MichaelLAX

Two Yagi antennas pointed at each other will maximum your communications and minimize interference to others, esp at 50 watts on the repeater output channels: 462.550 etc. the prevailing view is that the repeater input channels, 467.550 etc., are only to be used for input to a repeater but perhaps there are virtual repeaters at each location?!? ? all efforts must be taken to research your area and be sure you are not causing interference to any local repeaters

Next horror movie release from Blumhouse: Radio Klown!!! ?

Interestingly enough, in Randy Notarubicon’s updated video tonight, he quotes Baofeng’s response as they will change the default to wideband, except for the interstitial channels. Maybe they’ll open up the Ham bands, too!! ?

Well it’s not an HT and it’s made in China, but for $99 retail (even less with a PAPA Systems membership discount at Let’s Get Ready [ask for Bob Yuan]) I have flipped for the Anytone AT-779UV a/k/a Radioddity DB-20G It fits in the palm of my hand It uses a “cigarette lighter” plug for 12v DC it outputs about 18 watts I swap it from the car to the home shack; With my rooftop Comet tribander, it hits repeaters as well or better than my Yaesu FT-857d on 2 meters and 70 cms. it easily can be programmed (by keyboard or computer) to have multiple GMRS repeaters with different tones ((and it comes with a USB programming cable); i hit two keys on the mic and it is scanning for action on all my favorite repeaters and simplex frequencies! watch Randy Notarubicon’s review here:

I am not intent on proving my point: I only am intent on operating consistent with how I interpret the FCC Rules as they apply to the FCC certification of the Anytone AT-779UV. Everyone else seems intent on proving me wrong: feel free to consult with the FCC, if that is your desire. It is not mine. PS: You didn’t answer my question?!

OK: I will not!

If you talk to me on-the air knowing that I am using my Anytone on GMRS/Ham, are you an accessory after the fact??

Let me review with regard to some of the other posts on this and other threads to me: I purchased a radio that has FCC Part 95 certification: the Anytone AT-779UV. Using the software supplied by the manufacturer (and presumably supplied by Anytone during the certification process), I did the following: 1) Programmed additional GMRS repeaters on the same frequencies but using different CTCSS/DTS codes. 2) Programmed the "power up" screen to say my callsign and phone number 3) Added "DIY" GMRS Repeater channels, so that I could easily change the CTCSS/DTS tone (using the onboard keys) when confronting a new GMRS repeater while mobile. 4) Changed the Frequencies selection from one of the 10 presets available to another one. 5) Added channels for 2 meters and 70 cm local repeater pairs and simplex frequencies. Now at all times, I made these changes using the supplied Anytone software with their easy to use selections; the same software supplied to the FCC. "Aggrieved" operators all aghast at my posts, have bombarded me with unsolicited posts about the FCC Part 95 Rules and THEIR interpretation of the rules! Certainly one would have to agree that if I changed the software to only transmit on 2 meters and 70 cm and not on GMRS would not violate FCC Rules. And, one would have to agree that if I changed the software back to default to transmit on GMRS only, it would not violate the FCC Rules. So the only point in dispute is my ability (using the selections available to me with the Anytone supplied software) to transmit on either GMRS or Ham radio during the same "power up" session; BUT obviously I cannot transmit on both at the same time. While the receiver can monitor two receiver frequencies, it cannot transmit on two frequencies at the same time. I maintain that how I operate my Anytone is consistent with how Anytone presented the AT-779UV to the FCC and hence how the FCC interprets Part 95 with regard to THIS radio, and until I hear from the FCC to the contrary, that continues to be my operating position. YMMV: If others disagree; they do not have to purchase the AT-779UV and allow it to transmit on both GMRS and Ham frequencies during the same power up session.

I've read that the UV-9G is only FCC Part 95 certified for narrowband communications.

Technician or above https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html

Get caught breaking which of your rules?

How right you are: If more unvaccinated people felt the way you do, we would not be having this resurgence of the unvaccinated! And now it may be too late to stop the next disastrous variant!

In the "old days" we would get out our portable "T-antennas" and rabbit hunt until we triangulated the location and were sure to bring a heavy coax cutter with us!

The three most important factors in your query are: Antenna, Antenna and Antenna! I would suggest you invest in a properly mounted GMRS antenna installed on your roof and I'll bet dollars to donuts you will hit that repeater and have a blast communicating with the other users of that repeater!

I sincerely believe that you feel that an analogy where people's lives are put in danger on our highways is the same "danger" as a licensed Ham using a Part 95 GMRS transceiver on the Ham radio bands! That being said, I will now ignore these types of comments from you in the future, as they add nothing of value to our discourse!

Thank you for that well-designed chart!

Oooops! You’d better take it up with Anytone: My Part 95 radio has a Reverse function!

Home or mobile or transportable equipment? Urban or Rural? Repeaters in your area?

Another badge-carrying member of the Part 95 Police! ?

Just because YOU believe you can't do it, doesn't make it wrong!

