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  1. SteveShannon
    I don’t think you have a problem. You’re posting so you’re logged in. Your login name is GuitarMan44.
  2. SteveShannon
    Ours is a Yaesu
  3. SteveShannon
    On our repeater the ID has priority. If you’re talking when it has to ID it will interrupt. I’m surprised to hear that’s not standard.
  4. SteveShannon
    Have you tried them? Do they do what you want? If yes, then you don’t have to upgrade. If no, then perhaps you either need to upgrade or change to a different service.
  5. SteveShannon
    Might as well have been burn before reading.
  6. SteveShannon
    Yeah, I got it wrong. I’ll edit my comment.
  7. SteveShannon
    It’s much easier and less embarrassing to act cryptic rather than having the moral fortitude to admit his mistake and take his lumps.
  8. SteveShannon
    What’s the difference whether the repeater is powered off or jammed? The end result is exactly the same. The only way to prevent it is to not have a repeater.
  9. SteveShannon
    Good eye!
  10. SteveShannon
    It doesn’t matter that one is DCS and the other is CTCSS. In either case squelch is opened up and audio from any present signal is reproduced.
  11. SteveShannon
    Good job! Thanks for letting us know.
  12. SteveShannon
    One of them needs to change frequencies. Are the other seven repeater pairs occupied?
  13. SteveShannon
    Try an earphone to see if that works. If it does it might be the switch in the earphone jack.
  14. SteveShannon
    It makes financial sense. Why print two different boxes when you can simply add a sticker.
  15. SteveShannon
    That also limits the folks who use your repeater to very few radios I would imagine.
  16. SteveShannon
    The Rohn masts seem fine. I have a friend who uses one for the center of his dipole. My fiberglass pole isn’t guyed. As long as it’s in the center of the EFHW it hasn’t seemed like it needs guys.
  17. SteveShannon
    Most of the Baofeng radios have analog FM transmissions. Digital access codes can be used on analog radios. The type of modulation is different than digital DCS codes. Simply go to the DCS menu, select it, and then select the code.
  18. SteveShannon
    The mounting method is definitely secure enough, but I didn’t see what you’re using for a mast. Is it rigid enough? For reference I use a telescoping fiberglass mast (Spiderbeam) in a cast-off patio umbrella stand to hold the center of my 40-10 EFHW.
  19. SteveShannon
    Is it possible that you mean 88.5 Hz instead of 88.8 Hz?
  20. SteveShannon
    Welcome! Channel 16 is your friend.
  21. SteveShannon
    1. Agreed, but that’s statistically less likely and thus not as easy as scanning for the output tone. 2. They truly never need the output tone. They only need the input tone. 3. I bet the inexpensive Baofeng UV5R can scan for every tone, standard or not. It’s the expensive radios that are less capable of using non-standard tones.
  22. SteveShannon
    You definitely want split tones if you’re trying to secure your tone, otherwise your repeater is transmitting the code to everyone who listens.
  23. SteveShannon
    I didn’t say it was easy. That’s an absolute modifier. I was making a comparison. I said it was easier than getting a license for ham radio. Navigate FCC site + $35 = GMRS Navigate FCC site + $35 + Test = Ham
  24. SteveShannon
    That’s what I tried to explain the other day. Xmit frequencies are fixed but it doesn’t matter because a person can still edit the receive frequencies. Just pick a channel with the correct xmit frequency and edit everything else.
  25. SteveShannon
    Hi Bob, For each repeater you’d like to use, go the repeater part of this website and request permission. Welcome to the forum!
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