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Yes, the Silicon Labs chip driver should install easily on Windows 11, as should the FTDI. The Prolific chip cables will have problems: requiring an uninstallation if Windows 11 already tried to install it and then installing an earlier version; version xxx.11 I believe.

When you add Garfunkle, it becomes SoundS of Silence.

Can you hit any of these 3 repeaters?

Columbia 725?

And for $20-$35, you can give away HTs to those whom you would like to use your repeater, if they won't buy them for themselves!

As I recently posted to another thread: One prominent YouTube GMRS Influencer mistook this post as directed at him and took exception to it in his jocular style (the misunderstood reference was to family members, friends and "off-road jeep drivers")! But in reality you are fine to do what you want with GMRS so long as you stay within the Part 95 Rules. If you build it, they will come!

You talkin’ to me?!? Because I wasn't talking to YOU!

FYI: I now have Windows 11 installed on both an Apple Silicon Mac and an Intel Mac, both using Parallels, so I am able to research both ARM and Intel-based drivers.

I notice a vocal minority on this Forum has taken it upon themselves to attempt to dissuade GMRS users from "chatting" with other GMRS users who are not their family members, friends, or happen to drive a kidney masher with a strange nickname (or NOT!). You paid your $35, now go forth, within the structure of the FCC Part 95 rules, and enjoy your radio!

It is odd, but for some reason the FCC has made the determination to require Part 95E acceptance for GMRS radios. That being said, I am told that the current Technician class HAM radio license is not too hard to pass and then you will have unfettered access to all the radios you want on the 450 MHz band and play and experiment all you want with these radios, without fear or even prejudice of being assaulted by the FCC!

Yes, this fixes the cables that use the "older" Prolific chips. Do you have the so-called Wouxun "Red" cable? I do not think they use the older Prolific chip and my recollection is that Randy @OffRoaderX posted a comment somewhere here on this Forum about his getting his Wouxun Red Cable to work in Windows 11. Randy?

For $35, you can get another GMRS callsign, and cancel this one and eliminate a life of degradation and despair!

While this is sure cheaper than the one offered on Amazon, I am finding that, given the high center of gravity, it flies out of the cup on sharp turns! Does anyone have a good fix to make this fit more tightly in my vehicle's cup? The Amazon version has a winding width expander to solve that problem.

I am a big fan of the Radioddity DB20-G a/k/a Anytone AT-779: 20 watts, mini-mobile, cigarette lighter plug, 500 channels; easily opens to 2 mtrs/70 cm HAM Radio when needed - $99 - $109

Exactly! No debate needed there!

That’s the problem with this Forum: so many want to make a debate about something that may seem important to them but irrelevant to the question posted!

Which again is not the OP's question in his OP; I do not see him using the word "interference." I default back to my original response:

How does one turn off auto-correct on this website?!?

Ignoring the fact that Motorola once again tries to claim trademark rights in the term "Talkabout" for its line of FRS HTs: There are two separate generally accepted concepts of functions that are useful when your radio is on a "repeater" channel; that is, set to transmit on a different frequency than the one that it receives on: Talkaround and Reverse Talkaround, which is primarily found on GMRS radios, allows the operator to be on a Repeater Channel, but by the push of a button, immediately convert it to the Simplex Channel on the same frequency. Reverse, which is primarily found on HAM Radios, allows the operator to be on a Repeater Channel, but by the push of a button, listen to the Repeater Input frequency and transmit on the Repeater Output frequency So using @WRWK524's example: Operator 1 has his radio set to Repeater Channel 23 and transmits on 467.550 through a local repeater and listens to replies on the repeater output of 462.550. Operator 2 has his radio set to Repeater Channel 23 and using Talkaround, he transmits on 462.550 and listens on 462.550 as well. Now going to the OP's original question: Yes, Operator 2 can communicate with Operator 1 because when Operator 1 transmits, Operator 2 will hear him on the output of the Repeater; while when Operator 2 transmits, Operator 1 will hear him Simplex because they are in close proximity. This will cause some confusion by third parties listening to this conversation who are not in close proximity, because they will only hear Operator 1 and silence when Operator 2 transmits. I often use this mode of communications when I discover a new repeater for which I do not know the access tone and I want to ask the Operator in close proximity to me for permission to use the Repeater and have him tell me the access tone.

That statement is a truism for all GMRS communications; not just the one posited by the OP.

Yes, but how respectful they are is up the operators.

What's VINE?

What does that mean?

Welcome to GMRS, Stephen: WRZV911!!!

I disagree; it is just historical that FRS was originally limited to 0.5 watts. Channels 1-7 are also interstitial channels just as close to the repeater Output Channels, but FRS can transmit at 2 watts on these channels (and GMRS at up to 5 watts) and both FRS and GMRS can transmit right on top of the repeater output Channels 15-22 (at 2 watts and up to 50 watts, respectively). Oh oh: here comes the debate about the perceived increased interference on Input Channels…