Davichko5650
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6 hours ago, PACNWComms said:
(unless it goes well, then the "brown nosers" will try to say they supported me all along - funny how that works),
If they're any kind of good BN's they'll also take credit for the idea!!!
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2 hours ago, WRTC928 said:
TBH, in my area, most GMRS users are very polite and respectful.
Pretty much how it is here. Of course since it's mostly me and mine, how can it not be? Other than a small group of friends nearby that I talk with occasionally at home, I don't use GMRS unless I'm out of town up where there's no cell service.
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17 minutes ago, Hoppyjr said:
I can’t think of any situation that would require the license to be carried on the person.
I've never been asked to produce a copy of either my Amateur or GMRS licenses. I've heard tell of a couple instances of SH's asking to see someone's license before they let them key up their precious Hams radio, but only as hearsay...
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On 4/27/2025 at 8:09 PM, WSDA629 said:
That was one of the other questions I had. How often to ID.
Every 15 minutes and at the end of your conversation.
As far as the other etiquette issues, pretty much what the previous replies have noted. As far as calling other users, Callsign or name or nickname, whatever gets their attention if they're listening. Some areas have active simplex and repeaters in use, but for the most part GMRS is a "bring your own" type of service. In my case it's my wife and son using it when up north away from cell phone service, around the large city lot at home and with a small number of friends near home we chat with occasionally. I rarely use repeaters.
Have fun however you use it, and don't overthink it or take too much umbrage if some self appointed radio cop gives you grief if you do "something wrong."
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On 4/19/2025 at 2:16 PM, Socalgmrs said:
Gmrs is growing. That is a fact attested to by how many new licenses are sold on the fcc web site. This is from my experience the most active gmrs site. This is pretty much it. Love it or leave it.
I've only ever seen one other site that's close at all, and a very distant second at that. So distant that I can't even recall it's name or the URL. I'm here mostly as I'm into all facets of the radio world, but I do generally only use GMRS radios when out doing things, barely, if ever use a repeater. But interesting to see what else is going on out there and this is the best place to find that for GMRS.
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20 hours ago, jsneezy said:
Damn, and I only brought a 24 pack of beer.
Good thing CostCo has those 35 packs - 29 for y'all and a six pack for me.
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1 hour ago, SteveShannon said:
You can still see how people react to him. I added him to my ignore list a while ago and it really has made my life easier.
I'm good with things as is, no need to ignore.
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1 hour ago, OffRoaderX said:
This is the recommended fix:
What and miss all the fun?
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3 hours ago, WRUE951 said:
. Apparently he friended a buyer one day, telling the friendly buyer all about him and his wife's upcoming two week cruise.
Never post those vacation details on FB until after the the fact!
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11 minutes ago, EternalNoob said:
Don't know what "cw" means (again, I'm new). As for the call sign, the DMV is unlikely to let this particular combination of numbers and letters fly on a vanity plate. I apologize if I'm coming off as a troll. I was genuinely asking.
"Tongue twister" is actually a spot-on way to describe it, come to think of it, but this is a family forum so I'll leave it at that.CW = Continous Wave, or morse code. And yes, if the letters can be construed as an expletive, DMV might balk. Althought my buddy's amateur call that ended in FKU was no problem with DVS here in MN.
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11 hours ago, OffRoaderX said:
I just randomly came across this review of the RT97L that was published about 3 minutes after you made this post:
Piqued my interest after having seen the review. But I'm also allocating funds for a new handgun, so may have to watch for the giveaway video!!!
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12 hours ago, EternalNoob said:
So--and I'm, um, asking for a friend--one can get a new license/call sign if their current one is ridiculous?
As Steve Shannon mentioned, yes, but at an additional $35. In what way is your call sign ridiculous to where you'd want a change? I can't see that with the sequential assignment system. Maybe in the Amateur world where you get a tongue twister or very bad on cw maybe...
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1 hour ago, Socalgmrs said:
If we only had small pocket sized devices that we could look up anything and everything in the world in seconds.
Pull out your pen and say "Open Channel D."
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14 hours ago, WRUE951 said:
if after 360 some odd days, i think it would be easier and faster to apply for a new license.
It absolutely is. The FCC will not issue a waiver to regain an old GMRS callsign. Ran into this when I for got to renew a few years back. Tried the waiver application on the website, got nowhere. Called CORES and a quick chat with very helpful person there got me steered into a new license.
"You're not attached to that call like your amateur one, are you?"
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1 hour ago, Guest Art said:
I just tried to renew my gmrs license, (it had expired quite a while ago) now today I see the application was dismissed although I paid the fees requested , asked for a waiver filled out what was asked of me..... does anyone have a suggestion on what I can do to correct all this, I highly doubt I could get my money back
Thanks!
Call FCC on the phone, they are pretty good to work with. Best to just apply for a new license, you will not be able to get the old call sign issued to you. (been there done that when I forgot to renew mine a few years back!)
- SteveShannon, TrikeRadio and Hoppyjr
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On 4/14/2025 at 9:38 AM, Lscott said:
I forget where I was reading the thread, but there was one where a guy was discussing the idea of purchasing some property and building a tower for the sole purpose of renting out space once built. No different than constructing an apartment building and renting out units.
Plus if it's near an urban area or downtown, Parking Lot for extra income!
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15 minutes ago, WRYZ926 said:
Yeah them boofwengs are going to a gold mine
Quick check on Temu today and all the BooFwangs listed have a "LOCAL" disclaimer under them - Tarriff beaters!
A couple years ago I found a website that had UV5R's for $6.12 per unit, shipping and customs duties included. Minimum lot of 1,000. But I didn't see the need to have 1,000 of them. Maybe I shoulda bit on that!
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1 hour ago, ag4so said:
Update Just checked all channel in both Band A and B channels 8 through 14 beep and refuse to transmit. I have only touched channels 1-8, the rest are factory default.
95.1763
(d) 467 MHz interstitial channels. Only hand-held portable units may transmit on these 7 channels. The channel center frequencies are: 467.5625, 467.5875, 467.6125, 467.6375, 467.6625, 467.6875, and 467.7125 MHz.
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19 minutes ago, SteveShannon said:
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I hear this near my work. Local metal processing Co. uses a lot of FRS radios, and in the morning, the lead foreman calls out channel assignments quite often; "Main Office is on 14 today, Receiving on 12, Production is on 5, QA on 3."
But if you're talking using 2 simplex channels to work "split", also legal AFAIK. But you will need a dual watch radio or two radios to accomplish that!
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1 hour ago, SteveShannon said:
I’m not hamming today, but I’d be delighted to add you to the list!
Be a gas to ragchew with U OM! I did some of the WPX last weekend. I know I'll never have a massive score, but mine do help the Club which consistently does very well in most. During the CQWW DX this last time, got to hear one of the premier contest station's operators say "shit, shit, shit..." on the air when his logging software took a dump on him mid pileup. I contest to help the club score big, work that rare DX, aometimes just to operate a mode I don't normally get a chance to. RTTY for one as it's been a favorite since my Army days, but no one wants to QSO on rtty anymore it seems!
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