OffRoaderX

I am trying to make a determination between the radio transmitting, but with no audio, and the radio not transmitting at all - and you still have not confirmed which is occurring. These are two very different things with two very different causes. Please answer either #1 or #2 Answer number one: the guys at the other end are receiving a signal when I transmit, but with no voice Answer number two: the guys at the other end are not receiving any transmission/signal at all.

Ok - so, just to confirm. other radios are picking up the signal, correct? So you know that the radio is transmitting?

are you transmitting, but with no audio, or are you not even transmitting?

FYI - Several Retevis radios ship from the factory with tones pre-loaded on every channel. Glad you got it figured out though.

My money is on a tone being stored on the channel.

you're doing it wrong!

Make sure they are all on the same frequency Make sure they are all on regular simplex channels, not repeater channels and/or do not have a +/- split Make sure none of the radios are using any CTC/CTCSS/DTC/DPL tones or codes Make sure the radios are at least 50 feet apart from each other when testing

He's a clown that does not know what he's talking about and a shill that only says what his Chinese handlers tell him to say. I saw a licensed H.A.M. radio operator proclaim all this right here in this forum so it must be true because the guy had a license!

For clarification: There is no such thing as a "digital frequency" - frequencies are just frequencies. The TD-H3 can receive any frequency (within its range) but if someone is transmitting P25 or any digital protocol (NXDN, DMR, AOL), all you will hear is digital-machinegun noises because the TDH3 will not be able to decode any of it.

He never told you to buy a Kenwood!

no, the radio i'm talking about was designed and sold by guys definitely not in the U.S.

I'm testing a new radio right now that lists the repeaters on channels 45 - 52 ... .I dont know what they were thinking...

it wasn't about your kid, it was about you. It was about me starting to feel bad about arguing with you because all you do is make yourself look like a fool, and it's too easy to make fun of you.

I was going to respond, but its starting to feel like i'm bullying the kid in the wheelchair at school.

Non-boolickers say they don't care what regulations say.

I just saw a video on the Youtube that explains this exact question:

Move the radios at least 50 feet apart, then try again.

Also with the H3, if you switch startup-modes, IIRC, you will lose any custom programming.

Am i understanding that you have 3 radios, and all 3 stopped working as expected, at basically the same time? if so, then something is highly suspect.. How are you determining that they "no longer connect to repeaters"? Are you trying to connect to the same repeater? is that repeater up/online? have you tried getting closer to the repeater(s)? many questions, but something is not right...

Your friend lied to you.

Because "some people" have "N.D.S." and will hate/downvote/rage-against anything I like, say, or do.. Funny thing is, every time they do that, they prove to everyone that most of what I say about "some people" is correct.

Because you are using a GMRS radio you do not have to worry about the offset.. Just pick Channel 23, and enter your Transmit tone.. your receive tone is optional and you should ignore it for now. This assumes that 141.3 is the correct tone for that repeater. But the answer is YES - the offset needs to be there to use the repeater, but again, because you are using a GMRS radio, you dont have to think/worry/fret about it - stop trying to overcomplicate it.

Cheap beer is a helluva drug.

This ^ is the best advice.. Unfortunately too many people react, argue, complain, etc, etc, over the air and that is the exact kind of attention most jammers want. If you ignore them and pretend like they aren't even there, and just talk over/around them, without any reaction, they often/usually get bored and go somewhere else to get attention.. Much like a spoiled child.