Woody44

I am another newcomer. I found this discussion thread while doing an Internet search on how to access and use a GMRS repeater -- which is something I'd like to do so I can reach a friend who lives three miles away (line of sight) with a couple of small hills between us. We are both using Baofeng UV-5R radios, and neither of us can hear the other transmit when we are at our respective homes. (We tied it again last night, while talking on cell phone to be sure we knew when to listen.) I guess the first question is: Is the Baofeng UV-5R series of radios repeater-capable? If they are, your map shows two repeaters with coverage areas that overlap both our locations, so we would like to be able to connect through at least one of those repeaters.