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§ 95.1751 GMRS station identification. Each GMRS station must be identified by transmission of its FCC-assigned call sign at the end of transmissions and at periodic intervals during transmissions except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section. A unit number may be included after the call sign in the identification. (a) The GMRS station call sign must be transmitted: (1) Following a single transmission or a series of transmissions; and, (2) After 15 minutes and at least once every 15 minutes thereafter during a series of transmissions lasting more than 15 minutes

Log in to mygmrs. Navigate to the Edit Profile section. Enable the Weekly Repeater Digest report. You will then receive the weekly update every Sunday night. This section is not in the forum section.

The FCC was given authority to create rules & regulations by the Communications Act of 1934, adopted by Congress & signed into law by FDR. Current updated versions available for a new era of communications, but still fact - not theory.....

You don't always need the FCC for support on unauthorized use of a private gmrs repeater. Civil litigation works quite well.

The FCC’s rules and regulations are located in Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The official rules are published and maintained by the Government Printing Office (GPO) in the Federal Register. Additional information about the Federal Register is available at the National Archives and Records Administration web site. An online version of the FCC Rules is available at the GPO e-CFR website. The e-CFR is authorized and maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) Office of the Federal Register (OFR) and GPO.

§ 95.1705 Individual licenses required; eligibility; who may operate; cooperative use. (d) Individual licensee duties. The holder of an individual license: (1) Shall determine specifically which individuals, including family members, are allowed to operate (i.e., exercise operational control over) its GMRS station(s) (see paragraph (c) of this section); (2) May allow any person to use (i.e., benefit from the operation of) its GMRS repeater, or alternatively, may limit the use of its GMRS repeater to specific persons; (3) May disallow the use of its GMRS repeater by specific persons as may be necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this section.

FCC has rules not laws...........

The repeater transmit frequencies should not be 467.....MHz, but I don't believe that is what you meant. SWR has nothing to do with interference. My guess is that you have co-channel interference on those frequencies from simplex transmissions or another repeater.

Think the real appreciation note needs to go to @rdunajewski for creating & maintaining this outstanding website. None of this myGMRS gig would be possible without this site. Others can express appreciations for opinions posted, but the true appreciation should be for this site to post those oppinions. Good Stuff........

No - That is not correct.

That is not totally correct. Privacy tones opening a receiver does not put the receiver into a carrier squelch mode to hear other transmissions on that frequency at the same time. The receiver requires the correct tone and frequency together for operation & reception.

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-414882A1.pdf https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-414789A1.pdf https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-414652A1.pdf

Because All State Approved PVC materials require the ASTM number stamped on the pipe! The ASTM number(s) reflect the properties & manufacturing standards of the pipe. What part of this do you not understand?

See Uni-Bell test results below - Also, a link is provided to enhance your education on this subject: "A test and study performed by the PVC Pipe Association (formerly known as Uni-Bell) was completed in 1997 called “The Effects of Ultraviolet Aging on PVC Pipe, UNI-TR-5-97”. The report’s findings, after two years of extreme sun exposure in the 12 locations across the US, showed no considerable change to the modulus of tensile elasticity and the tensile strength of the PVC pipe used. It was concluded that this was evidence that the PVC pipe’s ability to resist external soil loads and traffic loads was not adversely altered after the two years of exposure. Further substantiating this was lab testing done for pipe flattening and stiffness. There were small reductions in pipe impact strength, but was not significant enough to warrant concern since the lowest tested values exceeded those of many alternative buried pipe materials. The PVC Pipe Association’s Handbook of PVC Pipe states that the exposure of UV radiation can also result in a change in the pipe’s surface color." "It is important to remember that PVC pipe materials have achieved widespread acceptance for water, sewer and drainage applications across the country for over 50 years. This is due to PVC pipe’s many inherent benefits in water/sewer applications, but most notably for its high resistance to aggressively corrosive environments. Contech’s PVC pipe products, for example, are manufactured using a PVC compound that incorporates twice the industry standard amount of Titanium Dioxide UV inhibitor to further help protect the pipe from UV exposure." https://www.conteches.com/knowledge-center/learn/the-pipe-blog/pvc-pipe-and-ultraviolet-uv-protection/

Electrical, plumbing & mechanical Codes recognize ASTM Standards for the manufacturing of PVC for outdoor installations. Painting is not required. Titanium Dioxide is a sufficient additive for protection.

