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I had a simular incident in Stafford NJ with Monoc ambulance bleeding over onto Ch 21 if you were 5 miles or less from the hospital. At the time monoc was using 463xxxx (I dont remember the exact number) Two things can cause this issue. 1 would be the extra high 200W output from their repeater to cover the southern end of the county as well as Burlington and Atlantic county's. This overdrives the front end of a near by UHF radio using a frequency close to the one the transmitter is on. The other would be frequency deviation where the transmitter begins to transmit off frequency enough to bleed onto other frequency's. Most likely its a GMRS repeater that users are not using their calls on. Without being able to hear the traffic and knowing the area and whats around, kinda hard to speculate who is using it.

I've done it a couple times, one radio came from a facility I do not wish to mention (its run by a mouse) and had an extensive turbo system. Another radio came from a fire marshell in ohio and it still had the encryption codes installed. When I purchased a lot of 380's they all seem to have come from a wildland fire fighting team.

HHmmm, looking at that particular radio I dont believe it is part 95 or 90 certified. In fact it is part 15 only which means it is only legal for ham radio use or use as a scanner. Still, Programming is straight forward, Receive frequency should be your lower 462 frequency, Transmit should be the 467 frequency. Enter the proper tone for RX and TX and you should be set.

Also note that this is theoretical. I have a repeater mounted about 30' up. Going north, it loses signal about 3 miles out due to a large hill in that direction. To the south I easily get 8-10 miles reliably, and I've had reports of people reaching the repeater nearly 45 miles away from me, though only in particular spots. Terrain isn't the only issue that reduces range. Large buildings, high voltage transmission lines, and high RF environments tend to further diminish signals unless professional grade stuff is used. One thing I will say is if you get a flat pack duplexer, be sure to upgrade that first before switching to larger antennas. I found that each repeater I set up that started with flat pack duplexers, even the high quality ones like Celwave, often saw a 20-40% increase in range. I also found that by using 25W instead of 40W that the repeater seems to get the same range while being able to detect weaker signals from portables at longer distances.

Look into a Band pass/band reject duplexer. I found that despite terrain, switching from the flatpacks to BP/BR duplexers usually increased range quite a ways.

Ch 20 or 462.675 however don't count on that as a sole emergency contact channel.

Set stop A to 1 and stop B to 1 (I believe this is the "delay" for priority channels and will tell the unit how long to hold on the channel after receiving a transmission) Resume should be shortened, maybe 2 seconds, Not sure what talk back is in that particular radio.

Public safety radio operations and GMRS are vastly different. For instance on public safety radio, the users are not required to ID themselves with a call sign where GMRS each user is required to send their call. If for some reason the FCC chose to start enforcement it could be an issue, however, since users are required to ID themselves anyways, 30 minute ID times for the repeater are acceptable.

Most Icom radios I have programmed usually say "scan" when scanning, however I do not have experience with this particular model so I cannot say that is true for you. Few things to check: If you pressed the scan key and cant tell if it is doing anything, check for an orange or red flashing light. This seems to be the way manufactures have been identifying scan mode as of late. If there's no flashing light, try keying another radio on a different channel but on a channel within the scan list and see if it stops on that channel. If the above didn't work, consider this: Motorola and other digital radios seem to require you to select a scan list for each channel. Perhaps it is the same here as the Icom F80T is built on a digital platform. Check that under the channel edit screen that there isnt a "scan list" option, if there is, select a list to scan. Thats about all I can think of as I do not own one of these radios. hope it helps in some way.

I would like to know which rules the repeater is breaking that the operator of the repeater needs to "check them." GMRS stations are required to ID every 15 minutes. ~~( 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. Some do it a little more often, for instance my repeater is set to ID after 10 minutes which is my personal preference. CW is a form of ID, ~~( b ) The call sign must be transmitted using voice in the English language or international Morse code telegraphy using an audible tone. As MBrun said, this is only optional if the stations users have properly ID'd themselves. (Not sure why the first stipulation was in place as they would still be required to identify themselves even if they are owners of the system) Now, if you are trying to figure out how to "read" the CW call, there are various CW decoders including FLdigi which will listen to the "Di" and "Da" and spit the letters out on screen, however I wouldn't send them a lecture on rules and regs until you yourself have a firm understanding of them.

By any chance do you know the name of the repeater so I may see first hand, perhaps I am misunderstanding what you meant by username and password?

MyGMRS requires a username and password to log in to see repeater information. To obtain a username and password you must submit your callsign and fill out the registration page. Your callsign will be confirmed through the FCC database (this may take a few days if you just received your callsign) and your account will become active. This process was done to reduce the number of unlicensed operators as well as malicious operations upon repeaters that were listed. Note that your MyGMRS account is not the same as the MyGMRS forums (To my knowledge) so you will need to register on both sides to use both the forums and the main site.

