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Hi. I'd like to know if anyone has the pinout for the Retevis RT97S four-pin power connector. Also, I'd like to know if anyone has the standby, receive, and transmit current draw values. Thanks. (I have an RT97S on order. If no one has this data, I'll ring out the power cable and test the draws once I get the repeater. I'll post the results here.) Thanks, Dave K8DTP/WQBV921

I know this is an old topic, but I wanted to report on what I researched in case someone else finds this topic in the future. In the WT Docket No. 10-119 Report and Order released in April 2017, the FCC declined to take up the issue of removing the restrictions on GMRS repeater pairs 462/467.650 MHz and 462/700 MHz inside of Line A. Therefore the restrictions still stand. Unfortunately these restrictions are still not well-documented in Part 95A. When or if the FCC opens a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Part 95A, I would encourage anyone reading this to file comments about removing the Line A restrictions. Previously Canada allocated these frequencies to police service, which clearly justified the restriction. However, Canada reallocated those frequencies to its FRS band, which reasonably makes these restrictions obsolete.