SteveShannon

Pick the RPT channel that receives on 462.650 MHz. It will have the right offset for transmitting on 467.650 MHz Set the TX tone to 192.8 Hz. Leave RX tone empty. Press PTT and ask for a radio check. If nobody answers they might be at church. Happy Easter!

The last thing I heard about the GM-30 was that it was shipping with one channel (15) not working. I wouldn’t order one. I would buy a Wouxun KG-805 and watch Notarubicon videos if I were you.

It can be confusing at first. There are eight repeater channels. Usually they are numbered 23-30, but sometimes they are marked RP15-RP22 or something like that. They receive on the same 462.xxx frequencies as 15-22, but when you’re on a repeater channel your radio automatically transmits on 467.xxx MHz. Your manual should have a list of channels that reflects that. So, just turn to one of the eight repeater channels. The repeater owner sets the PL tone and makes it available to users who seek permission. If it’s a repeater listed on this site then you have to read the information for that particular repeater or request it from the owner. Welcome to the site!

The FT60r is a very nice radio for use on the 2 meter and 70 cm ham bands, but without modification cannot transmit on GMRS. GMRS is not amateur radio. There are some nice radios available for GMRS and they’re typically easier to use than a ham radio. Personally, I really enjoy being a ham and if that interests you I’d be happy to recommend study guides, but if you’re just looking for a radio to use casually with your family or friends without learning about frequencies and the speed of light, GMRS is very nice. Welcome to the forums and good luck whatever you want to do.

Swr shouldn’t be that high if the antenna is tuned right, but even that high doesn’t imply much loss unless you’re using cable with a lot of attenuation. LMR400 isn’t bad usually but could be damaged. Of course a really crappy cable will always yield a perfect SWR. Honestly that high of SWR isn’t a real concern but you might try testing SWR with a different cable to see if it helps.

What frequency is your slim Jim tuned for?

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The bump in wattage will make no difference whatsoever. Quadrupling your power to 150 watts would only make a single point of difference on the S-meter.

By whom? Yes. And some of them were not impressed: https://forums.mygmrs.com/search/?&q=Tidradio h8&search_and_or=or

My understanding is that it’s a 30 amp power supply, not a 30 watt amp.

The uv-5g plus is a GMRS radio, so the offset is baked in as long as you’re on a repeater channel.

It sounds like the voltage drops. Hook a voltmeter to the power terminal right at the radio if you can and watch what happens to the voltage when the radio transmits.

Welcome to myGMRS. We’re not all cranky all the time.

https://mygmrs.com/repeaters There are two in the Pahrump area:

That protects the base of the mount, but isn’t effective at protecting your paint. The vinyl will still move against the car’s painted surface, maybe even easier than the rubber. Iron dust (which is everywhere because 5% of the earth’s crust is iron) will be attracted to the magnet through the vinyl and can become embedded into the vinyl where it will abrade the paint. If the vinyl is stuck to the paint then it becomes the sacrificial surface that the mount grinds against.

I’ll probably be playing with the grandkids on Saturday but I appreciate your offer. My friend is back in Montana. I actually feel a little guilty even asking for it. There may be others who need it more than my friend. Take it to the ham thing and trade it or sell it!

If they used their call sign as their ID, or if they’ve included it in a post you can find it with a search. It’s possible that they have a sign-in for the website but not for the forum. But, if you know their call sign it is very easy to look up their name and address using the call sign lookup on the website here or in the FCC database. What’s the call sign?

I’m tempted. I’m actually in Phoenix right now. Maybe I could give it to my friend. He’s a ham and would enjoy having anything.

I bought the NanoVnA from R and L electronics. It is well built and has N connectors rather than SMA. Used with nano Vna saver software it’s a piece of cake to use. But it’s not my favorite. I’ve worked on an MFJ 269D analyzer. They’re poorly built and I would never buy one. Now I have two different RigExpert analyzers. I really like them. They are my favorites.

That’s smart.

No, doubling the power won’t double the range. You might be surprised but doubling the power might not make any real difference in range. Power isn’t the limiting factor.

Almost no antennas truly transmit on the one (and only one) frequency where they are resonant, yet they transmit well enough. Although that’s an MFJ SWR meter and the numeric value might be incorrect, it still will show you where the SWR is the lowest, so I wouldn’t worry too much about that. Like WSAM454, I absolutely would suspect that the frequency you are transmitting is the 462.xxx MHz frequency instead of the 467.xxx MHz frequency. I’m sure you set it right in software, but radios sometimes try to outthink us. Try using one of the factory repeater channels (23-30) with the correct CTCSS or DCS tone.

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Did you look on the repeater page?