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I asked this question twice on your other post and still have not received a response, so i'll ask more slowly this time:
How ... farrrr.. aparttttt.. areeee.. theee... twooooo radiosssss ..whennnnn youuu are testinggggg themmm?
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9 minutes ago, WSCU408 said:
I removed the Rx tones from both radios (leaving the Tx tones set on both).
When I PTT on the Wouxun S88G, I get a second of two of static on both radios, but the message itself is not heard. Nothing seems to happen whent talking on the Baofeng UV9G.
How far apart are the radios when you are testing?
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- You can't (should not be able to) transmit in "frequency mode" on either of those radios, so forget that idea
- Try removing the receive/RX tones/codes from both radios
- Get the radios at least 50 feet apart when testing
- Report back with your results
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2 minutes ago, hxpx said:
so it's like a mildly threatening QSL card?
Sir, this is a GMRS forum. GMRS people and normal people don't know what a QSL is.
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1 hour ago, SteveShannon said:
Why?
- Because the reality of everyone being able to very quickly look-up where they live will hit them.
- and.. Because they would likely realize that anyone obsessive enough to look up their callsign, find their address, and write a letter for something so un-necessary is clearly a very socially unbalanced and possibly mentally-ill person.. that now knows where they sleep...
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16 minutes ago, SteveShannon said:
You most likely have a CTCSS tone or DTCSS code set on receive
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Jeezus...
Stop trying to over-complicate everything and use the damn fuses that came with it. -
10 minutes ago, SteveShannon said:
And here it is.
Antennas are tuned to specific frequencies. When they’re used at frequencies other than those they’re tuned for, the results are usually bad. Also, the cable used for a CB antenna is usually very lossy at GMRS frequencies.
So, as Randy said, no.
That's only 3 paragraphs! Dont worry, the 10 paragraph answer will come.
- NCJeb, SteveShannon, GreggInFL and 1 other
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Might be faster, cheaper and easier to just buy a new radio.
- SteveShannon, GreggInFL and WRUE951
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56 minutes ago, WSCC962 said:
what do you mean by it has a bit better IP rating?
More waterproof.
- SteveShannon and WRUU653
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29 minutes ago, WSDU974 said:
I did update the firmware on the HA1G. Maybe that did something?
Yah, sounds like you bricked it.
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9 minutes ago, WSCC962 said:
so I ended up getting a Baofeng uv-5r
You bought the wrong radio. Because it is a H.A.M.s radio, it likely will not be able to transmit on GMRS frequencies.
IF it does transmit on GMRS, or IF you can get it unlocked, it is going to take multiple semi-complicated steps to program a repeater.. Good luck.
..you really did buy the wrong radio... UNLESS you bought the GMRS version, in which case if you did, you dont need to enter any frequenices - just pick the repeater channel, enter the TX tone, and talk..
- WSCC962, SteveShannon and WRUU653
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34 minutes ago, WSDU974 said:
I'm not sure what I'm missing. I know they have worked together in the past.
If they were working a few days ago, you changed nothing, and suddenly they aren't working, then you aren't missing anything - they have both gone defective..
OR ....You DID change something, you're on the wrong channels, or committing some other user-error.
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How close are the radios to each other when you are testing?
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1 hour ago, WRYZ926 said:
Again I will suggest sticking with a Part 95 certified GMRS only radio
This is the correct answer.. and for clarification, because you are new, "Part 95 certified" means that it says "GMRS" on the box. .Any radio/box/advertisement that says "GMRS" on it is Part 95 certified, meaning it is a true "GMRS Radio".. if it does not say "GMRS", then it is a business radio, a H.A.M.s radios, or lord knows what else, and will be more complicated to use and may not transmit on GMRS frequencies.
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1 hour ago, WSCC962 said:
he told me to look into VR-N76 radio pretty easy to use etc
He lied to you. He lied, right to your face.. That is not a GMRS radio and it is the LAST thing anyone with a brain would recommend to someone "new to GMRS" and looking for a GMRS radio.
You should never listen to anything that idiot ever tells you again.
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2 hours ago, WSHH887 said:
But lately I've seen posts about one brand not communicating with some others
This is not an issue. All GMRS radios/brands manufactured after 2017 can communicate with all other GMRS radios/brands, and most manufactured before 2017 can also.
There may be isolated incidents of one radio not talking to another radio, but those are.. isolated...
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15 minutes ago, MJR346 said:
Had pulled the tones, but forgot to set my radio for narrow band (as I was testing on 462.5625 simplex) and maybe the radio wasn't picking up cause of the wide (even though I have run narrow over a wide repeater a few times) but didn't think about wide over a narrow signal.
The bandwidth setting has nothing to do with your issue.
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6 minutes ago, GreggInFL said:
(Asking for a friend) So, what would the Queen-of-all-that-oscillates recommend in the way of an unlocked HT, hmm?
I like either the AR-5RM or the XTS5000, depending on how many monies you want to blow and how strongly your radio-dork gene is presenting.
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That's not 'feedback', its noise, or engine noise.. or, ignition noise.. Feedback is a whole 'nuther thing.
what kind of car is it, does it have any LED lights, and how is the radio wired for power?
Newbie Repeater Config Problems
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Try 100 feet and report back.