OffRoaderX

Up until 90 days ago, the fcc actually never did do anything to enforce the rules against simple violations by non-business users since 2012.

Double-check that there is no tone set, then try turning-down your squelch.. If you are still not hearing anything, then you're either doing it wrong (wrong frequency, not actually hitting the repeater, or any number of other things) or the radio is defective... and i doubt its defective.

My guess is that you have the wrong tone for receiving set in the radio. Remove the RX tone and try again.

I have seen several comments on youtube videos with people complaining about this, so it seems like a defect. I would suggest contacting the manufacturer for support or a replacement that works.

As Steve & @marcspaz mentioned, GMRS is a "Bring Your Own Contacts" type of service. Very utilitarian. If someone is looking for strangers to chat with, I always recommend using the Grindr app.

"Some People"...

your example, Ch107, was a 3-digit number.

Select Menu #9 for receiving DPL tone or Menu #11 for transmitting DPL tone, select tone from list, confirm, enjoy. Pro Tip: DCS, DTC, & DPL all refer to the same thing.

When in channel-mode, if you want to go to channel 107, just hit 1-0-7.. if you want to go to channel 16, hit 0-1-6 ..

Make sure you are at least 50 feet apart when testing. Try that and report back.

Probably because one of them (the one that is not receiving) has tones/codes/privacy settings/subchannels set... Remove all tones/codes and try again, then report back.

I put together a repeater with two KG1000G radios, and desense was a real issue, even after separating the radios by about 10 feet and adding makeshift shielding.

That sounds serious! What kind of serious trouble?

Pretty much what @marcspaz said: They are not consumer radios, they are difficult to install, they are large/bulky, usually very expensive and are VERY tricky to program IF you can even get the software. They are also not "FCC legal" for GMRS, but since the FCC doesn't care, neither do I.

I am a Jeep guy and many people would say I am also a radio guy. When discussing antennas and ground-plane, "Some People" get very confused between the phrases "will not work" and "may not work 100% efficiently". I mount my antenna on the rear tailgate, which the experts have proclaimed "will not work" because of the poor groundplane. And it is true, the groundplane IS poor, but the SWR is (barely) below 3:1 and the radio works fine - On simplex i can get over 30 miles, and I have hit a repeater at over 90 miles. Put either antenna anywhere on your Jeep (within reason), and based on my experience with leading (literally) almost 1,000 Jeeps with radios on off-road runs over the last several years, it will work fine for off-road and around town. All that said, my buddy with a 3db ghost antenna mounted on his roof-rack can receive signals slightly better than I can with my 6db antenna..although I can transmit slightly more farz.

Geezus..Learn to read the room dude.. In my Jeep I started with a BTech GMRS 50X2, after a year or so i upgraded to the KG-1000G which I used for a few years and then replaced that with a Motorola XTL5000 (NOT recommended for most people).. IMO, the KG-1000G is the best choice for most people in this forum. The entire time I have been using a Midland MXTA26 antenna. A simple setup like this (any of the 3 radios I've had) will work more than well enough for most people, no need to learn about db gains or noise reduction %%.. Those terms, when over-used, are most often spouted by "some people" that feel an uncontrollable urge to try and show everyone how smart they think they are.

What do you mean "open carrier" ... Do you mean you are getting the "kerchunk"/click/static sound back? If so, then you are hitting the repeater and it is entirely possible (probable, on many repeaters) that nobody is listening to answer you. If you mean something else by 'open carrier', please elaborate. Remember: GMRS is primarily intended for you and your friend/group to stay in communication with each other while hiking/off-roading, etc. It is not primarily intended to find/talk to strangers.

The + indicates an offset, meaning you are on a repeater channel and is not related to the bandwidth.. Check again on page 17 of your manual.

How it started: If you bought the New GRMS UV-5R BAOFENG, please let us know how it works. How its going: Currently I have 10 of the 3170’s and 8 of the 3173’s, which is the same radio except it as trunking / What about the software for the nx-1330?

Its true, the groundplane is much not optimal in that location.. But "some people" really seem to confuse "will not work" with "may not work 100% perfectly as it possibly can"

I use an MXTA26 mounted on the rear tailgate of my Jeep, which gives me a very poor groundplane, and all the of the experts tell me it wont work.. I've hit over 30miles with it on simplex and can hit a repeater 92 miles away, so it works good enough for me.

This is a very bad choice for many people because the programming software/CPS has a very steep learning curve, is often difficult if not impossible to find, often (depending on the radio/software) does not run well on newer computers, things like batteries, cables, etc, are also often difficult to find or expensive, and it will almost certainly cost a lot more. And most important: Those commercial radios are not Part 95 approved so it is illegal to use them and they will go to jail!!!!!1 I know this because I've seen this posted on this forum 100 times or more. Sometimes "cheap junk Chinese radios" are plenty good enough for normal people, despite the poor QC, but "some people" just cannot seem to grasp this simple fact and will live the rest of their lives proselytizing against inexpensive radios completely oblivious to other people's needs/desires.

The official and unambiguous answer is: The FCC, based on their public record of enforcements clearly does not care, so why would I (or anyone with a life) care?

Not if you're out of range.

I read on RepeaterBook that a guy was using GMRS Channel 16 north of Line A and he was fined $250k. But seriously, as pointed out, if you are north of "Line A", then i amend my response to "there may be restrictions on what pairs you can use".