GreggInFL

Nice installation. Welcome to the party!

Welcome!

Okay, they eventually sometimes maybe respond, but don't count on it.

They probably respond to complaints, and they aren't getting any.

Sorry, I was just joking around. The FCC recently made clear that linking GMRS stations over the Internet was against the regs.

A repeater can't "repeat" to another repeater, because the output frequency from one repeater (462) won't match the input frequency (467) of the other repeater. Obviously, they need to be linked.

Same here. That was pre integrated circuits. Have soldering iron will travel.

Really? What percentage of GMRS users who go H.A.M. eventually drop it and stick with GMRS, in your estimation? I'm tempted to get a DMR radio just for RX. As my primary interest is the SHTF scenarios common here in Hurricane Central, the more info that can be gathered the better. I can see getting updates from HAMS and relaying the info to the neighborhood via GMRS. What's the passing grade for a Tech license? I once took one of those mini tests on-the-fly and did rather well, but I don't recall the score.

Okay, good point. My DB25-G has a jack for a headset. Perhaps some bubble gum and bailing wire could somehow make that work.

Don't many mobile radios have an audio out port for an external speaker?

I assumed that kind of setup (microwave or otherwise) was on a dedicated portion of the spectrum, outside GMRS, but I guess that does not have to be the case. Have I ever mentioned that this is a great forum?

And I see it's fixed station to fixed station only -- no HTs, mobiles, base stations or repeaters. Huh. Use case(s)?

Thanks. You just saved me several hours.

Ouch.

I'll bite. What is a "fixed station" and how does it differ from a base station?