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Not everyone lists there repeaters. I have multiple that are not listed and know of others out there. Its a volunteer thing to go in and ujpdate and many don't care.

berknet I understand that fully. I guess I understood the question of radios coming out of the box ready to talk on GMRS. No ham transceiver does. Most offer simple modifications to open up the band to allow this. Its really no different than commercial part 90 radios being able to be used on the GMRS bands. My APX8500 mobile can do it but was not certified to do it. Maybe the op could clarify his question for us.

I have 3 of the MTX275 and have yet to have an issue with needing more power than it has built in. Not sure the need for one with more unless your trying to use it for simplex over large areas. On all my repeaters it works much better than a handheld in the vehicle and on my jeep rides I still talk to folks miles away on simplex.

The perception that narrow band are not compatible with ALL GMRS repeaters is false. I know of many, including my own repeaters that run narrowband. I know the normal is wideband but they are out there and more than folks think.

I dont know of a ham radio that is certified to talk on GMRS. This comes up every few months. I dont understand the desire or misunderstanding in the ham world about being able to do what they want. If a non ham wanted to talk on the ham stuff with there GMRS license the hams would be all in there face.

If you want simple and easy to use Id go with the midland. If you plan to use alot of repeaters and into it more it may not be right but for simplex its a solid basic unit.

Agree. $150-200 on the used market plus another $50-75 for a slug if its not in it already, but its really no different than a radio. You get what you pay for. I guess if your buying a $250.00 midland or baofeng a $75.00 meter is expensive but my APX8500 cost way to much to not use a quality meter...

Our SAR team used one of those ATT long wire sites for years the town had. They had gotten it due to back taxes. American tower didnt pay taxes and the town took it. We were there for around 10 years. Site sold for 25K at tax auction finally. The biggest issue with those sites in the NE is the rust and noise it creates. I looked to purchase it but the insurance alone was unreasonable for a private owned site. If there waas people renting it may of paid off but in 20 years no one wanted to go on it.

For what you describe just purchase a Garmin Inrech Mini Satalitte Unit. For $10.00 a month when you hunt you have ability to communicate. https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/592606

I like my trusty Bird 43. You need a UHF slug for it but been using mine for over 30 years (along with shop equipment) and never had an issue.

As reference just because a user has never posted on the forum does not mean he does not exist. I had my repeater listed on the site before using the forum.

How about just email the other repeater club and see what membership cost. I guess i still don't get the deal. You just got your license a week ago yet want other users in the area to not be mad when you install a repeater on the same channels they use. IF there stuff is up and on the air then why would you try to put another on the air on the same channels

OK. So my opinion would be a conversation with the other operators' in the area would be my first suggestion. It appears you don't/can't do this. Sadly there is no coordination on GMRS so its up to local folks to manage the interference. My guess if one repeater covers more area that will get used more and eventually the other will go away. With that said you will most definitely need to use different PL/DPL codes to limit this. Don't get the wrong impression but to me this sounds like a turf war of sorts or who has the best stuff. I don't really subscribe to that but each there own. As far as the pay to play aspect there has been numerous discussions out here on that. It all depends on what folks are really" charging". If its a donation towards repeater maintenance, electric bill or something of that nature I don't see issues. If its a LMR provider just putting up repeaters and charging airtime then that's different. I had friends that tossed money in a bucket when i had one of mine to help with stuff mentioned above. It never even remotely covered the cost of the gear but did help with electric bill a bit.

As shown above been there already. Also various other sites have lists. My issue with a list is everytime one is created there are tons of posts on why XYZ radio should be or should not be on the list. ITs very rough with the CCR influx of some certified and some not (or fake labels) to put a true list up. Again there is time. I think the only way a list would work is if it was done by an admin and no one would be allowed to comment on the list.

Im not really following here. Are you wanting to put up 2 repeaters on the same frequency as 2 already on the air repeaters in the same location ? If so that doesn't make sense. This entire post was started to help educate folks that 2 CCRs rubber banded together isn't a repeater. It costs money to put up good quality repeaters. If someone puts the money into a system its up to them to manage the system. I know no one "owns" a repeater pair but if i spend 20K to put a repeater on the air of course I'd have issues with someone else putting up another on the same channel.

No. that is not type approved for GMRS nor does it have transmit capabilities in the GMRS band.

Agree. Most would be more worried about charging there phone

I wasn't trying to make GMRS users sound bad, is just a different service. Its definitely not ham like in my eyes. I've been a ham for years as well as a public safety person. I treat GMRS as a tool. Just my way. Some are different. A said above if your csq no one would ever hear you.

I have a standby generator at my house that can run for a few weeks on the huge propane tank out back. On top of that my motor home has a 7500 watt on board generator with 100 gallon fuel tank. To add to that 2 small Honda 2K generators with 5 gallons of sealed non-e gas. In the end when all that fails I have enough battery for probably 3-4 days. (tested 48 hours straight once and still had 70% left). Been in SAR work most of my life and always have backup power and fuel. Just the way I do things. Also many many public safety centers now have unlimited backup power on pretty much everything. I don't see many not being able to get fuel during a blackout. Even our local little rural FD has generator on building and gas pumps...

Who do you think should answer you ? Many GMRS operators run PL/DPL so they only hear who they want to hear. If there is a repeater they may have that but even that may have specific info that needs loaded in your radio. If your handehld talks to your base then your good. Most of us dont use GMRS to chat on like ham radio folks do. Its a tool alot of times to keep track of family or friends and thats about it. I'll be honest I dont think I have ever heard someone just call out on my radios and if they did i doubt id answer.

For a solar setup the RT97 is ideal. If your only planning to use HT's to talk to it talking back at same power should work well. A 50 watt repeater does nothing more for a 4 watt radio trying to talk back. Buy a decent antenna (DB404 or other commercial UHF) and good cable and it will outperform your expectations. Go cheap on cable and antenna and you will loose interest quickly.

They did in the past..Micom...Like gold to find now... MICOM MICOM-2ES

The issue is insurance costs for tower work. I am guessing if you have to pay for insurance which pretty much any commercially owned tower will require you will charge more than $100

Or just order an nmo mount with the cable. You will spend almost as much just for the mount

You will see see power loss on any duplexer. How much depends on tuning and duplexer model