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  1. I found this online https://www.businessformtemplate.com/preview/Amateur_Radio_Station_Log It's available in .doc format Any word processor that reads & writes .doc files will let you edit the file to your needs &/or wants Or you can just design your own using tables in a word processor [that's what I did] The fields that I have are: name - call sign - QTH - repeater [that I spoke with them on] - notes Or a spreadsheet will probably work also Whatever works best &/or easiest is up to the user, you can always change it or update it later on 73
  2. Flagship 675 is part of North Georgia GMRS I believe that they state that their repeaters are open to "transient" users, so as a traveler, as someone passing through that area, I don't think that they'd give you any grief A few years ago, I was vacationing north of Chattanooga, & I checked into their weekly net as a guest on the Lookout Mountain repeater Other repeater owners may not be as open to travelers, you'll have to find out with each one 73, Happy New Year & enjoy your hike
  3. If you need or want more range, instead of higher power output, look at better antennas Your antenna is what gets your signal out, & brings the other stations signals in to you It doesn't matter how much power you're pushing, if you don't have a good antenna, whatever power you do have will either go nowhere or not as far as it could, & will be wasted, & you won't get the range that you want or need, & you may not receive the other stations as well as you could Stock antennas on h-t's are generally 'OK', good for close in work, or if you're not a zillion miles away from the repeater Many users [myself included] have upgraded their h-t antennas with the Nagoya NA-771G which is tuned specifically for the GMRS channels, it's on the long side at 15 inches, but the improvement you gain is worth it
  4. My goof, when I searched, I didn't look at all the results well enough I quoted the N connector for a TRA4503P I did see the detail about the ground plane being necessary I was getting ready for work when I was reading the forums & responded, I rushed & I goofed I apologize for my mistake
  5. From what I searched, the 4500 is NMO base which is what you want for mobile antenna mounts The 4503 is N female which is usually used for base/fixed locations 73
  6. Icom used to have the F21GM h-t, I forgot when they discontinued it Now Icom is offering two new MURS h-t's I'm hoping that they get back into GMRS with a new h-t [I'd love to see a GMRS mobile from Icom also]
  7. If I'm understanding you correctly [if I'm not, please tell me], you want to change back & forth between two different NMO style antennas on a NMO magnetic mount Yes you can: I have a Jetstream brand NMO mag mount, & I've interchanged a Larsen tri-band, a Larsen quarter-wave, now I have an E/M Wave tri-band, & an E/M Wave quarter-wave, all four fit the mount NMO is NMO physically, at least on the antennas & mount that I have
  8. How do you think I feel? Two of mine have 1000 channels & one has 4000
  9. Some of the NGGMRS repeaters are tagged with: Open to all transient users. permission required for local and regular users. A few years ago, I was in Hixson/North Chattanooga & was a guest on their weekly net on the Lookout Mountain machine It looks like they reopened the .700 machine, it wasn't activated when I was there, only the Lookout .650 & the non-linked Chattanooga .600 were live While you're there, I would announce my call with 'traveling' or 'visiting' Hope my advice doesn't step on any toes 73
  10. I just looked, they renewed it to August 1st, 2023 https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/405_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=107450
  11. I read a post over on radioreference awhile back, that there is a legit experimental licence for digital on GMRS, it's in Alameda, CA https://apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.html?id=234790&x=
  12. According to their website, CHIRP does support the RB75 https://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home 73
  13. It was sold by Radio Shack, #21-1850 I forgot what year or years it was offered I believe that they pop up on eBay every so often
  14. On that note, I may enable 8-14 on my other 5 watt / 1 watt h-t as a 'just-in-case', they're already in my other two h-t's which are set at .2 watt low power [I know, I know, they all have detachable antennas...] Better to have them & never need them...
