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WRUE951 reacted to a post in a topic: Anyone know any information about the "LA Echo 1 System" repeater on 725 in Los Angeles?
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Found this thread because I too picked up this repeater during my last drive to Death Valley. I was picking its automated message all the way out past Mojave until just about Ridgecrest or perhaps slightly beyond. (FWIW, the 650 and 700 El Paso repeaters appeared to be online but no one home as I passed through the area on a Thursday evening). I'm just starting to tinker with repeaters, so I was very curious about this "LA Echo 1" repeater that I was hearing from San Dimas all the way to Ridgecrest!
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In fairness, this is a very common limitation; even with the higher end Midland base station radios. It seems weird to me, since I don't think it is a "weird" request to want to have the "open" GMRS channel available while at the same time having a "custom" version of that channel with tones saved as a DIY channel - it certainly doesn't break any FCC rules that I can think of.
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Is it possible to set up a "DIY simplex channel with tones? I don't want to overwrite the existing CH 15, but instead want to create a copy of it but with tones. I was able to do this with my DB20-G by "unlocking" it, but there does not seem to be such a capability with the GM-30. Thanks,
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Radioddity DB20-G CPS Programming tips (a/k/a Anytone AT-779UV)
Sbsyncro replied to MichaelLAX's question in Technical Discussion
reviving an old thread here.. I'm setting this radio up for a friend using the software. I don't see any options for locking the keypad/mic buttons. He apparently has it mounted next to his knee in his jeep and is constantly changing settings. Is there way to lock the keys like there is on most HTs (and my Wouxun KG1000G)? A couple other questions: The "Vice-Machine Display" option under the Function Setup offers three options: Frequency/Channel, Battery Voltage, and Off. It seems that the only way to disable "dual watch" is to set this to "Off"? If scanning both the A and B channels, does the "Revert Channel" option under the "Information of Scanning Channel" tree determine the behavior when a signal is detected on one of the channels? If so, would the "Last Called" selection cause the next transmission to go to the channel that received most recently? If so, what is the difference between that choice and "Selected+Talkback"? Lastly is there a BCL (busy channel lockout) setting somewhere that I just don't seem to be able to find? -
Strange result that has me re-thinking my setup...
Sbsyncro replied to Sbsyncro's question in Technical Discussion
But doesn't this only apply to *transmitting* and not to receiving? In other words the HT was RECEIVING signals that were being transmitted by a 15w radio and ghost antenna and a 50w radio with a 1/4 wave mag mount antenna on a big ground plane. (the latter came in much more clearly than the former). -
Strange result that has me re-thinking my setup...
Sbsyncro posted a question in Technical Discussion
In the Jeep I have the Wouxun KG-1000G with Midland MXTA24 cable routed to a home-made aluminum mount that is attached to an aluminum Rhino rack that bolts to a backbone frame which in turn bolts to the body tub (all painted/finished connection points). I'm running the Midland MXTA26 6db antenna. I also carry a Radioddity GM-30 HT for jumping out and spotting, etc. On a recent outing to Panamint Valley, I headed back to camp early and left the rest of my group as they headed up a new trail a few thousand feet in elevation above camp and about 5 air miles away. They then climbed higher and farther back into a canyon, but crossed a few ridges during their trip. They ended up a good 10-12 miles from me and deep back in a canyon. From camp I was monitoring them from both my fixed and HT radios. I was able to talk to them almost the entire time from the Wouxun radio but there were MANY times when I did not pick up their comms on the Wouxun but I did on the HT (clearly enough to understand them). I dropped the squelch on the Wouxun all the way down to "1" and it made no difference. The Wouxun seemed to be overly selective and did not open the squelch. I did not have a chance to turn the squelch off entirely to see the difference. It was not consistent - sometimes the Wouxun would pick up traffic that the HT did not, but it was usually the other way around. I found this extremely puzzling. Should I be re-thinking my in-Jeep setup after convincing myself that I had "the best" setup using the highest quality gear? Could it just be that the antenna is not grounded properly? Or is it just that the Wouxun is overly selective? I definitely found it disconcerting that a $30 HT was essentially outperforming my $600 setup in the Jeep in a "real world" scenario! -
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Optimizing portable base station antenna setup
Sbsyncro replied to Sbsyncro's question in Technical Discussion
Thank you. I had no idea that the choice of Coax could have such a profound effect! Nor did I realize that I'd have to spend more on cable than I did on the radio. LOL -
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Optimizing portable base station antenna setup
Sbsyncro replied to Sbsyncro's question in Technical Discussion
Here's the one I'm using. what would you recommend, and why? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0912QL2JT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 -
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Optimizing portable base station antenna setup
Sbsyncro replied to Sbsyncro's question in Technical Discussion
Thanks for the info. The use case for me is to have a "base camp" setup for coordinating with multiple groups of hikers and/or off-roaders in my club, not for hitting a fixed station, so a beam antenna would not be optimal. The mast will always be affixed to my small camp trailer, but needs to be omni-directional. Often I am in desert areas with no trees, so tossing a wire into a tree isn't normally an option. I'm currently using a very heavy duty milsurp aluminum section mast (I linked to it in my original post) (6 x 4' sections) but its a PITA to set up solo, so I am also considering a telescoping pole like the one you describe, which would lighter weight and easier to extend to its full height). -
I have a Radioddity DB20-G base station setup I use with my off-road camp trailer. Typically I will put up a 25' mast that I top with an extra Midland MXTA26 antenna. (yea, I know it is intended as a mobile antenna, but I have an extra, so why spend more money...?). To mount it I use a Tram NMO-UHF antenna mount with radials. The mast is a Milsurp sectional aluminum mast. The aluminum mast is usually clamped to the tongue of my trailer and centered over a spike (sharpened rebar) that I drive into the ground. I do not do anything specific for grounding. I'm doing this based on casual (and perhaps inaccurate) knowledge gleaned over the years from sources like this forum. I'd like to optimize what I have (and not reinvent the entire setup). Questions: Are the radials necessary/beneficial? (they are a hassle to install and are easily lost!) Should I be taking specific steps to actually ground the mast other than just having contact with the earth? (does it matter) Is there anything inherently wrong with using the 6bd MXTA26 antenna? I'm sure there are $400 base station antennas that would be "better" but is there anything inherent;y *wrong* with using this one? Would swapping to a low gain (2db) 1/4 wave or "ghost" antenna be useful when in hilly terrain? (I carry several NMO antenna with me when on trips so I can swap the rooftop antenna on the Jeep if there is a lot of overhead obstacles). Thanks!
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Thank you. I saw the listing for the JT repeater and added it to my radio for the next time I'm up that way. I have not dived (dove?) into the repeater side of GMRs yet because there are no repeaters up in my area (not open ones at least). Looking forward to getting more into it while on some desert trips this winter.
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I'm heading down that way and planning to link up with some other friends. It would be handy if we could all tune our 'B" channel to a local repeater to have comms as we try to find each other. In reviewing the repeater listings here, I don't see anything that looks like it would cover the area between say Borrego Springs (or perhaps Fonts Point)-Ocotillo Wells-Salton City which is the general area where we'll be.
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Thanks I'll look for that unlock capability. This one? FPP - front panel programming. Sorry Double clicking the >> top open the dialog allows me to backspace over the frequency and name but when I click OK it still takes up that slot. There is no way to select a slot (row) and "delete" (one would expect it from the Edit menu, but alas....