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On 2/15/2023 at 6:46 PM, wrci350 said:
3) Your statement about repeaters is incorrect. Why would 95.1751 spell out an exception for when a repeater didn't have to identify, if *no* repeater needs to identify?
Not saying you are wrong, but I've read enough reg. books put out by the gubment to know that common sense approach doesn't apply to regs produced by them. I think they do it because they can. Something makes them think of something and they make a reg. Something makes them think of something else and they make a reg. Both go in the book and contradict each other. When it's pointed out they make another one declaring no matter what you can only do x even though one of them says you can do y. I'm in construction, regs/codes change every 2 years.
I once asked an inspector "Why would...?" he said I don't know, we can never make up our minds.
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in the last map update only 5 east coast states made the list
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On 1/7/2022 at 9:49 AM, DownEastNC said:
Proclaiming something on a YouTube channel is adoring. If you were truly interested in the travel channel initiative then you would form a nationwide commission and reach out to the thousands of GMRS operators for a consensus. That's a lot of work and effort. Are you willing to do that? I'm afraid that no one has heard you outside of your YouTube fiefdom. So crow about it all you want. It accomplishes nothing. Oh by the way, take a minute to use your favorite web browser to look up the term "GMRS Travel Channel". Outside this discussion, the preponderance of results will point you towards this --->
Ignore it all you want, I'm sure you will.
this is page 5 of 9 with a handful of contributors, so far...lol Thousands contributing, I don't think a life time would answer the question. Then again following your instructions to search, could be thousands are trying to come to a consensus. Some good idea's here.
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On 12/10/2021 at 3:48 AM, WyoJoe said:
Something to possibly consider for those living in or near small towns, would be to designate a channel that would be monitored by a local radio club or the like. You might even get the town council on board to designate such a channel for that area as an official act.
For the benefit of travelers, you could post signs along the roadways as you enter the town, stating which channel is monitored. This could be very similar to what is done in some national parks where they post a radio frequency to tune to for park information, except in the case of FRS and GMRS, it would allow for two-way communication. The sign could read "FRS/GMRS Channel 4 is designated for local radio traffic" or something similar. It could also be used by both the FRS and GMRS services, however with GMRS, of course higher power output would be possible.
If there was a nearby repeater and the owner were to allow it, you could even (instead or in addition) designate a repeater channel to be used for this purpose.
The biggest drawback I see to such a designation, is that you'd want to be sure some locals stayed tuned to that channel in case anyone traveling through chimed in with a question about the area, traffic, etc., because, if it is posted, I think they might likely expect a response if they asked a question on the air.
This would also result in a fairly small area where that channel would be officially designated for this purpose. You could, however, reach out to other adjacent communities and pitch the idea there, too. If you had an area with five or six small towns, and all of them designated the same "local" channel, you could conceivably establish a travel channel for your region.
I like your idea.
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On 11/4/2021 at 7:57 PM, AdmiralCochrane said:
And the only one remotely near northern VA is the Alexandria repeater already mentioned. The others are much too far away to consider.
well, the weekly updates might help. 4/2021 there was one in Fredericksburg, VA: Cogent Radios Group.
Va rarely makes the weekly updates. I haven't found them all that helpful.
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On 10/3/2021 at 1:28 PM, EARL5555 said:
Hi folks,
A friend of mine lives in northern Virginia, and will be getting her GMRS call sign on Monday or Tuesday. I have only found one repeater in Alexandria, Virginia, and it may be out of commission, as the owner's license has expired. If anyone knows anything about repeaters anywhere in the D.C. area, please post that information here. Thank you.
23503, VA: Norfolk 503
Ivanhoe , VA: West Piney
Mygmrs dot com-repeater map has the entire country and if you sign up weekly updates
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On 8/18/2021 at 6:47 PM, wayoverthere said:
Is it intermittent or continuous? Older tech, but I know when I had Cingular as my cell provider, I'd pick up some buzzing him occasionally via headphones or my telephone headset at work if the cord was too close to the phone...don't know if that's still a thing moving onto 4 and 5g now.
The on and off on a multiple-month cycle makes me think it may be something seasonal, though the fact That it's there both at home and mobile kind of leads me to think it's something you're bringing along, but outside of a cell phone I'm not sure what.
it's continuous and systematic. It is a repeatable static cadence, almost like morse code except the signal is static not tone. My radios stop on signals sending, it stops on 3 static nonsense and can't get off it unless I manually skip it. Very annoying and I've taken to not even listening anymore.
