KramerDMZ

Yep -- agree. It does what I need for now. At my shop, we call this a "WAD" -- Works as designed...

Hello! Thank goodness for this thread. I was beginning to think my TD-H3s were defective. I programmed some repeaters on channels 90 and above with the intent to use those when traveling. But, when I went to test, all I get is the "beep" notifying me that I cannot transmit. I tried resetting into "normal" mode and into GMRS mode -- same effect. I realize I'm new to all of this, but was wondering why have a programmable channel if it cannot be used to transmit? My solution for now is to try and save the repeaters to lower memory slots. Edit: I used Chirp and the TD-H3 Windows application to do the programming. Both had the same results. Both radios are running version GMRS_250110.

Thanks for bringing up this topic. I'm new to GMRS but grew up with radio and the importance of being a part of that community. I see the value in having it for emergency use based on personal experience when I was younger. If we have to leave the house, we may wind up taking multiple vehicles. Radio is a good way to keep in contact while on the road. If needed (and only if needed) a repeater may come in handy if we get split up. As for traffic on the air during a real emergency, yep, that could be a real situation. Comments above about being part of community are valid and important. Thanks to all of you who volunteer your time and efforts to allow others to use your repeaters.

Thanks for this thread. I'm new to GMRS as well with one of the features being hitting a repeater. In my area, there are two strong ones that overlap. One sounds like an active Zello channel. That tech doesn't appeal to me since it's reliant on the internet. I've been searching through discussions here about how best to handle. Your comments about sharing was very helpful. Thanks --