The point is just not understood by the Part 95 Police here on this forum, so let me give a recent anecdote, and analogize it to GRMS: I was driving to lunch and operating my AnyTone AT-779UV on the PAPA System here in SoCal when I realized the Ham I was chatting with was heading in the same direction and just a few miles behind me. So I hit the [A-FUN] button on my Anytone mic and then the [6-REV] button to listen to the input of the Repeater and lo-and-behold, there was my contact! So I contacted him by "split-frequency simplex" on the output of the repeater, and sure enough, he could hear me. So after a few rounds of chatting (which I commented would seem strange to those listening to only my contact and not hearing me on the repeater output), we decided to free up the repeater and moved to 446.0 simplex to conclude the conversation. But to the Part 95 Police on this Forum, if we had been on a local GMRS repeater and made the same "simplex" conversation on the 467.xxxx input frequency of the repeater, all heck would break lose here! ?? [see some of the prior messages on just this thread alone!]

Congratulations on your purchase and use of the AnyTone AT-779UV (a/k/a Radioddity DB-20G). I just LOVE mine and am so impressed with its versatility at this price point. If you purchased in the USA and are using it for GMRS, you most likely purchased the USA version. There are two modes: Channel and VFO. In Channel mode, the predetermined channels are available to you (including ones you create with software or by the keyboard). In VFO mode, you select a frequency and then optionally add CTCSS/DTC PL tones, etc. Yes, the Radio must be powered up for the computer to "see" it with the AnyTone or Radioddity CPS Software. The Radioddity "Cheat Sheet" is somewhat more detailed than the AnyTone one: Here are some Operational Tips, I have assembled: Open up the Ham 2 meter and 70 cm bands to transmit on the USA version without using a computer: 1) Turn off the power. 2) While holding down the V/M button, turn on the power. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to change from the GMRS setting on the display to 136-174 MHz; 400-470 MHz and now power down. 3) When you power back up licensed operators can now transmit on the GMRS channels and the 2 meter and 70 cm Ham bands. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Giving a Channel an alphanumeric name without using a computer: 1) Go to the appropriate Channel 2) Push the FUN button and using the V/M and MAIN buttons to go through the Menu items until you reach Function 29: DSPCHANNEL and using the Up and Down arrow buttons, select NAME. Push the FUN button to exit the Function menu. 3) Push the FUN button and using the V/M and MAIN buttons to go through the Menu items until you reach Function 12: CHANNEL NAME. Using the Up and Down Arrow buttons, scroll through the list of 1-0, A-Z and a-z to find the first letter. When you do find it, push the MON button to confirm that character and move to the 2nd position. Repeat as necessary until up to 8 characters are entered. 4) When finished push the FUN button to exit the Function Mode. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Programming a repeater channel without using a computer: 1) Switch to VFO mode (from Channel Mode) using the V/M key 2) Using the number keys on the mic, enter the repeater's output frequency 3) On the mic, push FUN then 9 repeatedly until the proper split (+ or - or blank for Off) appears above the frequency. 4) Press the FUN key on the Radio and use the V/M and Main keys as an up/down to get to function 10:Offset. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to set your offset split, such as 5.00000MHz or 0.60000MHz (you can hold down the Up or Down key to have it continuously change). Once you get to the proper offset, push the FUN key again. 5) Press the FUN key on the Radio and go to Function 01:T-CDC and use the Up and Down keys to find the proper transmit PL Tone. Use the same method to optionally set the proper receive PL Tone, if necessary, on Function 02:R-CDC (or Function 03: RT-CDC if both tones are the same) 6) You can rotate through High, Medium and Low transmit power using FUN and 0 (zero) on the mic. 7) Save to the first open channel by pushing Fun and UP on the microphone (or then use the UP and DN keys on the mic to scroll through the available channels, with empty ones saying NULL ? Save to this channel holding down the "MON-*" key on the mic and you are done! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Use DCS Digital Tones: Go to desired channel Press FUN on mic Press 1 on mic Go to menu 1 using V/M or Main key on mic Press number 1 on mic to cycle to 000 N display for menu 1 Use up and down on mic to scroll to code corresponding to desired DCS code. List is in the instructions. Use V/M or Main to go to menu item 2. Repeat selection process Press DIL on mic to exit. _________________________________________________________________ New Radioddity DB20-G CPS software V2.02 1. Change the default bandwidth from Narrow to Wide. 2. Address the bug that "when repeater TX frequency change, RX frequency automatically match" ---------------------------------------------------------------- Good Operations! ? 39669702_RadioddityDB20-GUserManual_20210616.pdf

I used the Jerry Ziliak Morse Code system quite successfully back in 1995 to get my code up to 20 wpm for the Amateur Extra. His system teaches you letter, numbers, etc at 20 WPM but uses spacing to start you at 5 wpm and then bring you up!

Nice summary; so explain to me your thinking about why should GMRS certified radios be prohibited from transmitting on the 2 meter and 70 cm Ham bands (other than to engender more business for the radio manufacturers). We're talking here no other modifications: the AnyTone AT-779UV continues to transmit on GMRS within the required FCC Part 95 specs, and of course the transmission on these Ham bands are within the Part 97 specs as well. I will posit this: it is much safer driving with only one radio to pay attention to; instead of two or more!