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So I have the 20inch Signal Stalk I just took some SWR readings and im pretty happy with what I have out the box no modifications. Don't think I'll be needing to make any adjustments So far so good. I like how its not too big of an antenna and it barley noticeable which I Like

Just got the Signal Stalk mounted and so far seems to be working well. Signals coming in strong both uhf and vhf and outbounds. Glad I moved to a nmo mount as the magnet on the nagoya ut72 left a ring on the paint but was able to polish it out. Now to test with swr meter

Awesome … I have a swr meter to check it out will be interesting to see what difference if any from my Nagoya ut72 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’ll be using a Signal stick Signal stalk 20inch 1/4 wave on 2m, 3/4 wave on 70cm. Thanks for your help Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So I bought this mount for the rack but could I just add a ground wire from the mount run it along the rail and ground it to the car somewhere

So I’m getting ready for a setup similar to this on my Toyota Avalon but mine will be attached to bike rack rail across the roof. The antenna will be over my roof “not attached” so technically I won’t need a ground plane since I have the roof correct ?

It’s funny I just added a ground plane to my Nagoya UT 72 mag mount that I’m using for my house. I had it laying around and decided to use it for my mobile unit when I’m home until I can get a proper antenna . I went to Lowe’s and got a 24x24 sheet of metal for 15$ mounted the antenna and popped it up on the roof used it all day yesterday seemed to work well Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Abbree AR 771 GMRS antenna has been working great for me both GMRS and Ham frequencies Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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I just exported the repeater list for california "chirp" and imported it in chirp i noticed that alot of repeaters have the "s" skip function on them are these repeaters not working? or permission only? was wondering why they had the "s" function see attached

While I Know this is a GMRS forum just wanted to get some feedback on 2m vs 70 bands. Im Doing a mass export of all the repeaters within a 100 miles off repeater book and was wondering what the mass consensus on exporting via 2m or 70cm? Seems like 2m is better for simplex than 70 where 70cm signals tend to penetrate buildings better than 2m. I guess both have its pros and cons just wanted to see what most are using these days.

I’m sorry to bother but what do you mean by switching talk groups and everyone listening to the repeater is taken to the same talk group ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That’s awesome to know thank you for your help and looking into it. I’m going it reprogram my ht today. I’m really surprised how unused DMR is I’ll have someone chime in time from time but that’s about it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You need to pay in order to use it from what I can tell you can sign up for a free trial and then after 45 days you would need to to pay a yearly fee see link below http:// https://papasys.com/join/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes it is part of the Redlands PAPA System at least from what i see,

Yes the repeater im trying to connect to AI6BX which is part of the PAPA System which you need to pay for to use apparently. On repeater book it shows it as an open repeater but when you click the link to their site you would nee dto join the papa system which is a downer

Yep defiantly hitting it, didnt know it was a paid repeater so will need to see if its worth the yearly price.

AHHH AI6BX is the repeater im trying to use. Repeater book shows it as open so I didnt realize i needed to pay for use. That would explain why im not hearing anything.

I think my problem is I’m too far from the closest dmr repeater to me. I’m going to drive closer and see if that helps Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So I received my radio on Saturday and yes it’s a lot took me the whole day to figure it out but I have it set up now and have a somewhat good understanding of how to program it. You definitely need a hotspot to connect to the internet to use talk groups. I am just barely close enough to a repeater but the socal and California talk groups are pretty much dead. Someone will chime in every now and then but that’s about it. Gonna play with it some more today and see if maybe I’m doing something wrong Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m in the fence on this one while I do have uv9g gmrs radios I’ve been thinking of just going with either a Anytone atd878uvll plus it’s has dual band cause if and when the shtf I want to be able to communicate on both gmrs and ham frequencies I do plan to get a ham license but that all get thrown out the door in an emergency. I do play by the rules but it doesn’t make sense to carry around 2 radios when one can do it all Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah I'm new to this and didn't know repeaters were linked via the internet. So question because this is what I'm concerned about so when the internet goes down basically were all going to be stuck on simplex or the area one repeater may cover because they will not be linked?

Really so you can’t link gmrs repeaters together ? After doing some reading I guess it can be done via internet, that’s a real bummer. So when shtf happens and the internet goes out communication through those repeaters are dead. Is it the same for ham? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So I think I just solved my problem I was too far away I just got back from driving closer to the repeater and sure enough I made contact Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yes I just confirmed really weird Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk