TrikeRadio

I don't think there is any reason or even memory chips to retain GPS history in them is there? I would think it generates the GPS coordinates as needed when sending them as needed. But maybe some could store a limited history. anyone know?

I don't know a lot about the 2-way radios that have GPS built in. I know that they can transmit their coordinates to another radio (that has authorization? ) in some manner. No idea if they retain a history with timestamps.

Yeah, depends on what they are using to try to locate a cell or radio. I understand it is possible (for those authorized) to tell what cell tower is receiving the original cell phone signal which gets you in the area. I suppose with proper authorization they could figure out the photo and narrow the location down further by GPS. Two way Radios on the other hand would require triangulation by antennas near the transmitter and would still only give a general area location. plus, a phone (or phone network) probably retains locations and timestamps that can be used afterwards to establish where someone was at a particular time after the fact. so... there is that.

Oh... oops. Yeah that makes more sense. I only looked at the original poster's text and they typoed it like: "6/1/1/25" (extra dash in there between the ones! )

I knew there was at least a few day delay for the FCC site data getting to the myGMRS site ... but he said his callsign was issued on the first of the month... 15 days? that seems like there is a data feed problem on MyGMRS. I would suggest contacting the site help here to see if they can check that their callsign update is working properly.

Did that actually stop the people who were not authorized to use it? I would think most interfering users would figure out what the new tones / codes were pretty easily, unless they just got the tones and had no idea they were not authorized.

I have a DB-25-G... it is good, but it really works best using it on one channel at a time instead of trying to monitor all 4 that it can at a time. (sort of)... I don't like how it auto jumps to last channel it got activity on (even if it is signal that is squelched out because of the tones you have on that frequency/channel). It's interface is annoying if you are monitoring more than one channel because that. it can switch the channel you transmit on right before you reply and that is really stinks. and switching from multi channel monitoring would be better if you had a single keypress to do it... but you haev to do about 3 or four things in a specific order to do that so... yeah. Mostly menu / interface software that I don't like on it.

Yeah, toting around an HT with a 5 foot antenna is a little annoying! FRS is a little more convenient and less obvious when you are walking around.

in search of 15 minutes of fame... and intstead they get busted. LOL!

When their phone is smarter than they are... well.. there you go.

Do you live or work in the area where it was happening? Yeah glad to see it has subsided!

So far I have not heard any chatter or activity over the past few days on any of the local repeaters or simplex. But the protests and rioting behavior has been pretty much just in a small few blocks in downtown LA, not all over the city and cities in the area so if there is any simplex traffic I am probably to far away to hear it anyway.

As long as they don't use on of those radios wtih GPS in them

I don't know... I am guessing they are all using their phones to text each other. I doubt that "walkie-talkies" are even in the world-scope of any of the protestors. To the younger generation radios are so "retro"

I have not heard anything on GMRS/FRS channels or repeaters about the protests or riots or anything so far

Hmm... I had not thought of listening. I might do that tonight to see if anything is on the repeaters or simplex...

It is interesting to me that it took more time to get the DB-20 on CHIRP when the DB-25G has been on it a while. And yes there are a few quirky things to figure out using CHIRP. I have to do a few things different when I use it on various radios but since my background is programming I guess it does not bother me much to have to experiment and get it working after a bit of trial and error. It's what I do.

CW - "Continuous Wave" - Basically... Morse code

Oh... dang typo. yes THREAD is what I meant

I don't want to block any users... but I sure wish the site let you mark a THREAD as something you don't want to see come up in your "Unread topics" anymore regardless of how many new posts get added to it!

I suppose that is so that the FCC does not have the idea that they are adding to their own budget if they hand out fines... kinda of a conflict of interest? But still, if the FCC is sending the letter and announcing the fine, either they are turning that over to some other department to enforce/collect it - and THAT department is failing to follow through, or the FCC is just sending the nasty-gram letter and never actually turning it over to whomever is supposed to enfoice/collect it.

Hmm.. I was thinking maybe my question would open up a discussion beyond the "it makes the sad hams feel justified" automatic response. Why is it that when the FCC actually BOTHERS to send a letter and a fine, it seems the FINE is never actually collected or enforced in any way. If it is NOT in the hands of the FCC to process and enforce that fine, but some other enforcement or Legal department of the government... Does it just never get turned over to collections by the FCC... or Does it get turned over to collections and then collections never pursues it?

I think I have that programmed in my HT but never use it... Haven't checked it in a long time but I thought it was one that (when it does have traffic) was primarily spansh speakers (which I am not) so it was not of much interest to me. (or maybe I am thinking of a different repeater? - not sure)

That's cool. Yeah I can hardly get any of my family interested enough to carry one if we go hiking or anything.

$14,000 and even $25,000 is probably peanuts to the FCC, but you wonder why they don't turn these over to collections or something. Why do they just let them be numbers on a no-no letter and apparently the violator never has any action taken against them to actually enforce and collect the fine. I know the FCC is not an enforcement agency themselves... they have to turn the case over to the legals system or the enforcement agencies... but what? Do the other agencies just ignore the FCC?