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Thank you.

Very interesting

What is a good average length for GMRS using copper pipe?

That's interesting. I don't have time to experiment either. But I feel like some knowledge while in a pinch, would be handy. Life can change hard and fast. Thanks for the reply. Apparently, I have reached some kind of limit to reacting to posts. It won't let me leave a like on your post.

I'm talking about the part that picks up on the RF. What metal works best? Aluminum...? Copper...? What do you think?

WARNING! Super Noob Question! What is the best material to construct your own antenna with? I was thinking about the metal part. My mind says Copper. What are your thoughts and experiences?

A lot of repeaters I've seen use separate tones for tx and rx. Use the RX tone only if you don't want to hear anyone that isn't coming through on the repeater. If you don't use it, you will still hear the repeater as well as any traffic on the same frequency transmitting directly to your radio. And being a grown up means you can decide which way you want to do things. Even if it's wrong and you make a mistake, it doesn't make you a child. A child is someone that doesn't realize this yet...

Yes, please list all of your intents and purposes for this repeater in alphabetical order. This info is a great concern of mine since I live nowhere near it and have no plans to visit. Also, I have a local repeater that only covers a half mile when the berry picking tourist decides to drag his family up here and turn it on. Therefore, I am highly skeptical of your personal situation as you describe it. I just don't understand why nobody has common sense like me anymore!!!!

You weren't kidding... And I read most of it. It kinda sucked me into a dork vortex. And I liked it...

I could easily google this, but what's the fun in that. I wonder if radio waves travel further in the absence of atmosphere, like space. Or maybe it doesn't matter.

Let's say 2 six foot tall people with 5 watt HT's, standing on a flat earth. No trees or buildings or anything between them but air. (think fresh flatworld on Minecraft).. lol So, same elevation. No obstructions. No earth curvature. How many fars do you think two 5-watt HT's could communicate? Then consider with curvature. This is just for fun. Let's not get crazy with each other. I just like Hypothetical discussions with friends. WSHD560, clear and monitoring.

I didn't say hello on the welcome board yet so... Hello from sunny yet frigid northern Wisconsin. Not much for listed repeaters in my area. Maybe I'll stick an antenna at the top of my 50-foot spruce. Looking forward to learning more about my weird obsession, as well as meeting some of you fine folks.

Thank you. I appreciate that. I have seen many people in the radio realm like that. It kept me from getting my license for a long time. But I'm kinda proud that I did now. It just came through last Saturday. I know it didn't require a knowledge test to get but, I feel a bit more legit now. Thanks for being cool. And don't worry, it takes more than a keyboard warrior to scare me. I do run a YouTube channel... LOL

Thanks. That's good advice.

LOL, thank you. Glad to be here.

Thank you for your suggestion. I did read the rules, however, not everything I read gets committed to my long-term memory. Also, I was hoping that this topic would make an interesting first thread for me, since I am new to this forum.

Thanks. I kind of figured that. I was just curious if it had to do with transmission power on some of the frequencies. Or maybe it's because the radio can transmit on other frequencies. I wonder what makes the radio "certified" for GMRS. Aside from that, my AR-5RM sounds better than any of my other HT's.

Is it against FCC Rules to transmit on GMRS channels using the Baofeng AR-5RM? And if so, why?