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FCC Mobility Division Home Page : https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/mobility-division-wtb

FCC Title 47 Part 95 Subpart E Rules Were Revised & Are In Sync With The FCC Mobility Interpretation Site. See Link Below : https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-95/subpart-E

Walter Cronkite With CBS News Always Use To Say - "And That's The Way It Is" When Ending His Nightly Newscast Way Before Midway USA Started As A Small Gun Shop In 1977. Just A Bit Of Trivia - That's The Way It Is.........

Well - The Sheriff Did Come To Town....... In May & June Of This Year - One Of The (4) Repeater Owners (Owned At That Time 8 Repeaters,) On The Midwest GMRS Group, Received An Email & Phone Notification To Vacate His GMRS Linking Operation Of His Repeater Stations. He Ignored & Was Totally Not Transparent With His Paid Users, As He Felt Self Justified On His Linked GMRS Usage. In August, 2024 - He Then Received, Thru USPS Mail, That He Is now In Violation Of GMRS Linking & A $20,000 Fine Is Pending If Compliance Is Not Corrected. This Is All Documented In The FCC Website For Violations..... Enforcing Radio "Sheriff" In Town - Yep....

DCS & CTCSS (PL /DPL Motorola Term) Coded Squelch Types Are Exactly That. A Coded Squelch That Eliminates Your Radio From Hearing Co-Channel Users On The Same Frequency Or GMRS Channel. There Are Several "Tones" Available. That Does Not Give An Exclusive Use Of That Shared Frequency, Just Enables Your Radio Not To Receive The Co-Channel (Same Frequency) Transmissions. So To Answer Your Question, After Explanation - Several "Parties" Will Sill Be On A "Shared" GMRS Frequency Use.

Here Is A Link For Synonyms & Antonyms For Pontifications - Guessing There Is A Grammar Issue: https://www.powerthesaurus.org/pontification Also, Sorry To Hear You Are Afflicted With Mitosis, Or Assuming That Is What Is Affecting Your Judgement. A Definition Provided If Needed... What is Mitosis Mitosis is a method of cell division where the mother cell divides to produce two genetically identical daughter cells.Itis similar in both plants and animals. In lower animals such as amoeba, mitosis is a means of asexual reproduction without the involvement of sex cells or gametes. The term ‘mitosis’ was coined by Walther Flemming in 1882 and derived from the Greek word ‘mitos’ meaning ‘warp thread’. Example: Healing of wounds, where damaged cells are replaced and repaired by forming new cells.

If Your Source Of Knowledge / Resources To Orchestrate An Opinion Is my GMRS Forums - I Wish You Well...... Good Luck With That Approach.....

Please Select Operations Tab & Make A Simple Attempt To Understand It. Just As Driving While Intoxicated Is Illegal In All 50 States, It Doesn't Require States To List All Types / Brands Of Alcohol Which Makes Driving Drunk Illegal. Same Goes With Every & All Other Types Of Laws. If Wanting To Talk Longer Distances - Get A Ham License Or Get Over It. Linking GMRS Repeaters Is Done.......... https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/general-mobile-radio-service-gmrs

Again: "In addition to violating Commission rules, linking repeaters is not in the public interest. Because GMRS spectrum is limited and used on a shared “commons” basis, the service only works well on a localized basis when users can hear each other and cooperate in the sharing of channels. Linking repeaters not only increases the potential for interference, but also uses up a limited spectrum resource over much larger areas than intended, limiting localized availability of the repeater channels." Linking Multiple Repeaters...... Pretty Much Self Explanatory. Key Word - Linking. Not Necessary To Explain Every Possible Means.

"Linking multiple repeaters to enable a repeater outside the communications range of the handheld or mobile device to retransmit messages violates sections 95.1733(a)(8) and 95.1749 of the Commission’s rules, and potentially other rules in 47 C.F.R. Repeaters may be connected to the telephone network or other networks only for purposes of remote control of a GMRS station, not for carrying communication signals. In addition to violating Commission rules, linking repeaters is not in the public interest. Because GMRS spectrum is limited and used on a shared “commons” basis, the service only works well on a localized basis when users can hear each other and cooperate in the sharing of channels. Linking repeaters not only increases the potential for interference, but also uses up a limited spectrum resource over much larger areas than intended, limiting localized availability of the repeater channels." Linking Multiple Repeaters...... Pretty Much Self Explanatory. Key Word - Linking. Not Necessary To Explain Every Possible Means.

The Input Frequencies On Any GMRS Repeater Station Will Be + (plus) 5 MHz From The Receive Frequency. This Is Referred To As The + 5 MHz Offset. Example - A 462.550 GMRS Repeater Frequency Will Need Your Radio To Transmit On 467.550 To A Repeater. Any applicable CTCSS Or DCS Tones For Access Will Also Be Required. The Repeater Then Re-transmits On The 462.550 Frequency To All CTCSS / DCS Receiving Radios.

In Simplex Mode, Your Radios Will Transmit & Receive At 462.600 MHz Using Correct CTCSS Or DCS As Needed. When Connecting To A Repeater, Your Transmit Frequency Should Be 467.600 & Your Receive Will Be 462.600, Using The Correct CTCSS Or DCS. This Called The + 5MHz Offset. A Repeater Receives Transmissions At 467.600 & Re-Transmits At 462.600 MHz. As For The Squelch Tail (Tone) - Not Sure If You Are Meaning An Actual Squelch Tail, Which Is Controlled By The Reverse Burst Squelch Setting On A Repeater - That You Cannot Program Or Control. Or A "Squawk" Which Is A MDC Type Of Identification Tone Which Is Not Available On Your Units, & Only Available On Commercial Radios, Which Are Programmed On The Individual Radios.

See Link Below For E Plane Patterns On The 1/4, 1/2 & 3/4 Wave Antennas. https://practicalantennas.com/designs/verticals/5eights/

The Sirio CX455 Is A 3/4 Wave Antenna, With A Radiation E Plane At 50 to 60 Degrees From The Horizontal. I Have Mine Mounted On A 7 ft Pole Outside & Connect To Repeaters 45 to 50 Miles Away. (Using 22' of RG8X) This Antenna Does Not Work Well In A Attic, As The Majority Of The Signal Is Aimed Right Into The Roof Sheathing. A 3/4 Wave Antenna Is Not The Best Choice For Simplex Applications, Due To The Lack Of Horizontal Plane, But Works Very Well If You Have A Low ASL Elevation Attempting To Access Repeaters. Application, Application Should Always Enter Into Your Antenna Decisions & Choices.

Receiver de-sense is a common problem when there is a lack of receiver front end filters. Distance is also relevant for the transmitting / receiving radio to the repeater. If at the repeater tower site - for sure the repeater will & should be heard on a HT in the other hand. But at further distances, several miles away from the repeater, a cheaper radio without additional front end filtering can & most likely will be de-sensitized by another in close proximity transmitter - especially when only 5 MHz away.