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I think I am on the fringe of distance. I tried the Observatory Hill repeater too, but no luck. Will keep trying. I have another antenna to try also. Maybe that will help. Southwest PA Is a bit hilly. I live at the top of a hill , so maybe I will get lucky. Nice to have Ma pool of knowledge from which to draw here. Much obliged.

Does the offset need to be put in. I don't see one listed. But I was told it is 5mhz. Would that be 000.500 with the shift d + ?

I got the repeater from MYGMRS.com under the repeaters tab. Open System Type 462.725 MHz Frequency 107.2 Hz Input Tone 107.2 Hz Output Tone Online Status 35 Miles Range (Estimate)months ago So I assume it's a GMRS repeater, but I don't know how I would know the diff. Newbie here, so what I don't know is so much more than what I do.

I am trying to hit the repeater WN2XfO and have used the settings listed but do not get a hiss after releasing PTT. Can this mean I am connected but no one is responding or I am too far from the repeater also?

One more thing on the repeater access; Is it permissible to use the repeater with pending approval since it is an open repeater? My gut tells me no, but like I said I'm a newbie.

PS, this is all new to me so forgive me if I ask something that is obvious and I have no ill will or wish to insult anyone. If i do that, it is my own ignorance.

I have put a request in to use some repeaters in Southwest PA. 2 I have had approval. The third I have not and of course it is the one that I could use locally. I also have not had a denial. The repeater is WN2XFO. If this is a private repeater and the one being discussed, then I expect I may not get an answer on my request. Does anyone know if this is the repeater being discussed?

Newbie to GMRS and currently studying for my Ham license. I'm retired and learning at a retired pace. I'm mainly interested in being able to use GMRS while hiking and traveling in the SW PA region. I listen more than I speak, so I'll read more than I post. Looking forward to learning from the greater minds here. Thanks.

Thanks so much. I tried multiple times and could not log in. Seems to have been an issue with my Firefox browser settings. I switched to Chrome and all went well. Much obliged.

I noted today while applying for repeater access that my physical address was still my older one. I moved in March of 2023 to my current address and forgot to change to my new address. Today I tried to update my physical address for my GMRS, but could not find anywhere on the FCC website to do so. I could update my username and password, but failed to find the physical address. I'm probably missing the obvious. Any help is appreciated. Happy New Year everyone.