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Try taking the PL tone off. If you have it set on your receiver and they're not transmitting using it, you won't hear anything. Also, they use that frequency as the primary on P25 digital, and secondary on analog, so mayhaps they are not even transmitting on analog. If so, you would only hear noise if you hear anything at all. You haven't told us what radio you're using.

No problems whatsoever, but knowing the TYT 9800's reputation, I waited until they were on sale and bought an extended warranty.  
 
If you noticed the mic has more buttons than the normal TYT DTMF mic you are correct.  I did a lot of research before I bought the 9800 and the mic upgrade was one of the things I read about multiple places, so I went ahead and did it.  The mic was very inexpensive and required a minor rewire, I think it was around $20.  In freezing weather the chip in the mic won't engage the transmitter until it has warmed up.  If I am anxious to talk right away I have to hold it on the heat outlet for a couple of minutes the first time I transmit.  After that it stays warmed up.  

You're entitled to your opinion, but public disregard for the FCC rules is discouraged on this forum.

No, tones don’t prevent interference. Tones are part of the received signal. 
A directional antenna might make it possible for you to selectively use one or the other repeater. 

I have one mounted on a cookie-sheet in the window.  You only need a few inches of metal around the base, and it doesn't even need to be solid-metal, it can be strips. There is also an inexpensive ground-plane mount you can by that will do the job, but i dont think the hand-railing alone will do the job unless it's at least 6-10 inches wide.
My 72G on the cookie-sheet works fine - it has an SWR below 2 and I can hit repeaters 70 miles away and talk on simplex with HT's ~20 miles away.. YMMV based on terrain.

Then you should stick to FRS or MURS.
I doubt that the FCC would consider self-consciousness as an excuse for violating their rules. If anything they would think your rationale sounded stupid. 

Personal feelings are not rules. You'll likely never be prosecuted for failing to ID with your call sign on GMRS whether you're using a repeater or not. But that doesn't change the rule. 

FCC rules still apply.  Call sign is required on GMRS. 

The repeater receives on 467.### and transmits on 462.###. The .### part is almost always the same. I've heard of it being different but I've never seen it myself. You have repeater channels that are already set up like this. You have to use the tone on TX or the repeater will ignore you. You can hear the repeater with the same tone as the repeater or no tone at all. Tones work like this:
I set a tone on receive and I only hear signals with that same tone. I don't set a tone on receive and I hear all signals regardless if they have any tone. Hope this helps.

I second this, I personally would recommend the Anytone AT-778UV (Yeah it's a 2m/70cm HAM radio, but they make a GMRS version.... or you can unlock that one, either way.)

Most people in my area on GMRS have one, and love it. It's perfect for hitting the repeaters and without breaking the bank. Perfect little radio.

Apparently electrons have trouble making that 90 degree turn. 🤣

I got a kick out of this product.

Well, that depends on your current, future plans and interests.
1. Do you have or want to get your Ham license too? A significant number of GMRS users also have their Ham license. For example I am dual licensed.
2. If answer to #1 is yes, then do you plan on using the radio for both services? There are used commercial grade radios with Part 95 certification so they are legal to use on GMRS, and can be programmed for Ham 70cm band frequencies. I have a number of those and they each have their place and uses.
When you say cost isn’t important there are some radios that run up to the high 3 figures and low to mid 4 figures, so you might want to quantify that a bit more. Those radios typically are the commercial grade types, tend to work better and have a lot of features the usual CCR’s, Cheap Chinese Radio, don’t offer.

@WSAA635 Be careful, you are going to end up needing an inventory system to keep track of all your radios like some others on this forum. 🤣

There is always something lost in translation. 
Also, advertisers tend to struggle with technical info.

A repeater in the myGMRS database which has had no data updates in over a year. The repeater might be just fine or not. 
Old data in a database is called “stale data.”

Use the equipment regularly.

That way you will understand what works and doesn't work.

Watch videos/research on questions that may arise as you use the gear. Rinse and repeat.

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This is true. But messages can be relayed between different radios if at least one base station with a good antenna up high is in the mix and can communicate with all near by radios.
Relaying messages is common and we do it all the time when conducting simplex nets on 2m and 70cm bands. There is no reason why it can't be done on GMRS either.

Totally depends on terrain and vegetation, buildings, etc, but generally less than 10 miles.  Often much less.
If someone "sold" you on GMRS being the solution to this problem, they mislead you.

30 miles simplex on UHF is possible given ideal circumstances (mountain top to mountain top, for example, or two locations in the desert with no vegetation or sand dunes in the way) but probably not going to work for you.  If there *was* a repeater in a good location then that would be doable.  
The other question is easier:  absolutely.  Just get a power supply.  This is a good one, but there are lots of less expensive alternatives:
https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/alo-dm-330mvt

There are two options in the Repeaters Map that maybe were set differently each time:
Show Offline Repeaters
Show Stale Repeaters
These come up when you click the hexagonally shaped widget in the upper left of the map.

What are you programming in the radio ? Its a HAM Radio not GMRS.
 

It would be helpful to monitor the repeater frequency/frequencies you are planning to use (with no RX tones set) for a couple of weeks to see if anyone else close to you is already using them. Just because a repeater isn't listed in a database doesn't mean someone isn't using one near you. Some people have repeaters they use for family only. Even though there is no repeater coordination you are still required to not cause interference.

The repeater receives on 467.### and transmits on 462.###. The .### part is almost always the same. I've heard of it being different but I've never seen it myself. You have repeater channels that are already set up like this. You have to use the tone on TX or the repeater will ignore you. You can hear the repeater with the same tone as the repeater or no tone at all. Tones work like this:
I set a tone on receive and I only hear signals with that same tone. I don't set a tone on receive and I hear all signals regardless if they have any tone. Hope this helps.

I got a kick out of this product.