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Honestly where do I begin with this thread? Do I delete it all? Censor the language? Remove the inflammatory posts? Or do I leave it up because @SteveShannon and others have a therapeutic way of handling this argument and we are so close to getting 2 people to apologize and let things cool naturally. In that case, the lesson in putting aside our differences, on the Internet of all places, would be so much better than leaving the profanity and the references to disabled people. Hopefully you guys can pause, come to a gentlemanly agreement to disagree at the very least, and apologize. Right now that kind of resolution would do the country, and the world, a bunch of good right now. We need more of that before we descend into another civil war some day.

@WQGU515 and @EMGREY, your forum accounts should be all set now. I think some peoples' accounts fell out of sync due to some maintenance we were doing on the database the last few weeks.

The forums have been under a DOS attack for the past week, so that's why you're seeing errors pop up here and there. Overall, the mitigation has being going well so hopefully the disruptions have been kept to a minimum. We're still running with >99.9% uptime for the month. The forbidden errors are from security software I added to help mitigate the attack, but it looks like it's catching some legitimate traffic too. I adjusted the rules so it should be good for everyone now, but please let me know if you still run into forbidden errors.

Hi Josh, Please check the format of the callsign. It must be 4 letters and only 3 digits. You probably have an I not the number one.

Currently, only one account can be created per GMRS callsign as a security measure to prevent multiple random people from trying to register the same callsign. This works fine for families where one member is the coordinator of the communications, but I know it isn't ideal when multiple people have an interest in participating independently. I was thinking about changing the user accounts on this website to allow a single "main account" per callsign. The account holder can then create multiple subaccounts sharing the same callsign: this way, the account holder/licensee controls who may share their license regarding a myGMRS account and we prevent the issue of random people trying to claim a callsign over and over again. Imagine how many people would try to claim mine, for example. What does everyone think about that?

We update the database daily, but the FCC data we have access to is typically 1-2 days behind the FCC website, unfortunately.

Alright, I think this topic has run its course...

Recently, the FCC has clarified its interpretation of the GMRS rules regarding repeater linking by stating that linked repeaters are against the rules. For years, the Part 95 rules have been unclear about whether repeater linking falls under Remote Control, Interconnection, or something else entirely. FCC Clarification (Click the Operations tab) A GMRS user asked the Commission for clarification several years ago and received a response that it was indeed allowed. This letter had been posted online. Given that decision and the nebulous state of the Part 95 rules, we have operated under the assumption that this was permitted. While this clarification is not binding and does not update the actual Part 95 rules, it shows that the FCC is against repeater linking and at least intends for it to be prohibited. Given this new information, it is in our best interest to begin shutting down the myGMRS Network, which allows repeater owners to link using VoIP technology over the Internet. We will shut down the myGMRS registration server in one week, on August 28th, 2024. The main myGMRS website will not be affected and will continue to serve the GMRS community as it has for nearly 20 years. Connections between repeaters or audio are not carried through our servers; only the registration server is used to keep a listing of which nodes are online at any given time. Disabling the registration server will not break the connection to existing nodes; it will only prevent new connections from occurring. Repeater owners who continue using VoIP or other means to link repeaters together will do so at their own risk. myGMRS is committed to operating within the FCC rules and aims to maintain a positive rapport with the Commission. Should the Commission's stance change, we will reconsider whether to bring the network back at that time. If you wish to sign, there is a Change.org petition to request that the FCC allow network connections. Change.org Petition to Allow GMRS Linking

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You are entering an invalid callsign. This is not an issue with the website. WSC1776 is not in the right format. It must be 4 letters and 3 digits for recent callsigns. Please double check your callsign. A good truck is to try and find your license on the FCC website. If you can't find it there, you have it wrong.

@WRZK971 It should be working now.

BTECH has released the new GMRS-RPT50 repeater, a 50-watt GMRS repeater with a built-in duplexer and auto-IDer. Here are some key features: FCC-certified for GMRS FCC ID: 2AGNDGMRSRPT50 50 Watt Output Power 100% Duty Cycle @ 50W Built-in Duplexer Morse Code Auto IDer Wideband / Narrowband Selectable Rack Mountable (hardware included) 13.8V DC or 120V AC power Expansion Ports Firmware Upgradable PC Programmable Free Shipping We carry the repeater in our online shop, and it's available for immediate purchase: https://shop.mygmrs.com/collections/repeaters-and-accessories/products/btech-gmrs-rpt50-50w-gmrs-repeater-with-built-in-auto-id

For the time being we only support Stripe as a payment processor for credit and debit cards. PayPal is supported for making club payments and receiving payouts if you're a paid club owner, but that's because it's a separate system. Since all payment details are handled by Stripe directly, we don't store your card information in our system. Stripe is the leading payment processor and powers many credit card payment platforms including Shopify stores, like our online shop. This is the most secure method to handle payments in a PCI-compliant way.

You have to delete the repeater. Adding a listing to the database makes you the owner, and requests will go to you. If you are NOT the owner, do not list the repeater without the owner's consent. Remove it from the "Owned Repeaters" tab of this page: https://mygmrs.com/profile/repeaters

Honestly, I'd be surprised if this got FCC approval. Actually, scratch that, the RT10 got FCC approval and I'm confident that is not legal for 900 MHz at 1W as license-free DMR. Pretty sure that squeaked by and so might this little gem.

Meshtastic also supports voice using Codec 2 on LoRa but only on 2.4 GHz radios due to the bandwidth constraints. That's what makes audio on UHF interesting. https://meshtastic.org/docs/configuration/module/audio/

The little "repeater" is also interesting, and solar charging capable with a built-in battery backup. https://www.retevis.com/rb91-direct-frequency-digital-repeater-with-2pcs-rb24-uhf-handheld-radio-us

Well that's interesting, it claims to be a LoRa radio in the UHF spectrum with 5W of power.

A week is a pretty good turnaround...

They are skipped during scan by default since there's no output tone. Any activity on the channel will cause the scan to stop and what you're hearing may or may not be that repeater anyway. This way, if you get the tone information, you already have the channel programmed, you can set up the tones and add to the scan list, and you're off to the races.

You can now download a Google Earth KML file for each state from the Reports page. Please let me know if you have any feedback!

I've been tinkering with these as well over the last month. Just driving around with the antenna inside the car I got 1.9 miles through dense suburban terrain. I've had a full conversation with someone about 1.5 miles away with the antenna inside the house near a window. It doesn't appear to be busy here in NJ, but I do see a couple nodes pop up here and there. Thinking about attaching a node to a drone and getting it 400 ft up for about half an hour and see what I get. I also set up an MQTT server for linking my mesh with my father who is about 25 miles north of me, and that works well also. You can't really use the public MQTT server because it will completely flood your mesh and probably lock up your devices from all the traffic, so be careful with that. If anyone is interested I can create a channel on the server to tinker around with.

I'm listening on Chrome on Windows right now to 169 Midwest Hub, and it's working fine.

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