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My dog does this if it’s a radio, phone, iPad…  and she is saying “put that down and pet me”!
This happens multiple times a day every day.?
for this photo though “this is w-o-o-f, do you have my food”? 

Hello All. I finally put together a base station for the house. I'm using a Kenwood TK-880-1 purchased from ebay, a 30 amp power supply from ebay, about 30 feet of LMR-400 type cable and a Tram 1486 antenna tuned for the GMRS band.
The power supply is a bit overkill as the max needed would be 8 amps for this radio. But I didn't want to have to replace it if I later upgrade to a higher power GMRS radio.
Today I was able to make my first "radio test" to a repeater (WRPD520) about 21.5 miles away using the TK-880 on high power, about 19.5 watts, with 1.25 SWR. 

It sounds like he's looking for something that would function like a repeater, except be switchable from the handset that could be carried around wirelessly. There is an option to maybe do a wireless headset to the radio that might be sitting upstairs, but Bluetooth range is pretty limited. Maybe those Wi-Fi Zello radios that @OffRoaderX has reviewed lately would fit the bill better. With the exception that I don't think simplex would be an option with those, and would require using repeater on the Zello network.

Yep, they'll never take me alive! ?

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou

I have a GMRS license and I decided I wanted my amateur radio license as well.  So I studied for the Technician test for the last few weeks off and on, and I took the test this morning.  (Side note: I live in California, but currently visiting Wyoming, so I took my test in Wyoming.  The VE's were happy to have me.)  I passed the Technician test 100%.  Then the VE's asked if I wanted to try the General test, which I was completely unprepared for.  Turns out I am pretty good at guessing, I almost passed (I scored 25 out of the required 27 to pass).  My favorite part was when the VE was grading my general exam, he was shocked that I actually got as many correct as I did.  "Unbelievable" was his exact word.  Just thought I would share.  I guess my point is that for the folks that complain about the testing, it really isn't that hard.

That’s specifically for GMRS radios that transmit digital data. GMRS radios that only do analog voice signals may have alternative eye pokers installed. ?

It's a trap!

1. Find the study aids that work best for you. For me HamStudy worked the way I enjoyed learning. 
2. Keep a sense of humor. There’s more that joins us than separates us. 
3. If you’re social, consider visiting some nearby clubs to see if you enjoy them. 

Just curious what tips all the licensed H.A.M. operators would give to someone thinking about getting their H.A.M. license.
 

If you can take the practice 3x and pass each time with about 85%. Your are way over ready to take the test.

Remember, you just need to pass. No one will ever know the score.

Study for the general and technician at the same time. They crossover informatuon for both the test is like 75%.

If you pass the technician, they will let you test for general on the same day.


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I know you are messing/joking with him.

We should just be as informative as politely possible and encouraging as we can be. Especially, when someone is asking for help. Could turn them off, more so if they take it the wrong way.

/rant Overall impression, I get from non-amateur radio people is that we can be condescending, know it alls that bitch too much about everything. Some of it true, especially since we do most of the self policing.

Can't tell you how much of the public safety/lmr groups think we amateurs are a joke and don't want to invite us out for events. With our relay forms and other politics and attitudes. Then those same guys praise people like Marc, can't tell you how many times I hear " I trust Marc and his small group". Because why? They do everything possible to get the objective done, then cross the tees and dot the I's later, with minimum fuss or bs.

We should aspire to be the best spoke person for the hobby

/rant

Still love your comment but I get it. Not everyone will.

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The company my wife works for is Kenwood only. They sell, lease, and provide repeater access.

The display looks like it’s getting just over 14 volts if I’m reading it correctly. I really like this set up. I really don’t have a use for this, yet I find myself wanting to build one. It’s an illness really… ??

As much as I have downplayed the Ed Fong antenna lately, this is the perfect application for his roll-up J-pole. 
Or, a friend of mine made a go-box in an ammo can. He simply sticks a mag-mount quarter wave antenna to the removable lid and places the lid a little ways away. 

One more thing I would add. I like having the set of repeater programs for what I call travel repeaters. Having these eight repeater channels set with 141.3 on input and output I recently discovered a new repeater being set up locally that isn’t listed yet. The owner was doing signal strength testing with another and I jumped on and was able to talk with the owner, get permission as well as add some feedback from my location. 

"Oh and a question....what the heck is a interstitial?"
It means in between two main allocated GMRS channel a.k.a. splitter channel. The two main GMRS channels 462.550 and 462.575 MHzs would have a splitter channel 12.5 KHz off the two aforementioned main channels thus, 462.5625 MHz. That is why the FRS channels are only 12.5 KHz wide.

FFS, are you still arguing over this?  4 pages of trying to prove who's smarter over something that the FCC (based on their history of action) doesn't even care about? ..."some people" .... Need to go outside more often...
Just sayin...

"Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you do criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes."
~Unknown (by me, anyway)

Not sure what to tell you at this point.  If you don't believe that Part 95e allows you to use a mobile radio connected to a power supply and outdoor antenna to communicate through GMRS repeaters ... then don't.  Matters not at all to me.
I have quoted the section of Part 95 that defines what a control station is.  In that definition it says that a control station CAN be used to control a repeater.  It does NOT say that it HAS TO BE used in that manner.
Either way, you aren't a fixed station.  Stop being ... fixated on that.  Sorry, couldn't resist.

@UncleYoda GMRS is Part 95.  Parts 90 and 97 don't come into play, so don't worry about them.
If you buy a 20, 25, or 50 watt GMRS radio, set it on a table in your house, hook it to an antenna on the roof, and power it with a power supply, you are free to use it at full power on GMRS repeaters.  Anyone who tells you otherwise is wrong.

It really doesn't matter what "you consider".  Part 95 is clear:
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-95#p-95.303(Control station)
Control station. A station at a fixed location that communicates with mobile stations and other control stations through repeater stations, and may also be used to control the operation of repeater stations.
The distinction between a "base station" and a "control station" (in 95e) is that "base stations" are simplex, and a "control station" uses a repeater to talk to other stations.  Note that the definition says MAY also be used.  That means, "you are allowed to".  It does not mean, "you HAVE to".
So using what most people think of as a "GMRS base station" (mobile radio with a power supply and a rooftop antenna) to access repeaters is perfectly legal under Part 95.
Oh, and fixed stations talk to other fixed stations:
Fixed station. A station at a fixed location that directly communicates with other fixed stations only.
Your GMRS "base station" is not a fixed station.

Last fall I purchased a Wouxun KG935G and two Wouxun KG1000G radios from Buy Two Way Radios. One KG1000G was for my truck and one was for a base station.
Recently, when powering up the unit in my truck, it would display the model and voltage and would go no farther.
I contacted BTWR and John Sorrentino had me do a couple of checks and decided to send me a new face plate at no charge since the unit was under warranty and that solved the problem.
BTWR has been a great company to deal with and I highly recommend them.