OffRoaderX

Can you name those parts of the country, and specify who decided it "was" a problem and spiraling out of control?

As it should be! This is why I always push to buy things on Amazon - they make it VERY easy to return items for ANY reason.. Try that buying something direct from Chyna!

Your fars are limited more by the antenna and location than your RF-electricities, and the coverage radius is an estimate based on whatever the repeater-owner decided to enter, and it may not be based in reality at all.. Whether or not you can connect to/use the repeater depends on what is between you and the repeater.. if its up high on a mountain, with no other mountains in between you and it, then 20-miles is no problem.. If there are mountains, a forest, or miles of houses full of..gravitationally-enhanced people between you and the repeater, then you may not be able to reach it... The only way to know, is to try it.

Use T-DCS.. DCS, DPL, and DTC are all the same thing. You're welcome.

No, i think it offends his autistic OCD anytime someone does not follow every.. single..rule..ever..written..anywhere...

They should all be in prison!!!!1

Which, of the thousands of listed repeaters are you referring to? Irregardlessly of which repeater you want to use, the basic steps are to request-access to the pacific repeater you wish to use. The repeater owner will then "approve" or deny your request and send you the TX and RX tone and channel/frequency.. IF the repeater you wish to use is "open", then no request is necessary and you should see all the info you need on the pacific page for the pacific repeater you want to use. IF you meant something else, please elaborate.

Depends on the repeater/repeater owner.. It could take anywhere from 5 minutes to never.

"all" the other GMRS repeater systems throughout the country are not shutting down.. Many are, but some will choose to wait until the FCC actually does/says something. This site is much more than just some linked GMRS repeaters, so, no, my guess is that there is zero reason for this site to shut down.

Yes.

Today's update: TL;DW: Linked repeater networks in Texas, Arizona, North Carlina and Arkansas have shut down in the last 24 hours.

no, it does not sound like you are missing anything. Double check the tone in your Midland table, and if possible, confirm that the tone for the repeater is correct.. It is possible that the repeater/tone you are configuring is no longer online, and you are hearing a different repeater.

Not when you have it set backwards like you posted.. The "pair" is opposite on the repeater than it is on a radio.. On the repeater you TX on 462, RX on 467. On your radio you TX on 467, and RX on 462.

I dont have my laptop in front of me so I dont remember where you pull the model number, but YES, the Up/Download IS backwards (wrong!!) and it causes me MUCH wailing and gnashing of teeth!

It really was pretty much the most obvious and pitiful “look at me” moment for any grown man to bear witness to. I swear "some people" are just plain broken.

Correction.. 2nd most..

Lets not get carried away and jump to any conclusions..

Where are all these Cease & Desist letters? I'm not seeing them in the FCC's enforcement/actions listings, nor have I seen anyone talking/discussing ever receiving one?

That's gold Jerry, GOLD!

See what I mean @marcspaz? Some of these little fellas just make it too easy. I mean, what kind of a person would get so worked up over videos that nobody is forcing them to watch? Fish..in..bucket...

If I blocked all of the socially-retarded "licensed" experts and people disconnected from reality in this forum I would have no more stories of "some people" saying retarded stuff! It's these morons that make me famous!

I have never seen a video with anyone saying that. You must have an attention or comprehension issue. But yah, we are all preparing for the sweeping reforms and crackdown that the FCC is preparing.. Because you said so.

Please tell us all which model number of those brands is the Part 95 Approved GMRS model. Thanks!

Game over man, game over! Any day now the FCC will begin enforcement and you are all getting $10,000 fines and going to jail!!!!1

Uh huh.. Just like they enforce all the other rules..