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This is just the sort of thing that makes me want to look into NVIS. But you have to have a ham license to do that. At one of our club meetings recently a guy talked about doing that.

@WSDU214 You aren't allowed to use digital on GMRS except for very short bursts i.e. location or short text message.

Could be CH26 or 18RP I don't remember what it is on that radio even though I have a couple. Don't worry about the offset, as long as you are on a repeater channel, the offset is already set. Forget about Zello. Request the tones from the owner. Once you have the tones, read the manual for how to set them on the radio. You can also use the CPS which is easier than manually programming. At this point, if you have a problem, start a new thread describing exactly what you have done and what problem you have encured.

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That's amazing. I can see getting permission on a cruise ship but I really didn't expect it on a plane.

The Tundra is actually made it Texas.

Hey! I resemble that comment!

@WSEZ869 Due to some recent FCC "action" if you will, many linked GMRS systems are now unlinked. There are some that are still linked but they have never been widely publicized and likely never will be. You kind of have to be in-the-know or do some scanning to find them. Good luck.

This is true but lets not forget the house. @seanpatrickrice what are you going to use for a power supply for the house?

Hunters may be more inclined to use simplex or a portable repeater.

Just curious, why an ammo can for a base station. Is it also going to be a go box?

No, it's not "back."

Not sure this is the problem but on some radios a quick press of the power button will mute.

@WRKS933 welcome.

@WSFA347 Welcome to GMRS. Lots of good info here.

@WRTT642 Those are cool. I'd like to get a pair some day but I have other purchases that are ahead of that for now.

@WSEW200 welcome!

That's interesting. I suppose if you combined that with the proximity feature in RepeaterBook, you could get exactly what @WRXR374 is looking for. You could give it a radius from your location and it would show all repeaters that (theoretically) cover your location.

I love the way you put it.

I use an 8watt HT sometimes (UV-5R8W) but never notice it getting hot on full power. It does run the battery down faster but I don't have any quantitative data for you.

@WRYS709 I use Windows 10 and haven't had any driver issues. I had to use the CPS to set the frequency range but after that it has all been CHIRP.

@BradleyRN Paying for a premium membership on my GMRS.com doesn't automatically send a request to a specific repeater owner for tones to the repeater. You need to make a specific request to the repeater owner.

I see what you are saying now. That would be a nice feature.

Irregular propagation makes this difficult. RepeaterBook has a "proximity" search but that isn't going to tell you any more than the map on myGMRS.com. There is a group researching making detailed propogation maps available but I don't remember who it was or what their progress is.

@WRYS709 Yes, USB to RJ-45 just like what @amaff shows in the picture of the 779. Plugs right into the mic socket.