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To limit range. FRS is intended to be used for short distances using handheld radios and no licenses. As soon as a high gain antenna is installed the range for two watts is basically the same as GMRS radios. -
Definitely a problem for it to be that hot. I wouldn’t expect the voltmeter to reflect a significant voltage drop unless your battery were nearly dead. You’d have to view the current on an ammeter to see how much the radio was drawing. Let us know how the replacement works.
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How do you know the temperature of the unit was nearly 200°? If the unit was truly off it should never get that hot unless the inside of your cab was nearly 200°. Was the unit itself in the direct sun? If something inside the radio case is generating that much heat even when off, then there’s a problem. What’s the electrical drain when powered off? It sounds like you should send it in for replacement or a refund.
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You seem troubled. You previously described something that by your own admission “used to work” or requires using a compiler. It’s far easier to just run a report to generate the CSV file in a method officially provided by the owner. Premium membership is a small price for such convenience.
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Premium members of this site can generate reports in CSV format using whatever search combination they want. As far as I know that’s only available to premium members and the only way to export data.
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To be fully compliant, yes and yes. Most people don’t.
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If you’re using a GMRS radio the regulations require you to identify every 15 minutes when talking and when you stop talking. For most people that really only requires you to say your call sign once at the end of the conversation. There are no FRS channels that are not also GMRS channels.
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Those are not inclusive endpoints to a GMRS band. The only frequencies you are allowed to transmit on with your GMRS license are specified in the regulations: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-95/subpart-E/section-95.1763
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463.200 is not a GMRS frequency. The MXT500 is a GMRS radio. Midland is pretty good about abiding by the GMRS frequency requirements. It’s highly unlikely you will be able to transmit on any non-GMRS frequency.
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Welcome to the forum!
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Yes, but it’s not crucial; use whatever thickness he has.
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They should not affect each other significantly. Edited to add: Mount one above the other rather than on the same level.
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That’s only true if the only people who use it are operating under the owners license. If any other license holders use it then it must identify. Obviously that’s not the case here because MrSig has asked if others can check and see if they can access his repeater. But I don’t understand why anyone would go to the expense to add a Repeater ID to their repeater but not have it actually ID their repeater.
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Simplex Linking vs. Repeater Linking
SteveShannon replied to marino389's topic in FCC Rules Discussion
Actually, no, the rule is that GMRS communications may not be placed onto a network. That extrapolated into not linking repeaters. -
Did you not include the call sign?
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Exactly. The only time a person might be cited is if they do something really egregious (like monkeying around with public safety communications) and these violations are tacked on.
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You asked why they’re resistant to disclosing the height of their antenna? Good job! What did they say?
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Ask when you request access. Also, when testing, plan to drive closer to the repeater until you definitely know you’re hitting it.
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Over use of call sign announcements on GMRS
SteveShannon replied to SvenMarbles's topic in General Discussion
What I hear is that one guy is going into town to get parts for the tractor or a load of feed. He and his friend get together on 70 cm DMR for maybe 10 minutes every day just to check in with each other. It’s nice to hear. -
Over use of call sign announcements on GMRS
SteveShannon replied to SvenMarbles's topic in General Discussion
I am so glad that people don’t act like that here in Montana. -
All repeaters have some kind of repeater controller. There’s an open source repeater controller built on the raspberry pi.
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A better antenna, mounted as high above your roof as possible (and the same on their end) might work.
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For GMRS Wyoming designated 307 (channel 3, CTCSS tone #7) because the entire state has 307 as its area code. I don’t know anything like that in Montana. Here it would be 406.
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Over use of call sign announcements on GMRS
SteveShannon replied to SvenMarbles's topic in General Discussion
Sven, I think you’ve lost your marbles, That’s exactly why we have call signs and why we’re required to use them: to identify ourselves to others and have a way to look them up when we engage in the personal or business activities of “making contact”. Although it’s not explicitly encouraged like ham radio it’s absolutely not discouraged in any way, explicitly or implicitly. -
Absolutely not. First, you need a 50 ohm cable. Second, you need to keep the run as short as possible. If you can use 10 feet, use 10 feet. It should be something like LMR400 or better or even hardline. I recommend not ordering from Amazon. They’re not experts. They’ll just sell you anything. Instead use one of the professional radio companies or ham radio dealers.
