PeterM
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Got a question - is something up with the Baraboo650 and the Devil’s Head Gmrs repeaters? Are they down? I’m currently on a camping trip at Devils Lake and I noticed that the repeaters are somehow not opening when I’m pressing the PTT and transmitting my callsign, and I’m also around 10 min away from both repeaters so I know I should be able to hit both repeaters, even if it has a lil static (bc of the forest I’m guessing). I did also notice that the Baraboo650 is both on the map and on the search result, but Devil’s Head isn’t on either. Also mind you, I did hear radio traffic on Devils Head and Baraboo650 a week or so ago, so Ik I should hit the repeater and hear it kickback. I did also program the repeaters correctly since I’ve used these repeaters last year (and I check the myGMRS website to see if any updates happens to any of the repeaters I use weekly). Radios used: Motorola XTS 3000 and Radioddity DB-25G mobile.
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KevinJ reacted to a post in a topic:
GMRS repeater 160 miles away.
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I'll have to check it out tomorrow morning, hopefully it works! -
I was thinking that it might be the mic itself. I'll unplug and plug it back in.
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It's not a stupid question, lol. Its on all frequencies.
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No, it's different places each time.
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I kinda assumed that when I turned off my car when the guy said "you have some type of alternator whine". But I do know that my mobile radio has some weird background noise, even if I turn of the car.
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The wires are connected to my battery I use a 2011 Nissan Altima. The antenna I use is this one right here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TPZ221K?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title The antenna is placed on my trunk
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The whine is there when the engine is on or off. The whine does not change (I believe, gotta check) I do not have any LED in my car
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Hey everyone! So for some context, I managed to contact someone on a repeater last night on my mobile radio (BTech 50V-2 GMRS Radio) and the guy I managed to contact responded by saying that he can barely hear me and that there's this "whine" coming from my end. Said that it can be an "Alternator Whine". I tested it on my handheld, and he was correct: there is some sort of weird whine every time I transmit on my radio (and plz don't roast me on my choice of mobile radio. I like the radio and I think that radio is cool and it was the best one I could afford, I just need help getting it back to "normal"). I switched to my hand held radio to talk to him, and he recommended the ferrite chokes for it. Do you have any other tips? If I did get the ferrite chokes, how would I be able to apply them to the radio? (If needed, I can record a video and send it here for some more context.) Thanks! EDIT 1: Turns out it was the mic, thanks everyone for the advice!!
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IDK where you got that from, but where I am located, its about 160 miles away from me.
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I actually started to watch him two years ago when I got my Beofeng (Or how he calls it "Boofwang") UV-5r
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GreggInFL reacted to a post in a topic:
GMRS repeater 160 miles away.
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PeterM reacted to a post in a topic:
GMRS repeater 160 miles away.
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SteveShannon reacted to a post in a topic:
GMRS repeater 160 miles away.
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I'm planning to get my HAM license sometime soon, anyway, haha.
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PeterM reacted to a post in a topic:
GMRS repeater 160 miles away.
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LeeBo reacted to a post in a topic:
GMRS repeater 160 miles away.
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SteveShannon reacted to a post in a topic:
GMRS repeater 160 miles away.
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Awesome, thanks!
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I live near Elgin, IL, and I overheard a conversation on the Devil's Head repeater 160 miles away. I want to ask: is it illegal for me to use the GMRS repeater 150 miles away from it? Thanks! WRYP550
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GMRS call sign question
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Ahhhh, ok. I got confused earlier. Thanks for the clarification!