I dont believe one exists here on the forum, however a google search of commonly used radio technical terms gave me this website which I think will give you more than what you were looking for. Its for ham radio, however most if not all of the terms are the same Enjoy http://www.arrl.org/ham-radio-glossary

Reading through the posts, I believe you are asking if you need to use a repeater output channel, or if you could use another channel in the GMRS line-up. The answer is, if you know a channel is used by a repeater and you do not wish to use that channel, you can use another of the 22 GMRS channels for simplex (radio to radio) communications. On my familys radio set, I have set up three quick reach channels preset with tones and such. 1: Repeater 462.675 (code) 467.675 (code) 2: Talk 1 462.675(code) 462.675 (code) 3: Talk 2 462.550(code) 462.550 (code) It is important to note, the first 7 GMRS channels are limited to 5W max power, and channels 8-14 are limited to half a watt so if you program these channels be sure to use the proper TX power settings.

When working out an RF, more info is a lil better. The SW-33 will only tell you the SWR reading and TX power out. The SW-102 will give SWR, Power out, TX frequency (to make sure radio is on frequency) forward and reflected power. I've never used the SW-33 so I cannot speak on how the user interface works, the SW-102 has a fair interface. Press button and you get your reading, press and hold button and the unit shuts off. Big screen so easy to read and it will hold the last reading it took from the transmitter.

well, 30 miles may be a bit of a stretch without a 100' tower, however on a 3 story building 8-10 miles can be easily reached. Rule of thumb is that each time you double antenna height you double range, however at lower heights, being able to get over trees and buildings and hills can sometimes tripple or quadruple your range. On a good day, my repeater can be hit (though unreliably) and heard from about 45 miles away by friends down in cape may and wildwood, however has dead spots the closer you get to the repeater till about 6 miles away. Thats with the antenna only being 25-30 feet up.

I use a surecom SW-102, nice little unit, https://www.amazon.com/Mcbazel-Surecom-Digital-125-525Mhz-Antenna/dp/B01D86IKIQ/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=2JRVRL343HI8D&dchild=1&keywords=surecom+sw-102&qid=1611170816&s=electronics&sprefix=surecom+%2Celectronics%2C360&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&smid=A263LSCPZJCHO0&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFQWUVGVVpLTjBDMUkmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA2NjE4OTgxNzlPM0M5UEg1WE1QJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA5Mzk4NjcyRk4wV1NUTjJNNVFEJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

As KB2ZTX mentioned the repeater alone will not get you into the net. You would also need one of these: https://shop.mygmrs.com/collections/repeaters-and-accessories/products/repeater-linking-bundle This unit connects your repeater to the internet and into the GMRS server, allowing you to operate on the network. Due to simplex (radio to radio) operations not needing a license, Rich does not want simplex nodes being set up everywhere that anyone can tie into which is why you would be required to have a repeater. As for repeaters themselves, I prefer the Motorola GR1225/RKR1225 (Its the same unit however the RKR1225 is rack mountable) They go for about $300 used and seem to work well. 100% duty cycle on low power (25W.) The nice part is that the bundle kit above is plug and play, order the maxtrac cable, plug it into the back of the radio and your done. If your somewhat serious about setting up a local repeater for friends or family, get a BP/BR duplexer(another $300ish plus tuning), good feedline($40-100 depending on length), and a fair 460-470 antenna($150), and mount it as high as you can. You should get some good coverage given the terrain you have, looks nearly flat farmland from google earth. Setting up a repeater is an expense, however if there are no linked repeaters, and very few operating repeaters around, it is an option to do if you have the time and money to put into it.

Hello Joe, Welcome to MyGMRS The regional/national nets which take place every Sunday are only accessible two ways. The first is through a repeater that is networked through the MyGMRS network, the other through a Zello node (only one I know of is the Bronx zoo repeater.) If you are interested in setting up your own local repeater on the MyGMRS network there are kits you can buy from MyGMRS.com, or if you wish you can buy everything separate and build your own kit.

Could be a few things. many newer vehicles use all sorts of sensors, including some that use RF. I would try an external battery and putting the vehicle in drive and see if you still get static. If you do, you have some form of RF interference, if not then the interference is electrical based. For electrical based interference a line filter (20-40 USD) will usually resolve the problem.

I dont know of too many places that make those cables. I do have a pinout (sorta) for what you need to connect to on the radio, http://www.wiscointl.com/zetron/landmobile/controllers/m37.htm

Your better off using the KPG software, Check your PM's, I'll be messaging shortly.

Checking the MyGMRS map, looks like repeaters in Boise, and Idaho falls with none near you. Doesnt mean there isnt active GMRS up there. You should try scanning for a couple weeks on the repeater channels and see if you catch any conversations.

Likely do not have the correct frequency's in, or have them in the wrong order. There are also privacy codes (CTCSS/DCS) which could be in play. Without having the code plugs for the radios I couldnt tell you where the issue is. Also, just a side note, the UV5R is NOT GMRS compliant and some users have said they had issues with those radios in the past when used outside the ham frequencies.

Hey Gary, Checking https://mygmrs.com/nets (This identifies the locations and statuses of MyGMRS networked radios and hubs) there are NO linked repeaters identified on the map. The only node, 176, is actually used as a hub for running the regional portions of the net. Setting up a node is simple, Especially if you have a motorola repeater (GR1225 or similar) as its all plug and play for the most part. You will need a repeater to hook to, Internet access, and to purchase a repeater linking bundle to match your radio. If you purchase the bundle from MyGMRS, everything comes preset and I believe the only adjustments needed would be for audio volumes in and out.