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I have a BTECH GMRS-V1 and Chirp works fine both on Windows 10 and Ubuntu 17.10. The only annoying thing is every time I load a file I have to tell Chip what radio it is does not do that with my other BTECH radios.

So the first step is to look at your radio's user manual and look for setup for repeater operations. If the manual does not have repeater operations setup your radio may not be repeater capable. Also, when asking questions about a specific setup it is important to tell us what radio model you have so we can help you with specifics. When calling another station always use the call sign of the station you are calling first and your station call sign last. If you just want to talk to anybody simply say your call sign once or twice then say you are "listening" or "listening for any station."

Yea that is strange looks like your channels are pre-configured all you have to do is put it on channel 15 through 22 and put it in repeater mode and should be good to go. If you figure it out let me know what you did I have been looking at that radio for my car so I'm curious.

Did you verify that your T-CTCS tone matches the input tone of the repeater? Sometimes repeater operators change the tone for various reasons and don't get around to documenting online.

Just got this radio several days ago and have been using it on the Baltimore 462.625 repeater with the supplied rubber duck antenna. Was able to talk several hours and didn't even dent the 1800 mAh battery of course it's new so time will tell, but I'll take it. I especially like the tone scanning feature it is great for figuring out repeater tones when on the road. Decided to order the Nagoya UT-308UV 21-Inch Magnetic Mount VHF/UHF (144/430Mhz) Antenna to beef things up a little. Looking at the BTECH MOBILE UV-50X2 50 Watt Dual Band Base radio haven't decided yet, but maybe a good option for the condo. I already have a Pyramid P5-21KX power supply; hoping, it will be a good fit for this radio.