Socalgmrs

An h3 with issues? Really? So you seam to have 2 things going on. 1 Not hitting the repeater with any of the radios. If your programming is correct the only other thing would be distance/line of sight. 2nd measuring swr on an ht is not accurate at all. But it should atleast do something similar to the others. Bad radio? Probably. id send them all back asap and get some better radios. Note, better, not more expensive.

Compliment it with a high gain antenna 9,10,10 db gain and good coax and that 50w will radiate over 500watts. Should cut through cover very well.

And people tell me I’m nuts when I say h3s stink. Every one I know that has fell for them has a 50-75% fail rate. Vote me down all you want guys. This is just more evidence h3 radios are total junk.

Wow that’s a load of hoops just to get a radio to do what it is supposed to. So glad I buy good radios and don’t have these issues.

Why don’t you just turn it on and try and talk to it? If your using gmrs you obviously have friends and family you can talk with to test out the repeater. This is another solution looking for a problem that is very easily solved by trying to use the repeater. I mean grab a couple hts and go for a Drive. I have a feeling this is another repeater that isn’t needed.

Because they don’t want the general public on a personal repeater. I work several ranches throughout the week local and in other states. They very active repeaters for ranch or farm business. None of them want the general public using the repeaters. So please do not list something that is not yours. Why would you even want to. What activities are you doing with your family or friends that requires you to want to list strangers private repeaters. WHY IS THIS EVEN A QUESTION. what would this even cross some ones mi d. Gmrs is MORE than repeaters.

Must be programmed on a computer via software. On and off is menu 14 I’d bet it’s in the software you have. If not does chirp support this radio? Rt systems? I don’t know.

Errrgggg. Such stupid stuff people like to bring up for nothing. What about using a repeaters hand mic to talk as a base station. Omg my head blew up. Can we get back to people wanting to be spoon fead information?

WOW 40 years in radio!!!!! Every one gather around some dude has been in radios for 40years. Omg. Grab a chair. Skooch in. Quiet he may speak soon. Haha but you purchased a retivis, (-1) you couldnt program a pre programmed gmrs radio (-2) and you wouldn’t except help from others. (-3) You wouldnt describe the problem or any solutions you may have tried. You just wanted to be spoon feed in the exact way you demanded. You actually sound like a modern 20 year old kid.

When we swapped from spotty cell phones to radios for work comms across the valley (60miles wide and 120miles long) my wife was not convinced untill they worked all over in places where cells didn’t. Then when the first big winter storm came and we had no cell phone for days she was super happy to be able to talk to me and friends all over the valley. We were able to get help to elderly or people with stuck cars or downed trees. Then when the fires came and we had no cell phones and we were evacuating large animals and using radios to coordinate with our crew and others, things got real, after that asked do we need more or better radios. Now it’s Motorolas all around. Plus they are 1/2 the price of the other junk.

The things people worry about. Just leave it alone. It’s ok to let it sit unanswered forever.

While many antennas are better the little 72 it is light years better than a salt shaker and for the money and simplicity it can’t be beat. One of my trucks still has one and it does 100miles simplex from an 20w mobile unit each and every day 7 days a week 10hrs a day with zero issues. It’s good in that for around $150 total you can get a really nice 20w water proof radio and antenna with coax that will work hard every day and tx over 100miles. Many people spend closer to $1000 and dont get any better, clearer, further signal.

Yea you might just be too far for your set up. Have you driven closer to the repeaters to test? I’d stear very clear of j poles. Yuck. Do you have an attic? If not even a mag mount on a pizza sheet near a window will help a bunch. A base station would be best for more watts since you can’t get a really good antenna up high. some people will get upset about this next part but….a move to freedom out of the commie hoa might be a good choice as well.

are you willing to show your imagine file so people can help you with your specific problem.

How do you know it’s not working? What are you trying to do? What have you done? What isn’t working?