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Maybe it should be renamed "My Owned Repeaters" or similar.

Welcome! There are SO many things that could be causing this. The more details you can provide the better chances of helping you. Good luck!

Sure, glad to help. Welcome to the forum.

Could it be that you have Radio ID on? See page 71 and 79 in your manual.

Merry Christmas!

Maybe it's telling that ham radio operators will actually reach out on their radios to find strangers to chat with but GMRS users go on the internet to find strangers to chat with on their radios. But I understand that everyone needs a place to start when new. Was a funny thought I just had. And yes Merry Christmas all!

Tell us which radio you have? Not all radios can use repeaters. One of the best ways "to see what you can do with it" is it to get a second one and a friend and see where you can and can't reach and under what conditions.

This is what I meant. You found it.

The point I was trying to make is that weather channel monitoring is usually a separate setting/feature that needs to be turned on if wanted. Don't program them in with Chirp.

There should be a setting in the menu or a button that turns the weather channels on or off. They are not lumped in with the rest of the channels/frequencies because as you have found out they broadcast constantly and will always stop your scan on the first one it comes across and hold it there. Consult your manual.

Perfect example.

Which radio are you using would be the first question? Then are you having problems with the stock one? Not all stock antennas suck. Most aftermarket antennas get better range because they are longer but that only matters if the stock one is not reaching where you need it to. Quite often the stock one will work just fine.

I only use the 5 watt minimum power setting on the KG-1000G. Have not needed more than that for my use, in fact the KG-935G+ works just as well on 5 watts. I don't use the .5 watt channels. The mobile rig will not tx on them anyway. In my situation we are right next to Canada so can't work that direction anyway. The Yagi pointing South covers my local town and others all the way to Seattle.

Doesn't seem to be much holiday spirit this year. As of this post 81 views 4 replies.

Some good deals going. KG-935Gplus, KG-1000Gplus, KG-805G etc. I might have to pick up another KG-1000Gplus. Very tempting.

Hi! Welcome to the forum! Sorry I can't help you with the pi but hopefully someone will come along soon that can. Is it needed for the repeater to operate or just to connect with the My GMRS web site? Or is it for networking with other repeaters?

In my case I used 2 lengths of 1 1/4" and 1 length of 1 1/2" The 1 1/4" fits inside the 1 1/2 ". I used a 1 1/4" for the bottom the 1 1/2" for the center and the final 1 1/4" for the top. Over lapped them maybe 2 feet then through bolted them together with 2 bolts for each joint. Ended up with a 26 foot mast. Putting the larger piece in the center position made the whole thing stiffer. It is mounted with the bottom sitting on a block with a clamp on a second floor deck. It extends up to the peak of the roof where it is attached to the end of the ridge beam. It sticks up about 7 feet above the roof and has 2 antennas on it. A copper tube Slim Jim from KB9BVR Antennas. It's the Land Mobile version for MURS, VHF, Marine VHF and my scanner. Below that about 2 feet is an Arrow Antennas 7 element GMRS Yagi directional. If I want to rotate the Yagi I just walk out the door of my radio room and twist it. But I don't need to do that very often. That's how I did mine but everyone's situation is different so you just need to be creative.

I used galvanized electrical conduit. Also comes in ten foot lengths.

Thank you and happy Thanksgiving to all! I am thankful to have all you good folk here to share radio knowledge with. I have learned much and try to pass on what I have learned to new comers.

Great! You will spend as much on the cable or more than the radio.

A short length of RG8x will work fine as a jumper. I use a BNC adapter on my radios then a 3 foot length of RG8x with a BNC on the radio end and Type N connector on the other end. The 400 has type N connectors on both ends as do my antennas. Type N connectors are better for UHF (which is what GMRS is) and many antennas can be ordered with them installed. That is what I did. By the way what radio are you running?

It's not a quality issue it's a specification issue. Wrong kind of cable for the frequencies being used.

I run 50 feet with no problems. Antenna about 10 feet above the peak with excellent results.

Repeaters are usually owned by individuals or clubs. Some are intended for public use but some are for private use and that is why it's good to ask for permission. Some people put them up for extending their range on their own property like a farm for example and do not want random people using it.

Hi welcome to the forum! (Should have been the first response.)