JamesBrox

This is from a FB group discussion I'm a member of.....wanted to find out this group's opinion as well. Hello. As a new member and GMRS user I've been wondering about how other members of this group look at GMRS. From what I've gathered...there are basically two groups of users. First group has been there a long time and wants GMRS to stay as a family radio service where someone can put up their own repeater for their own communications amongst their friends/families and have a good radio system without a lot of noise, interference or channels being tied up. Second group wants to be able to use GMRS as a hobby radio service where they can carry on rag chew sessions across the country. They link their repeaters together so they can do this. Much like what gets done on amateur radio. I don't have a dog in this fight. Just curious. What's yall's opinion? Thanks. James (WRXU693)

I appreciate the patience. Ok, I'll take out the RX tone on my radio of the known/programmed RPTs in my area and see what happens. Thanks

Well, like I said, I'm pulling this info straight off gmrs map. The owners put in the information, I do not...I just put what they say into my radio. My original question was vague.....my apologizes to the gmrs senate counsel. Bottom line, I gather.....RPT RX PL tone and TX PL tone is the radio's TX PL tone and RX PL tone. Just swop the info you see on map. Also, what repeaters? The known repeaters in my area I have programmed or running scan on RPT 15-22 (23-30)?

Thanks but I'm looking straight at the correct TX tones on gmrs maps, inputted by the owners of these repeaters. Not following you.

Yeah, a FAQ page would be great or maybe if "some people" (not my line...lol) feel that questions being asked on this forum is beneath them and tired of answering the same old questions. Maybe those "people" shouldn't have the overwhelming desire to participate in such a not worth my time answering thread. Just a thought. James WRXU693

Proprietary, I guess. The programming screen has KG-1000G+ on the upper left and a picture of the 1000G+ on the desktop icon. Leave out the RX tone? Then I won't be able to comm on the programmed RPT stations....why would I want to do that?

I see. I'm programming via software. So, if I put 141.3(the repeater's output PL) in my radio's input and 423 DPL (the repeater's input PL) in my radio's output...I'm good?

Repeater : RX is Output and TX is Input.

Thank you sir. It's hard to wrap my head around. Just can't grasp why even have RX/TX PL tones on channels if someone can still hear you in the open? I mean if I have permission to use say a local RPT 18, with PL tones of RX=Output of 141.3 and a TX=Input of DN432. Nobody should be able to listen or talk w/o these tones.....very confusing. Anyway, I'll chill....thanks to you and the mygmrs community for the patience.

I appreciate this as well. James WRXU693

Dang it man....my head hurts lol. Appreciate the insight.

Thanks 653, Ok. Bottom line....if I hear an ID on simplex it's an "open repeater" because I wouldn't hear it on simplex if it were a "close repeater" with PL tones assigned? Correct?

Got it. But forgive me of my lack of knowing. But how can someone set up a repeater with no PL tones then claim I can't use that channel? If I'm going to spend time and money building a repeater. Then I would think I'd take the extra step and apply PL tones? I don't get it.

I see. But if an owner of a repeater is sending out an ID on open simplex without PL mode....it's open game, right? He doesn't "own channel 20" just because he has the ability to send out an ID on that specific channel. Correct? Also if by chance the repeater does have an assigned RX/TX tone, why is the ID coming through an open simplex channel?

Hey guys, Say I'm hearing a morse code ID on a simplex channel (GMRS 20). That means it's (there's) an open repeater near by? And no RX/TX tones required if I reach on simplex, right? Thanks James WRXU693

Coming from the scanner world. I've quickly learned that the scan rate on a gmrs radio is very, very, very slow. Which is ok. I get it. My question to the group....How do y'all set up scanning on your gmrs radios or do you at all? At my location, it's quiet. So simplex is not scanned, right now. But RPT 15-22 does hear comms. on the base and mobile units. Am I going about this the right way to reach out? Thanks WRXU693 James

Going to press my luck with another question. I was informed after buying two 1000G+ with the good intentions of building a repeater, that I can't use the repeater station as a base unit simultaneously. True? WRXU693 James

Thank you Sir.

First....Take it easy on me. Newie here 1. How do I know I'm reaching (TX) a repeater, other than someone talking back? 2. When programming repeaters in my radio, I see a few have of the repeater sites having the same freq also the same in and out tones. How do I know which repeater I'm listening (RX) to? Thanks WRXU693 James

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I don't know. Maybe. Sounds reasonable to me. I'm in the pulmonary stages of setting up. Once I get everything tested (SWR)..... I'll raise the antenna. I just wanted to make sure the RX/TX transceivers are ready. Appreciate it Steve.

Y'all take it easy on me. lol. I've read most of the stickies pertaining to why most new GMRS users immediately want to jump into having a repeater. Guess that's me. Good or bad. Can someone explain to me why I'm not showing the TX icon on my TX transceiver but showing the RX icon on my RX transceiver? Thanks WRXU693