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The areas that we go hunting here in the Pacific Northwest are densely forested areas. Sometimes, we are within a mile or two of base camp, sometimes 10+ miles depending on where we track or set up our blind. We generally set up base camp near a tall tree that has been trimmed or near a clearing. If we are on the edge of a clearing, I have a 30’ telescoping antenna mast that we use but have been in more dense forest areas the last year or two.

Hello all, I am looking at getting an antenna with a ground plane kit for hunting and connecting it to a Retevis RT-97L repeater. My big question is can I hang the antenna from a tree branch by throwing a rope over and then tying it off? If so, has anyone done this and received good results. My family tends to go hunting / camping in an area where there is no cell service and with my GMRS license, thought this would be an amazing use for this. Thank you for your help!

What type of radio do you have?

To be honest, I was a little reluctant when I bought my Retevis radios. I paid $28.01 on Amazon for two HT radios and was concerned they wouldn't be of good quality. After getting them in my hand and then getting them programmed, I was shockingly surprised. Now, I carry mine around everywhere and even bought my mobile from the same manufacturer. Best $28 I've spent. Now ordering three more sets for when we go camping and hunting as we generally go camping in large groups on BLM land here in Oregon.

@KBSherwood Thank you for the list. I have ran through and programmed a lot of the repeaters that I have found into my radios. I got lucky yesterday as I am normally monitoring Salem 675 and was able to hop in on their NET. @Santiam, We might get lucky one day while I'm down in that area to connect. I am about a 45 min drive north of you here in Salem and have the Brownsville / Central Valley repeater programmed in on my HT and Mobile. And thank you everyone for the warm welcome to the GMRS Community!!!

Good afternoon!!! I just wanted to hop in and say thank you to everyone that has helped me along my journey in learning a thing or two. This community is great. Even though this is my first post, I have probably ready hundreds of posts in the forums. Aside from that, I would like to get a running list of users here in the Beaver State of Oregon. Lets connect!