So does all schedule 40 PVC. Titanium Oxide (TiO)2 Is added for UV protection. That is done during the manufacturing process of the pipe. It is not paint, nor is painting required. https://www.nsf.org/water-systems/plastic-materials-ingredients

Unless that PVC pole is subjected to a wind storm & it falls over - It will outlast anyone on this forum. It is not necessary to coat PVC with anything for protection against UV outside direct sunlight. If coating was a concern for any outside PVC, I'm sure it would be a Code requirement for electrical & plumbing outside installations. Here is a link for every Building Code for all 50 states. No PVC protective coating required on any outside installations. https://up.codes/codes/general

Your listed city ordinance states it is for a "signal receiving antenna." There is nothing written about a transmitting / transmitter antenna. "Signal receiving antenna means any apparatus capable of receiving communications from a transmitter or a transmitter relay located in a planetary orbit. This definition includes all types of signal receiving antennas, including, without limitation, parabolic antennas, home earth stations, satellite television disks, UHF and VHF television antennas, and AM, FM, ham and shortwave radio antennas, regardless of the method of mounting."

Talk Around Is Nothing More Than A Created Motorola Term For Simplex Communications. Nothing More - Nothing Less. No Magic Here......

A Better Term Would Be That Repeater Access Would Not Be Allowed. So In Short - Yes. It Could Disallow Someones Use Of A Repeater.

MDC Is Legal For Use On GMRS. MDC Is A Motorola Brand Name For AFSK - Auto Frequency Shift Keying. See Definition Below: AFSK Encodes Digital Bits Into Two Audio Tones To Be Transmitted On Analog radios. § 95.1777 GMRS tone transmissions. In addition to audible and subaudible tones used for receiver squelch activation and selective calling, to establish or maintain communications with specific stations or to access repeater stations (see § 95.377), GMRS transmitters may also transmit audio tones for station identification (see § 95.1751). § 95.377 Tones and signals. Personal Radio Service stations that transmit voice emissions may also transmit audible or subaudible tones or other signals for the purpose of selective calling and/or receiver squelch activation. These tones and signals are ancillary to voice communications and are considered to be included within the voice emission types, e.g., A3E, F3E, and G3E. (a) Tones that are audible (having a frequency higher than 300 Hertz), must last no longer than 15 seconds at one time. (b) Tones that are subaudible (having a frequency of 300 Hertz or less), may be transmitted continuously during a communication session.

Nope. Nothing Illegal About It For Private Use. Businesses Use It Per Part 90 & It Is Also Legal For GMRS Under Part 95.

DPL (DCS) Coded Squelch Repeaters Are Different On How The System Recognizes The End Of A Received Transmission. No Squelch Burst.

Reverse burst is usually generated on commercial 2-way transmitters to eliminate the squelch tail noise burst in systems using PL, or Private Line. "Reverse burst" is a Motorola term, and GE calls the same thing "STE" for Squelch Tail Elimination. Reverse burst or Squelch Tail Elimination ("STE") is a process that uses a change of the phase of the PL tone encoder for a short period of time after the user unkeys the PTT button. The term "reverse burst" is used to describe the deliberate phase change for a specific abount of time while the transmitter carrier stays on - about 150 to 200ms - with the phase of the PL encoder offset by from 120 to 180 degrees (180, naturally is a complete reversal). During the reverse burst time period the reverse phase stops the PL decode reed dead in its tracks - which slams the receiver squelch closed right now. By the time the transmitter actually drops off the air the RX squelch is already closed - which results in no burst of squelch noise being heard.

Correct. That Sounds Like A Squelch Burst. Most Repeaters Have The Option To Do A Reverse Burst To Eliminate The Static Sound At The End Of A Repeater Received Transmission.