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If someone would create a plug-in for OsmAnd you could use any old radio to do the same thing, kind of like ATAK.

I have not programmed the 5400s but I have programmed the EVX-531 and 534. They appear to use the same software. If you want wideband software I would highly recommend that you download the international version. That is what I did. That software allows both wide and narrow without any funky date setting. If the radio was programmed in the US already it might be "locked" to narrow band. I have found two ways to get around this. First is the wide band recovery tool from vertex. The second is to just upload a factory profile that comes with the CPS International Software. Open up one of default code plugs for that radio, turn it on, hook it up and write to it. Don't read the radio first. I have also found the factory cable works 10 times better and allows you to upload current firmware where as the clone cables do not. I did this all on a Windows 10 and Windows 11 machine.

Thank you...I bought that kit. Not worth the effort to source the materials when its only 30 bucks!

Same tones as it was. I went up and "replaced" it in late May. I used a higher voltage panel and a better MPPT charge controller. The controller is rated for colder temperatures and I was able to program it to cut off the load at 12.0 volts instead of 11.2. It is also running a Laird 5/8 over 5/8 collinear antenna vs the roll up J-Pole. I saw no improvement in reception or transmission with the Laird but I have not done any extensive testing. When I removed the battery and power line from the "old" repeater a month or two later, when the ground was thawed. I found that the battery was at 12 volts still. I examined the power line and found it was broken internally. Corroded and failed. It is very likely the system failed in December due to that and not due to a frozen battery. Winter will be here in a few months and we shall see what happens this time. Feel free to use the repeater. It has seen very light use this summer.

3rd. I know I have posted this around before...but this is my "throw down" repeater. It was originally a "proof of concept" for my solar repeater, so it's not the prettiest of construction. Hike this up a mountain in a backpack..."throw it down"...walk away. Coverage for 15,20, 30 miles depending on height.

I am installing a Motorola CM300 in a side by side UTV. The radio is mounted up on the underside of the roof but I want to mount the microphone down on the dash. I have found a water proof RJ45 bulkhead port that I can install on the dash so all I need to do is run some CAT5/6 cable from the radio to the port. Easiest option would be connect it right into the front of the radio at the RJ45 port on the front. I would prefer a cleaner install and I am wondering if anyone had any experience in using the 16 Pin connector on the rear of the radio? If I wired in the microphone there that would be my preferred option.

Delete Me. Used Wrong Forum.

Na dude...those badges are only for the direction finding task force agents of the ARRL.

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I am connected now. Seems like there was something up with the myGMRS Network itself. I see all the hubs appear to have disconnected from each other as well as a significant number of nodes are now disconnected.

This setup worked just fine for the past several weeks. Prior to that the interface board that plugged into the Motorola 16 pin had a failed solder joint. This interface replaced that one. The node connected in just fine this morning and I thought all was well. Now I can't even get it to try and connect to any hubs or node. It won't even give me the connection failed audio. Acts just like when you first boot it up and are waiting for the system to recognize the node. I have once again tried to reboot everything with no change. sudo asterisk -r gets me: Connected to Asterisk GIT Version adaec47 currently running on node-20201 (pid = 16877) node-20201*CLI>

I noted that a lot of the Alaska Off-Road Facebook group tends to use Channel 20. It seems to be a popular channel in the Knik River Public Use Area as well.

Anchorage 625 is back up.

Connected to Asterisk GIT Version adaec47 currently running on node-20201 (pid = 539) [Jun 12 04:04:25] NOTICE[646]: chan_iax2.c:9712 socket_process: Registration of '20201' rejected: '<unknown>' from: '34.194.144.228' node-20201*CLI>

No sir. In fact my Node sees very little action and I generally only connect it when there is a net going on. It is still failing to connect and telling me as such.

My node, 20201, suddenly won't connect to any of the hubs or other nodes. I tried rebooting it as well as my entire network. No change. Any thoughts on where to start trouble shooting?

Not only that but instead of "stale" repeaters they can be community confirmed to be working which might filter out some of the repeaters that are listed but do not exist.

We need a forum section for the myGMRS Node owners to help each other trouble shoot.

So for my HT I just bought on of these antennas: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X2LJ4HB/ref=twister_B08G1B6L6R?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 The antenna stub just pulled out of the knurled threaded section. I cut off the coils. I removed the paint on the cut end and pushed it back into the knurled threated section. I just use it as a 1/4 wave whip for GMRS. I reduced the coax to about 7 feet. Done. Small and quick to "deploy". Best antenna out there? Nope but far and away better than trying to use an HT inside a car with the stock antenna.

So as it turns out there was a signal on 467.625, the repeater input. I could pick it up with a UV-5R and the squelch turned off while near the repeater site. It vanished about 12 hours after I first heard it. That warble/wobble/harmonic vanished with it. As I was checking other near frequencies I found that on 467.5875 was a constant signal again. As I sat there with a radio I could hear what sounded like faint voices and machines. By moving the antenna around and using the terrain I was able to tell it was coming from a particular direction in relation to the repeater site. I drove off in that direction and again using terrain I was able to narrow down the signal. As I got close I could hear voices and back up alarms echoing. Sounded like the inside of a warehouse. I was able to narrow the signal down to two city blocks in an industrial area. I posted about it on FaceBook and found there are these intercoms that use FRS frequencies. These intercoms can be set to "monitor" which leaves one station transmitting for 10-24 hours depending on the model. It appears that another group of persons had a similar issue in another part of the US. They were able to direction find and found a HoSmart HY777 which was transmitting on 467.625. That is out of spec for their FCC approval and could have been mis-programed.

Anyone ever heard this before? A strong signal into the repeater will cover this but the weaker the signal the more overpowering this becomes? Noise Repeater.m4a

I didn't read the whole post, sorry if this had been covered but my kids, 3 and 5, get Retevis RT22 radios. 1/2 watt on low, 2 watts on high. Battery lasts a long time. They get limited buttons to mess with (basically on/off, volume and channel up or down). They come in pairs and six packs. A pair is about 30 bucks. They charge via USB which is nice for extended hikes if you need to charge them off a battery pack or solar charger. The built in antenna isnt horrid, yes a 5 watt radio with a better antenna goes further but I found these are impressive. These radios are small enough you can attach them right to the shoulder strap of a backpack and there is no need for a shoulder mic. This places the radio near the ear so they can hear and also places it close to their mouth so they can key it and talk. The radio programs with Chirp. I was using one today on a solo hike.

There is something to be said for the massive battery. I use an XTS5000 at work for 10-12 hour shifts. It doesn't matter if I forget the charge it prior to the next shift as I have never gotten the low battery warning. The XTS2500s would give me 2 shifts and then would be beeping at me. Personally, I am using Vertex VX-231s and EVX-534s for GMRS. They are much smaller. An extended battery lasts 36-48 hours on standby. The EVX can do encryption and digital if you wanted that as well. Definitely isn't an XTS5000 though.

I see you have it all worked out but as far as wide band goes I have another option. You can use the International version of the programming software to allow you to program in wideband channels. That is what I do. Granted I have only used it on EVX-530 and VX230/260 series radios. I also found that communication errors between the radio and computer were vastly reduced when I bought the OEM FIF-12 programming cable.

If this is for a repeater RG393 would be a better fit from a technical standpoint. RG400 is the same as RG393 but just RG58 sized.