MichaelLAX

Did you know Miles and Stewart Copeland?

I looked yesterday and now mine is gone! hahahaha I guess I loosened it too much! But the antenna still screws down all the way and is as tight as one without a screw, so no harm, no foul! I ordered an adapter for my Diamond 77 (similar to Nagoya 771) so that it will work with the opposite SMA, instead of the two adapters I use now, which might damage the radio from too much force if I hit the antenna on something. PS: Joe, have you seen the TYT TH-UV88? One is on the way to me with an extra high capacity battery

You know he's had since September 9th to acknowledge assistance and let us know if it helped or not. My attitude is if he is not willing to take the effort to do that, then I am not giving him any more assistance, and moving on to the others that do!

What's wrong with that?

What is the "GMRS pay to play business?"

Now that my membership request to www.texasgmrs.net has been approved, I do see at least two GMRS repeaters that may be helpful to you in Dickinson: Dickenson 650; and La Marque 700 Good luck and report back your results! ?

If you are attempting to label it for recovery after theft, I, when I can, program my ham radio callsign (its much shorter than my GMRS callsign) and phone number into the startup screen. Assuming the thief does not have CPS software abilities, I can prove that I am the owner of it, if it is stolen.

Where are you located geographically?

My experience with "safe keeping" is that I can't find it when I need it! hahaha So in this case, I just loosened the screw in my antenna and, if for example, I ever sell it or give it away, I know exactly where it is! ?

I think it is clearer now. After tweiss3 said: You then said: That lead me to believe that transmitting DMR through an existing GMRS repeater would work, even if not allowed by FCC rules. But upon reflection after your reply; of course that could not be the case. I was misreading the anecdote. It is now clearer to me that the example posted by tweiss3 must be an illegal DMR repeater set up in his area in the NE, and I agree that it is interesting that the FCC has not had the resources, yet, to shut it down. I do think that a desire to use AES encryption is very troublesome; but then again, you said you "ain't gonna lie!" ? Urban Dictionary says that "to shine me on" is to ignore someone or continuously not follow through with an engagement. I am not sure this is relevant to our exchange, but let me assure you that I was not attempting to shine you on!

I had to register at Retevis today to request a download of their manual on a product I did not buy from them. We’ll see if they comply with my request

No harm, no foul!

Yes

When a comment is underlined, it usually means it is a link you can click on: Nagoya 771G in this case it takes you to BuyTwoWayRadio more later

So what are you saying?

Be sure to get the “771G” model for GMRS: Nagoya 771G

I was chatting with Bill, KJ6EO, the operator of the 446.86 repeater In Santa Clarita (and Country Music FM-LP station 101.5), as he drove to your neighborhood to pickup some KFC! I told him next time to try Zankou Chicken now that they have opened one in Valencia. Best rotisserie chicken in LA and Lebanese style humus, babaganous, falafel and pita bread!

Once you loosen the screw enough to be able to twist off the antenna, you can keep the screw inside, so as to not lose it. Don't unscrew it all the way out.

One of the great benefits of my Anytone AT-779UV (a/k/a Radioddity DB-20G) is the ease to open it up to transmit on the 2 meter and 70 cm Ham bands as well as MURS. Does the 778 have that capability too?

Getting back to the topic at hand... Does this Cup-Holder Mount work for you? It works with my Anytone AT-779UV a/k/a Radioddity DB-20G: Cup Holder for Anytone I use the $20 LGR dual-band mag-mount from Lets Get Ready

Osceola 700 and Wedgefield 725 appear to be down according to the notes on their repeater pages here on myGMRS.om Be sure to check for the proper tone, for example 141.3 on Pasco 550 (I only set the tone for my transmissions and not for my reception, as I like to be sure to hear everything available, especially when I am traveling to use distant repeaters):

Welcome! You do not mention the model of your radio. If portable, drive closer to one of your local repeaters and see if that works. Once you can hit one repeater, helpful repeater users will tip you off to other operating opportunities. Be sure you are entering the proper CTCSS or DCS transmitting tone as required and noted in the detail of your repeater map.

Always fun to drive over to the local Walmart and listen to their MURS activity: usually Channel 5 - Green Dot. MURS on VHF in the great outdoors will usually outperform FRS in a similar situation.

I second Joe's suggestion in this regard with my GM-30 clone, the Pofung P15UV, which also accepted the Radioddity firmware update Joe suggested (thank you again, Joe!). OffroaderX has reviewed both the GM-30 and the clone TIDRadio TD-H5 on his YouTube channel

Cite the source of your statement please Understanding Antenna Gain (emphasis added) So when he is in a fringe area and is just beyond the capability of his UHF antenna to receive a NOAA transmission, maybe he can connect a coat hanger to his radio to gain access to emergency weather broadcasts... AND don't even think about transmitting with a MURS HT connected to your UHF only antenna. BUT yes, he will save $4! (Actually there are dual-band antennas that are less expensive than single band, UHF antennas).