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The exciting and important job of FCC agents! LOL.

There are already two open, pretty wide coverage GMRS repeaters in the area around McKinney. Have you checked out those repeaters? There are also several smaller range repeaters all around the Dallas Area.

Maybe people you already know in the area would be interested in using radios to stay in touch or use for an activity where radio communications would be useful... you might be able to get them interested enough to get radios themselves to talk to you on your radio. There are repeater clubs out there where you MIGHT meet new friends and find things in common to do things with and use the radios too. But as others have stated, really... GMRS is meant to communicate with people you already know. but yeah.

I love that.

What do you mean exactly by a "24 ft room antenna" ? Do you mean your properly tuned GMRS antenna sits atop a 24 foot tower? is it indoors? is the actual antenna 24 feet tall? GMRS antennas are not that tall) Maybe clarify exactly how you have the antenna positioned and what make/model of antenna it is. That might help people give you helpful feedback.

You might be on the very edge of being able to talk simplex if you don't have too much between the locations. Worth trying. Might have to be outdoors to do it if there is a pretty clear line. I have been about to get 5 to 7 miles simplex in some locations. If the local repeater is not too far away and has some altitude for it's antenna that could work too. Everything depends on your local situation. I can reach a repeater from inside my house that is about 25 miles away, but it is also on top of a 5,000 foot mountain plus on a tower... and I am using a 771G whip antenna on my 5 watt HT.

Isn’t that a problem for people who are using radios that are not able to send that code?

LOL OK... I guess there are mobile MURS radios... But really? $370 for a two watt radio? This looks like a desperate attempt to separate money from a business that does not know better. "hey look... a no-license-required two watt radio for your business needs. Hmmm.

MURS is limited to 2 watts. I dont know about that mobile unit posted above but that is very uncommon. Most MURS units then are HTs. There is a height maximum of how high you can put an external antenna (can't find that at the moment) and the typical range you can expect is maybe 10 miles at most. so... yeah. More info onine: https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/bureau-divisions/mobility-division/multi-use-radio-service-murs

or use MURS radios / frequencies... no license required, but like FRS it is limited in power output and other things. only HT (hand held transmitters) not mobile units. and limited range.

Some repeaters and repeater clubs might like users to Id at the start of a transmission too just for convenience but it is not something mandated by the FCC

Bought both of mine in a set… from Amazon. Never had a problem with either.

My two TD-H3s are blowing my mind. (I've seen so many reports by people bagging on the Tidradios but I have had nothing but great experiences with my H3. ) I'm up at my parents home about 8 miles east of Mariposa California... up in the foothills between Fresno and Yosemite Valley. I got permission from a repeater owner who has on setup overlooking Shaver Lake (I am not 100% sure of its exact location but from google maps it looks like it could be atop a ridge near Mt Stephenson). I'm able to hit the repeater with my two H3 handhelds using 771G antennas. The repeater has to be over 38 miles (60km) away but it seems I have a good line of sight through the hills from our location. The signal coming back does have a little static in it, but it is very understandable. I was amazed and very happy to find out this worked for me with this little amazing radios.

YIKES!