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  1. tweiss3
    Congrats. I'm glad you have found something fun for you. Great thing about amateur radio, if what you are doing isn't interesting to you, find something else to do with it.
  2. tweiss3
    This is the real answer.
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    If you go through the trouble to make an account, they will "sell" you the software for $0. Buying radios is now supposed to go through a dealer.
  4. tweiss3
    What antenna is that? Is it a 2-piece? I've heard of water intrusion problems with 2 piece antennas, or even at the base were it goes fiberglass to aluminum/steel, could be the antenna and not the coax.
  5. tweiss3
    A 50 mobile base station will only be helpful if someone is sitting in hearing distance from that radio. The repeater would benefit all users, HT or tractor mobiles, as every one would hear every transmission.
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    That should run almost any 100W base station radio, its rated to 25A continuous.
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    What were you trying to use as a power supply? I currently use some pretty darn cheap power supplies until I pony up for a real one with battery backup. I have batteries as a backup, but it involves pulling the powerpole from the PS and swapping it to the battery box. If you get a good 30A power supply, you should have zero problems with any single "base" radio. If you get a power supply that needs adjusted, you tune it for 13.8V with zero load.
  8. tweiss3
    What confuses you? Icom does not come with an internal power supply, you must provide your own 12v (13.8v) power source that can provide enough amps for the radio. 7300 requires over 21A, 7610 requires over 23A and the 9700 requires over 18A. I'll revise my statement, the 7851 has an internal power supply.
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    I have a table of interoperability from NOFIG of the DCS codes, and which normal means an invert (i.e. 023N = 047I). It is in excel format. It also has CTCSS tone to P25 NAC for what it's worth. One heck of an OST (operator selectable tone) list.
  10. tweiss3
    Anyone interested, I found an updated version with the revision date 2023 that works on current android versions: https://bitbucket.org/VK2ETA/andflmsg/downloads/
  11. tweiss3
    That's what I was talking about earlier. On version 1.5, I get this message: I'm on Android 15 with the January security patches. If anyone can repackage it for android 15, let me know.
  12. tweiss3
    I guess what do you determine significant? You should be able to make that up in antenna gain really easily, but 902 is more line of site than 440/GMRS, so you aren't going to be chasing skip.
  13. tweiss3
    They are packaged in the same installer, we will let it slide.....
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    It's an excellent tool. There is a version for android phones, but it's too old. They published the source code, I just don't know what I'm doing when it comes to recompiling it to the current android, otherwise I would have done it already. It's nice to be able to decode announcements on the go.
  15. tweiss3
    FlDigi is way more than just text messages. It's used by our ARES group for a weekly digital net using MT63-2000L with a 1500 passband, and at the end all the announcements are sent back via the same mode.
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    I have crossband repeat available in the cars. At home I use an analog hotspot for home coverage when I don't want to jump on the base. It's simplex and connects to other repeaters with allstar. I have tossed the idea of building a small repeater that I could connect to one of the base stations, but haven't gone down that road yet.
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    The published operating temperatures are -20°C ~ +60°C, which is -4F to 140F. You were definitely outside the operating temps. Most of the commercial stuff is rated for -22F to 140F or better. I've never had an issue with my Kenwood stuff, and that comes on when the car starts.
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    Did you have logging on? Is there any error codes pulled when you connect to CPS? It sounds like there was some kind of internal protection that tripped, but it's hard to tell if something actually fried, or if it needs something reset.
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    Spreadsheets are one's friend when building large codeplugs. I also save every revision as a new file, with SN, version # and date as the file name.
  20. tweiss3
    Same, considering I just bought another HT, maybe 3.......
  21. tweiss3
    Any time I do listen at Walmart, you can't hear them once you leave the parking lot.
  22. tweiss3
    Grab a scanner and spend some time listening. It's usually either not used at all, or overrun with wireless driveway alarms. It never seems to be in between.
  23. tweiss3
    That is a great PSA. Thinking through it, I can understand why the programming is that way, but I don't think I would prefer that vs. manually changing DCS/CTCSS.
  24. tweiss3
    Why would you buy the roll up version if you are going to stick it in PVC like the standard version? His instructions are very specific on the type of PVC pipe to buy that it is designed to work with, anything different changes it's effectiveness and match. I'd suggest buy the other one for next to nothing and put it in PVC.
  25. tweiss3
    I use the Larsen's.
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