OffRoaderX

many SWR meters (for example, the SW-102) won't register anything under 1 or 2 watts.. are you sure you are SECURELY connecting it, and does it have the same fars as your other radios?

Still waiting to find out what your source is for these "stacks of complaints" or what, exactly the FCCs actions of "waking up" to it are, and what that source is. Because otherwise, you're just telling fairy tales whilst everyone laughs ...

That is a very incorrect interpretation of the interview and what happened. You should watch again, but try to pay attention this time.

I've heard that there are good resources on Youtube, but that is probably just an internet rumor.

This is why it is very important to always wear clean panties when transmitting!

Oh, sorry, but some of the "experts" here have determined, and keep reminding us, that linking of GMRS repeaters is illegal, so we are no longer permitted to speak of GMRSLIVE on this website.

Not to disagree with my esteemed colleague Mr. @nokones, but, i disagree.. I have led groups of up to hundreds (HUNDREDS) of Jeeps/trucks off-road, and a large majority of them use cheap/narrowband FRS radios, while many of us transmit on wideband at high power (because we can).. and never once has anyone complained about having trouble hearing/understanding what we are saying - and in tests I have done, it is usually rare for normal people (with untrained ears) to notice or hear any difference.

There really isn't anything to 'not do right'.. It's either the correct antenna connected correctly, or it isn't.. So my first guess is that your antenna is a counterfeit/defective.. have you tested the antenna on another radio?

OMFG, I would PAY to see how that plays out! OMG, OMG, what if EVERYBODY started to do that?!

No silly! Everyone knows that an ASL image is a picture of yourself that you send to anonymous men to indicate your AGE, SEX, and LOCATION! You probably know it better as a "QSL card" ..

After getting license, what should I do? -- Start talking with your friends Can I buy GMRS trancsiever? -- You always could, anyone can. Please let me know how to use my call sign?-- Press the talk button, say your callsign in plain, normal-person english, then start talking Should I say my GMRS callsign when I talk by transceiver like radio amateur? -- Give your callsign at the beginning of your transmissions or at least once every 15 minutes Please let me know the process after getting license. -- The process is: start talking to your friends on your radio

If you care about following the FCCs rules, then your unlicensed friends would still need a license to use your GMRS Pro radios. But since the FCCs doesn't care, neither do most people.

NOW i'm not...

I've done ok.. PS: I have never owned a Kenwood radio in my life.

If you pull that sadhamkrap in these parts you will get laughed off the repeater.

A great feature of this software and this repeater is that to use narrow-band, you have to set your computer to a date several years prior to 2013... You're doing it right.

They don't sell the ground-plate with the SW102 anymore because it doesn't do any good. With that meter (most meters) you will never get an accurate reading of an HT antenna even with the ground plate. I recommend not wasting your time and not trying to overthink it.

I am running CE27 V1.08 for Windows on a Windows 10 Home (22H2) .. I have it set to run in "Windows 7" Compatibility mode and it runs fine. I am also running the same version on a M1 Silicon Mac, via Parallels running Windows 11 for ARM (64Bit), with no problems EXCEPT i can't connect/program the repeater due to driver issues with the cable and Windows 11.

You people don't count.

As the esteemed gentleman from the California Central Coast ( @WRUU653 ) pointed out: I never contradict myself. Had you been paying attention you should understand that GMRS Channel 16 is for OFF ROAD as proven by the mathematical formula (4 X 4 = 16), and the OP is asking about the official HIGHWAY channel.. A highway is a road, and off-road is not a highway. Do better next time.

After you install the software, you should have an icon on your home-screen and/or START menu.. You set the compatibility options by changing the properties of that icon.

Have you tried running it in the various different compatibility modes? - I don't remember how I am running it, and i'm too busy typing right now to get up and look.

It has been universally agreed to by some, and decreed by the Queen of all that is GMRS that channel 19 shall be the unofficial Official Road Channel for GMRS. So it is written, so shall it be done... Bear in mind that "some people" will vehemently disagree and argue to the death against this, but just remember that they are wrong.

Maybe DMR, maybe P25, maybe some other kind of digital protocol...

Yes, I have several recommendations.