[newbie help...]

ok, this is normal if im understanding you correctly.  by your statement, "The units cant talk nor listen to each other" means by that statement that the two handhelds cant talk to each other. and that would be proper. if this were a Baofeng. id hit the *scn button to "reverse" the transmit and receive freq/s, then the two "units" will talk to one another.  that is because you have to radios setup to talk and listen on the EXACT frequencies as each other and that cant be. Radio A is set to Tx on say, 467.550 and that is the same as Radio B. Radio A is set to listen on 462.550. so is B. so if A and B are set the same way it will never work unless Radio A is transmitting on the freq that Radio B is set to listen on. Example is radio B would have to be set to listen on what radio A is transmitting. such as 467.550. 

 

Now if this is NOT what you're referring to then perhaps clarifying this a bit more.

Thank you jmoylan69 for responding.  I am ashamed to admit that my handheld unit is a cheap Motorola 1.5w walkie talkie.  I can select the channel that is pre-programmed RX 462.5500 and TX 467.5500.  And I can also set the code to 141.3 Hz.

 

Both units hear the repeater announcement.   Then if I use handheld A to transmit, both units hear the response from the response.  But it's just a screech and the beep.  Both units hear it.  But not the actual voice comm.   I hope I'm making sense.   

 

Since both device can hear the initial announcement and also trigger that...they are accessing the repeater properly.   It's the actual communication following the announcement that is without the voice.   

[newbie help...]

Hi, I have the similar issue as tcushman.  My local repeater is listed on mygmrs and on their website (BARN-R1) as an open system.  

 

Travel Tone: Yes

ORI: No

Apprx. Range: 85 Miles

Output: 462.550 MHz   141.3 Hz

Input: 467.550 MHz   141.3 Hz

 

I can trigger the repeater because both handheld units can hear the "announcement."   But the units can't talk nor listen to each other afterwards.   Attached is the audio recording.  https://youtu.be/qWa8aGMxUVQ

 

Is there "one" thing I'm forgetting?  Thank you in advance.