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  1. OffRoaderX
    Assuming you are hearing this through a repeater: You may not have the right tone or you have it wrong/backwards in your radio (TX instead of RX and visa-versa) You may not be in range of the repeater - just because you can hear it does not mean it can hear you You are hearing a repeater but transmitting on the simplex channel not the "repeater" channel Probably other things i'm not thinking of
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    I approve this message.
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    Virtually all repeaters will have an input tone - that is the tone that you transmit to the repeater. The output tone which is the tone for receiving is optional. Some repeaters dont use one, even if they do, putting it on your radio is optional to help block-out other noise/traffic on the same channel. TL;DR - If it has just one tone/code, put it on the TX of your radio
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    They are nothing but cheap Chinese junk! Anyone that uses one is not as smart as I am! ...just wanted to get that out of the way right up front.. I own several different model BoofWhangs and most of them offer great bang for the buck. Anyone that compares a $20-$50 Baofeng to a radio that costs much more (as done in this forum all the time) AND expects it to perform just as well is a fool and should be ignored.
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    I am fairly certain that due to the laws of physics, there are no ham repeaters available anywhere within miles of that canyon either.. But I do agree with you on his stupidity, which is surpassed only by the 4 assclowns that decided to go Jeeping up Cleghorn on Saturday night in the middle of the blizzard/flurry.. and... got stuck/trapped... Lucky for them Cleghorn has cell-service almost the entire route -otherwise they'd still be there, Jack Torrance style..
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    Except for the fact that where he was in Lytle Creek (Coldwater Canyon to be exact) there are no GMRS repeaters within range.. as is the case with 98% of Lytle Creek past the public shooting range.
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    A used Motorola XTS5000 Model 1 would be a great option for your requirements, but be aware that it is not FCC Part 95 Type Accepted.. Not that the FCC will care, but "some people" here on the forum will stroke-out if they know you are using it on GMRS.
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    All GMRS and FRS radios manufactured since 2017 use/share the same frequencies for channels 1-22 which are simplex, so yes, you will be able to say "go to channel 7" and talk with everyone as long as someone didnt buy one of those shitty radios that comes pre-programmed with tones/codes (most do not).
  9. OffRoaderX
    Not through a regular/analog repeater. You would need something like a P25 capable digital repeater. (based on the times my group has tried/tested)
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    I hedge my info to bring out "some people" so all the normal people can laugh at them... I'm glad to see that it's still working.
  11. OffRoaderX
    Search for FCC form# 601 ... Watch the LMR part of this video for more infos: https://youtu.be/fuErcUjv_fA Edit/update: I dont know anyone (including myself) that has actually applied for a business license themself - everyone I know paid a company/service to do it for them.
  12. OffRoaderX
    If I recall correctly, that is by design.
  13. OffRoaderX
    That is a bold statement, but curiously missing any actual examples/facts/data. Please tell us how the 1000G+ is limited compared to the 1000G .....
  14. OffRoaderX
    I have had/used the KG-1000G, the 1000G+ and the DB-25... The DB-25 is probably my lease-favorite radio, and the KG-1000G+ is my mostest-favorite Part 95 GMRS radio, with the older 1000G right behind it.
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    There actually is data to support this theory.
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    I dont know of any radio manufacturer that releases their GMRS radios/updates on any set schedule - they come out when they come out.
  17. OffRoaderX
    This is why urban areas with houses full of fat people get such poor fars.
  18. OffRoaderX
    D'oh! Well, how DO you make those go away?!
  19. OffRoaderX
    You have to either Approve them, Deny them, or just pretend they aren't there.
  20. OffRoaderX
    I need something better so i can calibrate my Fars-O-Meter 2000! I am also looking at some of the MFJ's but I want something that "some people" wont declare is just 'junk' and i'm not sure where MFJ falls on the home-expert's scale of "just junk"...
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    Curious what some good, accurate, well-respected power meters are. I know Bird is the gold-standard but I'm looking for something not quite as expensive. Not just something that works well and is accurate, but something that "experts" would respect.
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    I think you've just learned a valuable lesson about "some people" and online "Experts" ...
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  24. OffRoaderX
    When I first set up my 2 KG1000s as a repeater i had significant desense limiting my fars. But after separating the radios by several feet and putting one of the radios in a vented metal box, I was able to get a 20+ mile range.. I am high-up on a hill though so your fars may vary.
  25. OffRoaderX
    #3 - I have been using about 60ft of LMR400 with my VXR7000 for over a year with no issues.
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