay for programming my Vertex Standard EVX R70-G7-40 Repeater. I have a very old Sony that was a originally a Windows ME machine that I had a computer Geek reformat it with DOS 6. something that I use for my HT1000, MT2000, and older version MTS2000 radios. I use a HP Pavillion Laptop with XP for my newer version MTS2000, and my Astro XTS3000. I use a Windows 11 laptop for my Astro 25 XTS 1500, XTS2500, and XTS5000 series, Midland MXT500, and my Wouxun KG1000G Plus radios.

Like with the WA-WAs and Worbles and all that heterodyning stuff.