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Then like OffRoaderX said purchase your own repeater and hardware. This site has them for sale, you could support this site and your local small communities, all in 1 swoop.

Where is that michael jackson eating popcorn gif when i need it.... Found something close enough

Im in a similar situation as you. I work near LAX and Wife is at home. We use a set baofeng UV5g plus HTs with the longer antennas we get about 4 miles on simplex HT to HT. I have a Retevis RA87 in my car she can hear me about 7 miles from home but i cant her her until the 4 mile mark on simplex. We are members of The Mesa Crest Repeater club. Using one of the clubs repeaters on either MT lukens or Santiago peak we can talk using the HTs from our home near the 605 and 405 FWY interchange all the way to San Clemente ca. If I switch to my mobile I can reach home from Encinitas Ca.

I would like to drive your car for a road trip next month. Make sure its full of gas, has the oil changed, 4 new tires, a/c is freshly recharged. When i return it with two flat tires, the transmission slipping,dents and scratches all over it, busted tail lights and 5 parking tickets in the glove box dont be upset because It's totally and utterly foolish and breaks every terrestrial and celestial boundary of human stupidity to pay drive my own car on a road trip Do all GMRS operators lack creativity and self awareness?

Maybe at this point you may need an intervention, maybe.

Its funny how "some people" using the internet that is free to use while paying an internet service provider hundreds of dollars a year, to access said internet will complain about paying less than $100 a year to access a privately owned repeater.

Its funny how "some people" using the internet that is free to use while paying an internet service provider hundreds of dollars a year, to access said internet will complain about paying less than $100 a year to access a privately owned repeater.

The public frequencies are free. You can transmit on simplex without incurring a charge using the hardware you own. If you want to use a privately owned repeater then you either need to have permission from the owner or pay the membership fee / dues of the club. Complaining that a privately owned repeater should be free to use is just plain dumb. Would you let a stranger off the street drive your car on public streets because it free to drive on public streets. if you're upset about it, go set up your own repeater and open it to the public.

The public frequencies are free. You can transmit on simplex without incurring a charge using the hardware you own. If you want to use a privately owned repeater then you either need to have permission from the owner or pay the membership fee / dues of the club. Complaining that a privately owned repeater should be free to use is just plain dumb. Would you let a stranger off the street drive your car on public streets because it free to drive on public streets. Like what OffRoaderX said, if you're upset about it, go set up your own repeater and open it to the public.

yes but its not clearly written and I was not able to find much as far as setting for the RA87 online. some reviews here and there and some tutorials on how to set two up as a repeater but not much else. @WSHM765 Press the "FUN" button on the face then the "MHZ" button on the face and scroll to "MDF" its "menu #16" press the "MHZ" button on the face again turn the dial to"MN" then press the the "MHZ" button on the face to lock it in. you have to do it to both "sides" of the display.

Its not just the Chinese...

Use chirp, the retevis software is almost as as bad as trying to program the radio from the face. Took me about 15 mins with chirp to program 80 channels. On the "left" and "right" https://chirpmyradio.com/projects/chirp/wiki/Home

Thats Gary on the left https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_the_Snail

Grommet and some silicone on my forester. Survived the great California storms of 2025 with zero water intrusion. Easy to plug if i ever need to remove the antenna. Wire then runs under the factory roof rails.