OffRoaderX

Turn off the VPN and give it a try.

The answer to your question is "NO" .. Weird that after so many words, the question still had not been answered.

I use the Samlex SEC-1235M for my multiple KG-1000G radios, my other 50W radios and even my 110W radio.

You (and everyone) is welcome to join our National Net via Zello, every Thursday night at 7PM (Pacific).. No Facebook, no dues, no fees, no mandatory meetings. See how here: https://www.notarubicon.com/zello-gmrs-repeater/

Welcome! Short answer to your question: NO Slightly longer answer: If out of range of the repeater your radios would not be able to talk to each other while on that repeater channel - UNLESS both radios have a "talk around" option and both of you enable Talk-Around (IIRC, neither the RB27 or MXT275 have talk around). The other option would be to change both radios to a regular/simplex channel while out of range of the repeater. EDIT: NO fair you answered your question while I was typing my response!

My radio, my choice.

Are you saying that they are using GMRS as their primary comms? Are you sure you arent listening to a relay/rebroadcast from their primary frequency to GMRS? Or, are you sure they aren't using FRS radios, which would require no license?

it's 10W BEFORE the duplexer, which eats a huge %% of the RF electricities.. I think mine only reads 3W or 4W.. There is no way that I know of to adjust it, and if you do, you are likely to kill the duplexer...

I had a KG-1000G in my Jeep and in my wife's jeep pretty much since the KG-1000G was released, until just recently. We go off-roading every weekend, often/usually in the southern california desert where 103°F was normal. I made sure that both were mounted with good airflow on all sides, and where they would never be in direct sunlight - never once did we have any heating/over heating issues.. I was actually more worried about dust getting into the innards, but that was never an issue either. Worry less and enjoy the radio!

FFS dude, know your audience. What KAF60Blahblah meant to say, but never actually got around to saying is, make sure your radio is set to Wideband. I just said in one sentence what he was not able to accomplish in 4 paragraphs.. But on the bright side, he just gave me some great material for a new video...

One great way to learn is by being a pillar of the community and putting up a repeater for everyone to use.

I too, am awaiting that.

The GMRS antenna on both my Jeeps is at the rear-passenger corner. Its not the most optimal location, but it works just fine. SWR on the LJ is 2.1:1, and on the JKU is 1.6:1 .. Range is great and I regularly get simplex fars of 20+Miles and can hit one of my repeaters from 98 miles.. So dont let any of the "experts" tell you that this mounting location "wont work"... Both Jeeps have Motorola XTL5000 radios. CB (when I used it) was same location, but dont use CB anymore.

Oh, trust me, I get it.

But it sure was impressive! Weren't you impressed by how smart he thinks he made himself look? I know I sure am! Too bad we can't "pin" replies like this to the top of the list for everyone to enjoy. ...Weird that he has a ham-radio callsign for his user-name... Just sayin...

In my last job cell phones were prohibited because virtually all cellphones were also cameras and audio recorders.. There was no prohibition on radios.

and, dont forget, if you want privacy as you've mentioned, using codes will not give you any.

Yes, just put the same codes on all the radios - very simple. But, just be aware, using codes will give you zero privacy.

I have a Tram 1486 and i tuned mine because the instructions said I had to - following the instructions to cut both the top and bottom sections, I tuned it to 467.700 because it is for a repeater... But when I checked the tune on 462.700, the SWR was still a very low - dont remember exactly what it was, but under 3:1.

Using the cable that came with the RT97? Just for fun, try UNinstalling, then installing the software again, but run the installer "As Administrator", then after installing when you run the programming software, run it also "As Administrator" and see if that makes any difference. and.. See if you can see the cable in Device Manager - should show up under USB/Serial Devices (IIRC).. make sure its not showing any errors.. .... or... you might need to try a newer OR older driver for the cable depending on what version of Windows you are using.

If a factory reset doesnt clear it up and assuming the antenna is connected and there are no antenna cable issues then my guess is that it is borked.. Still less than one year old? If so, contact BuyTwoWayRadios and they'll fix you up.

The repeater owners check for requests for access when they feel like it.. Some do it quickly & often, some never do it.. It is also possible that the repeater is no longer online. If the repeater has the tones listed publicly its usually ok to start using the repeater and/or ask for permission over the air unless/until the repeater owners asks you to stop.

Forgot to mention..Thanks for reminding me... Always beware of the "some people" that try their best overcomplicate everything.

I agree.. I have put one up, and am [partially] responsible for getting a 2nd one up, covering most of Southern California.

If you look close, 99% of them are actually sad-hams, disguised as GMRS operators.