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Interesting. Ive never seen anoy one bash antenna farm on RR. As a matter of fact they are recommended quite often. They did some changes last year but still one of the best places for hobby folks to get stuff. I use Talley and Tessco for work stuff but get alot of non work items from Antenna Farm.

I run the same setup on my Gladiator (Soft Top) but with a commercial UHF LMR antenna. Works excellent for its use case (GMRS Simplex and TLMR). On my one JK I also run the same on my Midland GMRS Radio. I can't run either with my hardtop but the JK has no top. 

I run the same setup on my Gladiator (Soft Top) but with a commercial UHF LMR antenna. Works excellent for its use case (GMRS Simplex and TLMR). On my one JK I also run the same on my Midland GMRS Radio. I can't run either with my hardtop but the JK has no top. 

Interesting. Ive never seen anoy one bash antenna farm on RR. As a matter of fact they are recommended quite often. They did some changes last year but still one of the best places for hobby folks to get stuff. I use Talley and Tessco for work stuff but get alot of non work items from Antenna Farm.

Interesting. Ive never seen anoy one bash antenna farm on RR. As a matter of fact they are recommended quite often. They did some changes last year but still one of the best places for hobby folks to get stuff. I use Talley and Tessco for work stuff but get alot of non work items from Antenna Farm.

Most repeater owners and users will tell.you to turn off the beep. Its annoying and unnecessary.

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I understand what your trying to do, its a cool idea and I sincerely hope it works out for you. 
However, I believe the FCC is going to tell you you cant do it because it is a clear violation of the rules as written.  POC uses the Cell telephone / data network. It is a network in every sense of the word. As I and others have stated before, yes you can connect a repeater for remote control of the repeater, you cant do it to carry messages / voice comms.
In any case, please keep us posted with the FCCs answer. This is and has been a good conversation.

1. What was the purpose of establishing a worldwide repeater system when other countries do not have GMRS?  
2. GMRS has only a few repeater frequencies. If all the repeaters in the United States operate on the same frequency, it will lead to interference, including with some rescue repeaters.

This is exactly why i got into GMRS and not ham. We offroad, hike and camp. I dont want to be in the California desert and hear someone in Nevada calling out trails, talking to their point man or tail. Its a local system for local use. 

I understand your frustration. GMRS is easier to get into than HAM, especially for families.
No, there is not enough bandwidth, that's why linking untimely isn't allowed. 

Am I the only GMRS user who is kinda frustrated with linked repeaters on gmrs frequencies. The more I’m using gmrs the more I’m realizing the frequency allocations for it just doesn’t leave enough space for linking on this service. 

He's not, he is a dealer trying to peddle Hytera radios and repeaters. 

I think solar is great for those that can use it, my issue is it getting crammed down my thoat. 
For use case our SAR Team has a 40' shipping contianer. This is divided into a 20' storage unit and a 20' classroom. Being we are volunteer and not funded a monthly electic bill isn't the best. We installed a 100 watt panel and some batteries. This year we got a grant to replace the 30 year old batteries. Doesn't cost us anything and is more than enough for a class, or to stop and grab gear at night. 
I also have a shed on my property. NO AC power in it and only way is overhead due to concreate. I put a 20 watt solar panel, a 3ah battery and a LED strip light. On a motion detector. Perfect to go in grab a wrench or other tool and leave. It wont last 8 hours but fills a need. 
On the other hand I could not run my house or want to. I wont be alive by the time I make my money back. 
 

Bullshit. We’ve had to correct your fallacious claims many times. This is only true in certain rare situations, like from the hill overlooking a massive desert between you and Vegas. Most people just won’t get that kind of distance before their signal is blocked by the earth’s curvature and terrain. Why lie? Does it make you feel better about yourself?

Just ignore him.. Everyone knows he's reet-har-ded..

I’m seriously curious.  Obviously you’re not here to ask for help, you inject negativity into the threads started by people who actually do help, and you make zero effort to get along with people socially.  So, why are you here, Devin? Do you actually like the negative attention you receive? Is it somehow better than no attention at all?

I have never really thought about it. I used HT's professionally for 40+ years. During those times a radio was a tool that was used while performing a task. Pushing the button just happened without thinking about it. In my use of radios, Amateur and GMRS, again, I haven't given it any thought at all as long as it works.
Trigger pull is a different animal all together. That is something to which I paid great attention professionally and recreationally. And even there, once it was where it needed to be it became a function of muscle memory.
If you asked me the differences in trigger pull for firearms I own I could give you descriptions of each. Ask the same questions about my radio PTT I could only tell either it works or doesn't. Of course now, at least for a while, I will pay attention, maybe. 

Did you set the proper tone when you changed to RP20 ? Also are you sure they want to talk to you ? Contrary to popular belief alot of folks use GMRS for talking to friends. Not others. 
 

I use GMRS same way I've used it for 30+ years. As a tool for my family and friends to talk. I also use it on trails with friends now. 

Has Anyone noticed, that the Original poster, "Suburbazine"  asking the question has never replied to any of your responses ?

Best way is not to. Drill a hole. 
 

I would rather spend more money on a better quality built radio one time than some POS cheap radio from Pandaland many times over time. I refuse to buy or give into buying inferior cheap products. There is a reason why low cost products are cheap and POS junk. Buying cheap is not saving money or even your personal time in the longrun.
I own a lot of Motorola mobile (12 various models)  and portable (47 various models) radios, and that count does not include my one Midland and 4 Kenwoods model radios. A few of my portable radios are 35 years old and still in almost brand new condition and have been used a lot over time in a harsh environment and still check out very well.  I doubt that any POS Pandaland radio would even stand up to any of my Motorola radios and there is a valid reason my Motorola radios cost a lot of money and we'll worth the cost.
None of my Motorola radios ever had a firmware upgrade, but my MXT500 did receive a firmware update about 2 years ago to expand the channel capacity from 30 to 128 programmable channels.
I have owned a MXT500 radio for about 3 years, but it is not my everyday radio now because my everyday radios are Motorola. I keep my Midland as a Loaner Radio for my radioless Jeep Creep friends for Trail runs.
I did start out using the Midland MXT 400 many years ago and eventually upgraded to a MXT 500, but my radio needs out grew the Midland capabilities. My radio needs have grown to the use of 43 separate radio zones, over a total of 800 programmed channels, and several radio features that consumer radios do not offer.
My Midland still puts out about 48-49 watts today as measured with a calibrated Bird 43 watt meter.

Interesting...just installed one in the wifes JK this weekend (newest jeep in the family) and she even managed to turn it on and get it on he right channel to talk. Amazing I guess being they are junk and all that.... SMH... Oh and she even figured out how to change the speaker from the deck to the control head. Guess I got a keeper here.