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it's both at home and mobile. It's not something with me, read that cable services can interfere with 3 and 4. I'm wondering if it's a signal from them. I don't have cable.
Is this something that can be reported? Channel 3 is unusable for anybody round here.
good idea wayoverthere.
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Channel 3 has an annoying repeating static, scanning requires constant attention. It was non stop for months then gone, now back again. Is there anything that can be done or just life on a gmrs?
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I bought a used truck, to my surprise there was evidence of a radio install. The hole needed for the power supply was already there, I used a magnetic mount antenna and ran the wire down the weather stripping into the cab on the passenger side up in the dash over to the radio. When I search for some install advice on this truck people had commented on factory holes of possible use, looking for those helped me find the previous owners. I didn't skimp on the few items needed and took the time needed for a professional install. Even if removed you'd have to know what to look for to see any damage caused. I never mounted a handheld bracket, that would always be evident if removed. Dash has a niche, I use that.
The antenna is the 30 inchish one with a spring in the middle, it does what it claims and gives when it comes in contact with obstructions...I live in a woods, it's always growing, always trying to reclaim control. lol
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It's threads like this that make the net worth while. I already know what I know, I want to know what you know. I think back on all the properties I've seen and worked on, I now see them from an experienced operators eyes. One property has an abandoned cell phone tower on it, I wonder how many people know it's value. The House and buildings are crap, I think I know why now and it goes hand in hand with the excellent advice given here, he was a ham operator...spent all his money on equipment. lol Still sits there, unsold. That will change with more people getting into alternate forms of communication.
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13 minutes ago, Doctnj said:
I went with this clamp. The other one I saw was back when I was looking at other folks installs. Now can't find the web site. I think this will be just as good. Clamp it down on bus bar and run ground wire through and down to being welded on rod.
old faithful. I do like those clamps kidphc linked
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22 hours ago, SkylinesSuck said:
Do antennas attract more lightening than normal? I understand the physics and technicals of it, but from practical experience, does it happen a lot? I properly ground everything, but I am very inclined to leave everything plugged in and not worry about it. I have a lot more expensive equipment than my GMRS radios plugged in and I have never decided it was worth it to go unplug everything before a potential lightning storm. I'm more worried about safety than anything else.
I wonder if home owners insurance covers lightning strikes.
if lighting does strike, i'd bet it grabs a hold of the lighting rod/antenna before anything else. Shot an arrow in an oak tree about 20' up, lighting struck, happened to pick that tree out of hundreds around it and blew that arrow out. It has never stuck that tree again. Always best to disconnect, but I'm not sure lighting won't just jump and still fry everything.
If you can't pound a rod in it can be buried horizontally.
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mygmrs dot com sends weekly repeater updates. Lists all the repeaters per state and details on them. The distances are given, most aren't more than 10 miles.
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my only interest in knowing who says what is if the who is a somebody with an audience. Even then it's just for entertainment purposes. maybe someday I can get them to pay me for repeating what I say. Not holding my breath. I do way more listening than talking and I don't care about introductions although it seems introductions are very important to some. The right voice and inflections is a sign of prominence. I've been perfecting mine, say it rapidly and with the least amount of significance possible, then be offended when someone doesn't say theirs.
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round here channel 3 makes it impossible to scan... keeps making a racket causing the scan to stay on the channel. We do have wind turbines near and I know of a few panels. It's not static, it's rhythmic, like a pulse would be. Almost like a repeating signal intent on finding life in space. Very annoying.
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Are cb radios illegal? Hard to talk law without being political and I can get very political. Bottom line, don't use a radio if it infringes on another's freedom. All laws are created after the abuse of freedom occurs, cause an accident while being distracted using the radio and you are part of the reason government grows and we all lose freedoms we once enjoyed. Love your neighbor on the road and you have little to fear, do it not killing someone and there are many laws you are in violation of the least of which is radio usage.
"From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded"
Self government is great power, with great power comes great responsibility. You literally hold the lives of others in your hands, abuse it and you lose the gift of self government to another government, they lose everything.
