OffRoaderX

I would steer clear of the Toyota Camry I had one and couldn't fit tires on it big enough to take it 4x4ing, and the ground-clearance was only 4 inches and it has no low-range gears. While it is cool that it supposedly can drive in dirt when you actually go 4x4ing it doesn't do well.

The FCC does actually go after pirate radio stations very aggressively - not just the pirates but also going after the people/landlords that own the houses/land that they broadcast from and by definition none of those guys signed up for a license. Source: https://www.fcc.gov/enforcement/orders

Careful.. This kind of talk will make 'some people' cry and bang on their keyboards in teeth-gnashing fits of rage.

Not just slow, but also incorrect. It is trivial to scan the input tone of a repeater as long as someone nearby is using it.

Talking on a repeater with nobody listening?

Nobody does that.. There are hams.. and there are asshats that also happen to be hams. Anyone that is unable to understand the difference is an asshat.

..I was going to say the same thing, but when i say it 'some people' get butthurt.

it will not transmit as in the transmit light does not light up, or, you just cant hit the repeater?

So far the vote is roughly 790 NAY to 30 YAY. StinkFinger OUT, over <beep>

That Youtube guy is just a shill for Chinese radio manufacturers and has been copying me since day-1.. I assume you are actually running the software in the correct computability mode? If not, you should do that.

Assuming you are using the same cable that worked with CHIRP and your Baofengs, then either you have the wrong software or you have a Windows/port/driver issue. I would try to reboot everything, then go directly into the Wouxun software, ensure you have the right port selected and try again. If no joy, try each different port.. If still no joy exit out and do a RUN AS Administrator for the program and try again. If still no joy, Uninstall the Wouxun software, then RE-Install, but RUN AS Administrator when you run the installation .. If STILL no joy, do anything else suggested in this thread between now and Tuesday.. If still no joy, contact BuyTwoWayRadio support on Tuesday and they can walk you through everything possible.

it would seem that HF maybe with one or two relay-people or repeaters would be a better, more reliable solution because you will generally get much greater range with HF than with GMRS. and good luck getting any GMRS signals over the rockies and all other mountain ranges between New York and California.

Watch out for those GMRS influencers.. I have heard that they are all bought & paid-for, and are nothing more than puppets for all of the CCR, commie, cheap-Chinese radio manufactures and they only say what their commie slave-masters tell them to say. I know this must be true because 100% of "some people" that claim this all memorized a 35-question multiple-choice test.

Yes.. "N" means "Normal", "i" means inverted. 99.8% of GMRS repeaters use a "Normal" DCS/DPL/DTC tone.

On GMRS there is always a +5Mhz split from the RX frequency, or if you are left-handed a -5Mhz split from the TX frequency.. so RX is always 462, TX is always 467.

This.. 1.9:1 is fine and more than plenty good enough for normal people using their radio for normal things. Stop overthinking it and just use/enjoy your radio.

It is my understanding (which is open to correction by others) that your SWR affects your transmission far greater than reception. But I am unclear if the correct word is affects or effects..

Winner!! I would also throw-in listening to/talking to the ISS.

I dont think that 1db is going to make the difference, but it could be one of multiple weak links like cable length/quality, connectors, radio sensitivity, and any of 2-gazillion other variables.

PS: it does not HAVE TO BE the internet. You could also use your own private leased-line type connection, but that is much costly.

The only way to do this and not break any of the GMRS rules would be to link them over the internet. Not sure of the overall cost, but not a trivial task. I'm sure others can chime in with more details.

Cheap, low quality cable - too many of the RF electricities fall out and dont make it to the antenna.

I am not aware of any repeaters that do this, but the functionality may exist (others can chime in) but even if using a Unit-ID (ANI/DTMF), anyone could very easy spoof it and use the repeater.. There is no way that I am aware of on GMRS, without breaking the GMRS rules, to fully prevent people from using a GMRS repeater.

Hopefully @rdunajewski can fix it.

Not a mobile, its an HT, but the Wouxun's KG-Q10G is a GMRS radio that also receives CB.. So far, as of today the only one on the market.