[Setting up a UV-5R to connect with a GMRS repeater using Chirp]

@WRDJ205 Please post a screenshot of your Chirp settings. Thanks.

[Welcome!]

@WRTC971 Welcome to GMRS.

[Setting up a UV-5R to connect with a GMRS repeater using Chirp]

My bet is on the offset but, yes, any one of those could be the problem.

[Help Programming Baofeng GM-15Pro with Radioddity]

@WRXR255 most GMRS radios have the offset baked in on the repeater channels. 

[new to GMRS question on Baofeng GM-15 Pro]

@WRDJ205 How did you get it to display the version? Thanks.

[Gmrs zello]

I've seen it done via a repeater linked to Zello. @OffRoaderX had a setup like that but I think he unlinked everything.

[Is it okay to link]

It's probably fine. People link to videos and other stuff all the time.

[UV-5G/New to GMRS radios]

Who owns the repeater? Maybe they can help.

[Chirp programing for Linked Repeaters]

2 hours ago, WSBR383 said:

I also have a Retevis radio that I program in the truck and it is so much more simple

If you don't have very many channels you are trying to program then yes, it is probably simpler than using chirp. However, if you are trying to program lots of channels in multiple different radios, then it's chirp for the win.

[Building new house, pre-wire it for a repeater?]

14 minutes ago, WRWE456 said:

Try the stock ones first.

There are also 701G antennas. Better than a lot of stock antennas but not as long as the 771. Nagoya and Abbree both make a 771G but only Nagoya makes a 701G so far. They both make the 771 UV and 701 UV. I've tried both of those on a UV-5R GMRS and they both worked quite well. No doubt the G version will work better.

[Counterpoise]

4 hours ago, WRWE456 said:

I have heard that your body acts as a ground plane or counterpoise so it depends if you are holding the radio or not.

Seems like I've heard Randy and Josh both mention this. I think one of them said that many radios are even tested this way at the factory.

[Chirp programing for Linked Repeaters]

DCS/DTCS same thing. 

 

[new to GMRS question on Baofeng GM-15 Pro]

@WRDJ205 I'm at work and left the radio at home so I haven't been able to do anything yet. I will as soon as I can and let you know the results.

[new to GMRS question on Baofeng GM-15 Pro]

@WRDJ205 what firmware version do you have?

[New to radio]

@nokones they have GMRS versions of the UV-5R now.

[GMRS Houston/Spring/Humble Clubs]

@WSBU687 try Texas GMRS.net. There are repeaters listed there that are in your area that usually have traffic.

[A question about extending repeater coverage]

That is already being done. Different frequencies, different tones, linked. I talk on two of the repeaters almost every day. I've gotten to where I know right where I need to switch from one to the other.

[Would like to know what radio you are using]

10 hours ago, WRKW564 said:

After reviewing and liking most posts here I'm feeling quite small here

Your list looks pretty impressive to me. 

[Adding a mobile GMRS to my truck.]

7 hours ago, WSAA635 said:

I did order a speaker cable so I can plug into my stereo's AUX port to use those speakers if needed.

Double check the impedance. It's my understanding they are different. Also, I think there are devices you can get to fix that problem.

[What's with the repeater drama?]

8 hours ago, WSAK691 said:

Now we have these guys all over it seeping the ham flavor all over it and making it uncomfortable for our families to be on.

I'm glad that's not the case in my area. So far, I've only encountered one ham that was a jerk. He was on a ham repeater ranting about GMRS and NO other ham agreed with him. We all defended GMRS and basically told him to shut up. I never could get his call sign but I think, by his voice and his rant, that he was the same guy I heard several months ago on a GMRS repeater ranting about something.

I think it's more about the individual than the radio service they are using.

[Baofeng UV-9G]

17 minutes ago, WSCA584 said:

it doesn’t work

If you mean, it doesn't transmit, I suppose I wasn't clear. Some radios only give you 8 repeater channels that will transmit. The rest of them can listen but not transmit. I think they do this because they do not understand the regulations for GMRS radios.

If you mean, it doesn't receive, you need to send the radio back and ask for a new one that works or get your money back. It should at least receive on those other channels.

[Baofeng UV-9G]

I do not have that specific radio but I know that some GMRS radios have the firmware programmed correct and some don't. The firmware should only prevent you from transmitting on non-GMRS frequencies. Some manufacturers mistakenly think you can only have 8 repeater channels that you can transmit on and only monitor after that. It sounds like the UV-9G may be one of those radios.

[What's with the repeater drama?]

3 minutes ago, WRYB563 said:

What is the difference in etiquette on a ham repeater vs. a GMRS repeater?

On the repeaters I use, very little if any. Apparently in some areas there is a big difference but I'm not sure why. There are still a lot of repeaters in my area(Houston) that I have not used yet. Maybe some of them will tell a different story.

[Where to mount]

Been thinking about putting another radio in the truck, maybe just one of my HTs but I keep putting it off thinking there is not a good solution. Those Lido mounts have changed my mind. 

[Do roger beeps confuse repeaters?]

43 minutes ago, marcspaz said:

Though, Sad Hams will tell you a different story.

I'm glad you aren't a Sad Ham. It's nice to get strait answers. 

 

4 minutes ago, WRQC527 said:

"always get gas in the morning while the gas is denser" and "always keep a crayon in your wallet"

Did the first one this morning. Now to find a crayon.