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Well, I figured out that the MTX400 has repeater channels already to go like BlackMar said and that there are 3 repeaters round here and all 3 are open source, unfortunately 2 of them use the same frequency. I also figured out how to find the owners of permission only repeaters and how to enter the codes in the radio should the need arise. So, I have channel 17 and 20 using repeater channels, 17 is south of here and 20 is north. I'm thinking the thing to do is create a map on a gps with open source repeaters and there corresponding channels so no matter what direction I'm heading I have a repeater channel to use.
FWIW I've been on the net and in forums for a long time, searching for information doesn't always answer the questions asked. When I create a post I try and keep in mind someone might be searching for an answer and my "conversation" might help answer their question. If my posts sound a bit lame it's because they are directed at not only the present and persons involved, but a wider audience that might come in later.
Vince, that was all greek to me, give me some time to learn the language
kb2ztx, thanks, 462-467 isn't just a number designation, it signifies a boost in power, very helpful.
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You bought a 40w base radio. It has repeater channels on it so if you are near a repeater and have permission and the privacy codes you can use it. That is all.
Watched a utude vid, just how you explain it with instruction on how to set it up. Thanks. .
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They are owned by individuals and can boost range if you hook into them. My question is about the Midland MTX400. Recently installed it, it comes with repeater channels which confuses me. Are they saying the radio is a repeater or any repeater near by allowing the channels from 15-22 to be used. it is now using, without permission? There is no feature allowing the connection to a personal repeater, it just makes 15-22 repeater channels. I thought when I bought it, it was a repeater specifically designed to be the GTX 1050 repeater. In other words it could boost the range of the hand held, but I recently read here the 1050 isn't able to use a repeater. I'm thinking there maybe some claims being made that can't possibly be true.
Just the tinker in me that needs to understand these things. If there are conversation covering this please provide a link.
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found this link, at least you know where repeaters are in your area
mygmrs.com/map/#/ (I busted up the link in case it's prohibited here) just search.
bound to be people talking near by.
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2 wires to a power source and screw on the antenna. Turn it on, figure out how to use it. If it's in a vehicle do the best job you can installing it. Pick a spot for the mount that allows easy reach to the controls and a quick glance to read it. I also chose a spot where the screws would not be seen if it was removed. Because I bought a used work truck the previous owner had a hole through the fire wall the exact size of flexible conduit to house the power leads. I ran mine directly into the battery which required lengthening the leads. I used and old 12ga extension cord for the wire and good waterproof slices. Proper connectors were added to the leads and connected to the auxiliary posts now common on battery terminals. The entire conduit was wire tied neatly to another factory conduit, the 2 together look as if that is how it came from the factory The cable for the antenna is hidden under the dash, taken to the passenger door, fed through the weather stripping hiding it completely and out to the roof of the cab where a magnetic mounted antenna is placed. No wires inside the cab are visible except for the mic lead. I didn't mount the clip for the mic, couldn't see a way or place the wouldn't permanently damage the dash. The dash has cubby holes, one works well for the mic.
With just a little thought anyone can end up with a professionally looking install.
I chose to hook up directly to the battery because the truck drains the battery quick even with the ignition turned to auxiliary, a matter of hours. Directly avoids all that just powering the radio. It also eliminates the need for a key to use the radio which might just save the day if the truck can't be turned on for various reasons. The Midland radio has a Time/off feature, I set mine to 1 hour and it works.
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just hooked up the midland MTX400. I haven't tested it for range. Was hoping I'd pick up more with it but so far it hasn't anything the GTX1050 hand held has, except some weird annoying rhythmic static on channel 3. Sounds like a fan blade hitting something inconsistently producing a consistent repeated pattern. It's annoying because the radio stops on in when in scan mode and can't get out of it. I am trying to set up a base station able to communicate with others in a group of people we can count on to come to each others aid in these troubling times. I hope it's range can at least start a chain reaction of communication that will reach enough to reach everyone.
Am using a magnet mounted 30 inchish antenna. I heard it was the best for mobile use. More interested in listening than sending till sending is a must. It's available through many vendors, I have an account with one so it came with benefits to buy the MTX400. I do think I did a professional job on the install so if all it turns out to be is a looker, I have at least that going.
It did pick up a conversation between a man and a woman the other day, they were discussing Teriyaki chicken for dinner. Rather listen to that any day as boring as it is compared to what I could be hearing I never want to hear, even though that is the reason I'm getting into alternate forms of communication. Wish I could've figured out how far away they were. I'm also in Ohio, N.W. Ohio, nice and flat round here.
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