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There's a few tools you will need to troubleshoot the issue. The one to start with will be a multimeter to measure voltage and current. The second is Ohm's Law, knowing how voltage, current and resistance interact. Dividing power (watts) by voltage tells you the current (amps) available.

Why not just order a 70 foot cable from Gigaparts?

What's the output amperage of the solar charger? it may not put out enough current to power the SR-112.

Especially with the Bolton cable showing 8.9 for loss at 450 MHz.

I only know of one radio that comes with an N connector as its output. Using adapters is common and they don't really add to any loss figures so an N female to PL259 or N male to SO239 adapters are fairly common. They are a little on the pricey side compared to the normal PL/SO adapters but I believe that is due to the number of connectors sold rather than the manufacturing costs.

Yes - it's called in your pocket. Amazon.com: BAOFENG GM-15 Pro GMRS Radio Handheld Battery BL-13UV 1500mAh Orignal Battery Rechargeable GM-15 Pro,TP-8Plus, Radioddity GM-30 MU-5 MURS Radio,TD-H5 P15UV Two Way Radio etc : Electronics

Yes, and if you drank a case of Hamm's every day till you peed sky blue water, you would get a free case every day till you died.

Shop around for a coordinator. The FCC lists the authorized coordinators on its website. If you deal directly with the coordinator you save any dealer markup.

You should always listen before sending. With no receive tones you would hear any traffic on the channel,

If the antenna is installed as part of the construction process it could be argued as an architectural feature.

The Litchfield repeater should be using TONE, not CROSS. Create another entry for Payson using TONE with 065 in the DCS field.

No. Some things are blamed on greenhouse gases and other on green men.

Using the input tone on your receiver is a personal choice. Often we amateurs will either set up our repeaters with no output tone or leave our receiver set to no tone (carrier squelch) even when the repeater broadcasts a tone. Again, it's a personal choice, but leaving the tone out when first setting up does simplify troubleshooting. However, amateurs have many more channels to play with and all of our repeaters are coordinated to prevent signals from one being heard on another.

Like Randy says, how do you define "Best". A handheld unit is not the best for attaching to an antenna for base station use. It will work, but not well. I would recommend you look for a 20 to 25W mobile radio with a 15A power supply. The mobile will require 7 to 8 amps of power draw while transmitting, and a 15W power supply will supply at least 11A continuously. For your coaxial cable between the radio and your antenna, use LMR400 or equivalent from one of the amateur radio dealers like The Wireman, Gigaparts, Ham Radio Outlet, or DXEngineering and not the cheapie stuff from Amazon. The antenna you use is the most important piece of the kit, and for that there are several recommendations on this site.

The antenna is more important than the power output of a transmitter.

Personally, I have both the Yaesu ft-4xr and the FT-65. Both a great radios and I'll carry one with me when I go out. I also have Baofengs, TYTs, and Pofungs from the Chinesebside but It's the Yaesus I would rely on for emcomm.

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If the repeater is or has been active, it must be identified at least once every 15 minutes. If it is just listening and not transmitting, it does not have to be identified. Read through the rules for GMRS in Part 95 of the FCC regulations.

There are numerous coax switches available from radio dealers. Diawa is often cited as a reliable brand.

Being a 20W transceiver it won't draw more than 8 amps so the cig adapter is fine for temporary installations. If you are planning on mounting the radio permanently, then my preference is for the Power Poles.

Welcome @WSCD723 Yes, Ham Study is a great resource. The ARRL books are also a great resource and they include illustrations to illustrate many of the principles.

Talk to them just like you would on a phone call. "WRVM969 <Person being called's name> are you on?" As you are both under the same call sign, only one needs to give the call sign.

They are. A radial adds to the length of the antenna making a 1/4 wave into a center fed dipole with a total length of 1/2 wave.