  15. GMRS band center is 465 MHz [465.1375 if you're going to be precise] Repeater inputs center is 467.6375 which is FRS channel 11
  16. Just trying to help here I don't have the KG-1000, so I don't know if this would be compatible, but it's the only desk mic that I've seen It's described as a 6-pin for the TYT 7800 & 9800, maybe it can be modified to work on other rigs https://store2.rlham.com/shop/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=127&products_id=75410&osCsid=1h8utjige5e9spidif1red8ij7 73
  17. Per DX Engineering & RemTronix, the DJ-500TB has been discontinued by Alinco BUT, according to RemTronix, they persuaded Alinco to do another run of the 500TB, & they hope to have them in early December I was lucky enough to grab one from DX Engineering late last month I would keep checking DX Engineering, HRO, & Remtronix for the 500TB
  18. Uh, no Bad catch on my part, I didn't look at the modes being used LAPD is P25, oops, My bad is a severe understatement [hanging my head in shame] At least LASO & LACoF are a mix of narrow band & wide band FM Send me to my room to reread Frequencies & Modes 101 again
  19. I have a BTech GMRS V-1 in the car for my lunch time at work I have the local GMRS repeaters & rail frequencies programmed in And the NOAA weather channels, this is the lousy weather season in Florida My Alincos are my better quality rigs for everyday carry
  20. I haven't actually hooked it up yet, I've been into my h-t's too much, but according to the 778UV software: Band 2: UHF{Rx(400 - 490 MHz) Tx(400 - 490 MHz)} VHF{Rx(136 - 174 MHz) Tx(136 - 174 MHz)}, so yes it will do full capability: 2 meter, MURS, 440, GMRS Bands 1 & 3 must be for Europe &/or Asia because the 2 meter & 70 Cm coverage is reduced compared to the US band plan, so you'd have to use Band 2 here for full 2 meter & 70 CM coverage, even if you're not going to use MURS or GMRS Band 1: UHF{Rx(430 - 440 MHz) Tx(430 - 440 MHz)} VHF{Rx(144 - 148 MHz) Tx(144 - 148 MHz)} Band 3: UHF{Rx(430 - 440 MHz) Tx(430 - 440 MHz)} VHF{Rx(144 - 146 MHz) Tx(144 - 146 MHz)}
  21. I don't use my Baofengs much anymore, I keep them for back up, I prefer my Alinco Part 90 rigs I used CHIRP to edit their coverage down to 151-163 MHz on VHF for the MURS & NOAA weather channels + 462-468 MHz for GMRS
  22. I know that 400-470 MHz is a very common UHF range in the radios nowadays, two of my Alinco h-t's go to 480 MHz [one will supposedly go higher if I update the firmware, but I believe in not fixing what isn't broken], my AnyTone AT-778UV mobile is labeled to go up to 490 MHz, & I remembered that those agencies operate higher than the usual 450-470 MHz, especially LAPD I think that 470-512 MHz is/was called UHF T [for top?] I don't use the GM-30, so I'm not familiar with it other than what users have posted I hope that a software update solves the problem, it is convenient to carry only one radio for multi-use
  23. I just looked at the specs for your GM-30 on Radioddity's web site: Specifications: Default Channels: 30 Channel Capacity: 250 Battery: 1500mAh, 7.4V Output Power: 0.5W / 5W Tones: 50 CTCSS / 104 DCS Tx Frequency Range: 462.5625-467.7125 MHz Rx Frequency Range: 65-108 MHz, 136-174 MHz, 400-470 MHz Your UHF receive is 400 - 470 MHz, it doesn't tune high enough for those departments According to the Radio Reference.com data base for LA County https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?ctid=201 LACoF starts at 470 MHz LAPD uses 484, 506 & 507 MHz LASO runs between 482 -485 MHz LAFD isn't even in the ball park, it uses higher 800 MHz channels Have you updated the firmware & software to the current version? Maybe that will give you expanded receive
  24. I never tested the Harbor Freight AA's for their capacity I bought the radio because work was being a PITA about getting me a replacement, since I had to invest my own $$, I wasn't going to go crazy The OEM batteries that came with the Dakota were only 1500-1600 mA, and I wanted some assurance that I could get through a shift without fizzling out The Harbor Freight batteries were reasonably priced to begin with, then I used 20% off coupons to buy them, and they had good reviews on the Harbor Freight page I had good results with them until work finally replaced the h-t, I was using them in my scanner until I bought Eneloops at Costco, they're around here somewhere
  25. I found this page dated May 19th, 2021: https://radioaficion.com/cms/midland-mxt500/ It has specs, pics [probably from the FCC] & a link [definitely from the FCC] to the owners manual Just wanted to share 73
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