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  1. OffRoaderX
    I agree.. I have put one up, and am [partially] responsible for getting a 2nd one up, covering most of Southern California.
  2. OffRoaderX
    If you look close, 99% of them are actually sad-hams, disguised as GMRS operators.
  3. OffRoaderX
    It doesnt matter, and only the hall-monitors care - as you can see very clearly in this and other online forums..
  4. OffRoaderX
    "some people" have nothing else to do in their life, so they make their hobby extra-serious. All that talk of fines and federal agents coming to your house is (99.99% of the time) BS, usually spread by sad, little people.. The normal people here just want to talk to their friends.. and have better things to do with their time than spreading fairy-tales..
  5. OffRoaderX
    They didnt have the 2-radio deal when I got mine, but at the time the price for the repeaters was the same on Amazon as on their website, just without the crazy shipping.
  6. OffRoaderX
    I bought mine on Amazon and got free shipping.
  7. OffRoaderX
    According to the FCC, if you are using a GMRS radio, thou must use your callsign on all channels, regardless of the power-output you have set. The question is, will they care if you dont.. and according to the FCC's enforcement database, they don't.
  8. OffRoaderX
    2nd the RT-97.. Its portable, light, small, rugged, and it works great
  9. OffRoaderX
    When shopping for an HT radio, what feature is most important to you?
  10. OffRoaderX
    I was hoping it was one of the models that I have.. It's not.. Other than the LED lights, does the radio operate as expected?
  11. OffRoaderX
    Leixen makes dozens of radios Which one do you have?
  12. OffRoaderX
    Welcome to the exciting and dynamic world of GMRS! Short answer to your question: No/Probably not Longer answer: You can use repeaters on GMRS but their range is usually limited to around 100 miles or so and any mountains between the repeater and either of the two people talking would block the signal completely.. So IF there is a repeater between you that you can both "see" and connect to with your radios, then, maybe.
  13. OffRoaderX
    Ya dont!
  14. OffRoaderX
    OP: What time is it? "Some People": [6 paragraphs on the theory of time and how clocks are built]
  15. OffRoaderX
    Try removing all tones from both radios, then try again and make sure you're at least 10 feet apart, and report back.
  16. OffRoaderX
    Are you asking if two different people with their own licenses can talk to each other?
  17. OffRoaderX
    Yes, on both my older Intel iMac and my new M1 Silicone iMac. For an M1 you have to do a little tinkering, but it works.
  18. OffRoaderX
    Its not an 'option' per-se, (IIRC I'm on my Mac so I can't remember exactly) - You have to right-click on the program icon and select that option from the menu - you have to do it for the install program, then again for the program after you install it.
  19. OffRoaderX
    CHRIP is better in every way so hopefully that will work - but curious if you tried to both install the DB25G software and run it "As Administrator" ?
  20. OffRoaderX
    They are the same.. Try removing the Decode tone to see if that helps, unless you are absolutely certain that the repeater uses the same decode and encode tones. It is also possible that you are simply out of range of the repeater - EVEN if you can hear it, that does not necessarily mean that you can hit it. Try going outside or driving closer if necessary.
  21. OffRoaderX
    Another "Expert"....and you guys think I make this stuff up.. I didnt even mention that he only has a ham callsign..
  22. OffRoaderX
    One of the members of our group recently was successful in having his city put up an open GMRS repeater intended primarily for emergency use, but also available the rest of the time. He is now trying to expand to other local cities but is facing much resistance and typical bureaucracy and red-tape of getting the city government to approve everything.
  23. OffRoaderX
    Maybe if you tell us what kind of radio you have, and what exactly you mean by "work with", we can help..
  24. OffRoaderX
    Fricken Retevis and their narrowbandbullshite.
  25. OffRoaderX
    Wider is better.. Unless you plan on using narrowband radios.
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