SteveShannon

There is. I’m still helping my blind friend with his DMR radio (as well as my own) and I wish I could get the ear of the firmware programmers for these Anytone and Alinco DMR radios. There’s absolutely no reason it has to be as difficult as it is. With simple changes in firmware a person could easily just create two channels for each repeater (one per timeslot) and then just input or select the talk group. DMR radios would only be slightly more complicated than analog.

Those are just fine. Repeater frequencies transmit at 467.xxx MHz rather than 462.xxx MHz, so the SWR changes. But either SWR is just fine. You’ll never be able to tell the difference when using the radio

Before you invest in the Anytone, have someone show you how to program it. I believe it’s nearly the same radio as my Alinco DJ-MD5xt. Programming it from the front panel is very difficult. Using the CPS is very detailed because it’s designed around the data structure necessary for DMR channels. You have to create Talk Groups, Zones, and Channels and link them together, even for the most basic analog channels. Other than that it performs well, but I would hate to have to program it from the front panel. Added, here’s a video showing how to change the frequency:

You sure get wound up trying to justify your actions by pointing fingers at others.

I bet it’s a hotspot with problems. See if you hear anything in the 70 cm range.

The Wouxun KG-UV9G receives almost everything including FM radio, NOAA, and local emergency services. It’s a superhet GMRS transceiver with a buttload of receive only channels preprogrammed for use as a SHTF scanner. https://bettersaferadio.com/wouxun-kg-uv9g-pro-gmrs-two-way-radio-shtf-scanner/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwkuqvBhAQEiwA65XxQLAA8CFffU_wwnqn0gFQlO_pxw25Bdm7q464aSMnJtQXYKlFgPmmsRoCFmAQAvD_BwE

If you caved in to us “Karens”, what does that make you?

Just to put a finer point to it, the station owner must maintain access and control. That would require proximity: “The licensee must maintain access to and control over all stations authorized under its license.” But, yeah, FCC would never seek someone out for violating this. They might add it on as a citation if a person is cited for something more serious.

Wrong. Every person using a GMRS radio is required to identify. 95.1751 GMRS station identification. Each GMRS station must be identified by transmission of its FCC-assigned call sign at the end of transmissions and at periodic intervals during transmissions except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section. A unit number may be included after the call sign in the identification.

Bingo! Give that man a cigar!

LSCOTT is exactly right. I misunderstood. I didn't think you were asking about bare solar panels. I was thinking about something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Voltset-Monocrystalline-Maintainer-Controller-Adjustable/dp/B0BWY64QTY/ref=sr_1_18?crid=1YA190Q0J4BCY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.UFORvyZPz9hX16ZkYOieLvSoZf2AeTtihePIabvzvswDlLOxbMybjD_PnMFkIRvFZEOKXI9RWCfWKzO6bGQNn5GmXRA2SYHvY6DTxa1xibf_8aPd_X-anRAPRST0MGeQJPsZS9banSPxiQt-48S-MFaf6G-yYqCFXUYWgx-zRWZ3LOzzNsMka9xxuYki9jrkkozokBrseFOASjhkrKhX65ddhM-4EN9_K9zSIG0W16o.tEl-hZ7jYPYuOne3HUALp-oKIQikxHG0qHETspUh6Xo&dib_tag=se&keywords=solar+charger&qid=1710879012&sprefix=solar+cha%2Caps%2C358&sr=8-18 Anyway, I appreciate the question because it knocked me off TDC and got me to order one. There's a 20% off coupon also so the total is under $40.

This ^ But it depends on the channels. Some channels don't allow that much and some channels require ERP calculations. § 95.1767 GMRS transmitting power limits. This section contains transmitting power limits for GMRS stations. The maximum transmitting power depends on which channels are being used and the type of station. (a) 462/467 MHz main channels. The limits in this paragraph apply to stations transmitting on any of the 462 MHz main channels or any of the 467 MHz main channels. Each GMRS transmitter type must be capable of operating within the allowable power range. GMRS licensees are responsible for ensuring that their GMRS stations operate in compliance with these limits. (1) The transmitter output power of mobile, repeater and base stations must not exceed 50 Watts. (2) The transmitter output power of fixed stations must not exceed 15 Watts. (You'll probably never need to know this) (b) 462 MHz interstitial channels. The effective radiated power (ERP) of mobile, hand-held portable and base stations transmitting on the 462 MHz interstitial channels must not exceed 5 Watts. (c) 467 MHz interstitial channels. The effective radiated power (ERP) of hand-held portable units transmitting on the 467 MHz interstitial channels must not exceed 0.5 Watt. Each GMRS transmitter type capable of transmitting on these channels must be designed such that the ERP does not exceed 0.5 Watt.

It's programmed to be +5.000 MHz for the repeater channels on commercially sold GMRS radios, but the regulations don't actually require that. They simply say that radios transmit to repeaters on the 467 MHz Main Channels and receive on the 462 MHz Main Channels. Some repeater owners have chosen to deviate from the 5.000 MHz offset. It's not technically non-compliant, but it effectively makes it very difficult for commonly available GMRS radios to be used. I don't know why they do that, but I suspect a bias against inexpensive GMRS radios. So, they end up with inexpensive ham radios instead.

It’s either a typo or not GMRS. There are no 466 MHz frequencies in GMRS.

Look to see what voltage is required by the battery charger cradle and pick any solar panel that provides that voltage. All of my chargers are 12 volt, so any solar panel that has a 12 volt dc output would work.

No, the rules are based on the type of “station” you’re using. If you’re using a GMRS radio you follow GMRS rules. If you’re using an FRS radio you follow FRS rules. FRS and GMRS share the same frequencies. There’s no such thing as a “license free” channel if you’re using a GMRS radio. A person transmitting on an FRS radio to a person on a GMRS radio doesn’t have to identify. The person with the GMRS radio does.

Your radio encodes its transmissions which then go to the input to the repeater. Your radio decodes the signals it receives from the output of the repeater.

From the regulations: (b) Revoked or withdrawn certification. In the event that the FCC revokes or withdraws a grant of equipment certification for a type of Personal Radio Service transmitter, existing transmitters already in service may continue to be operated unless and until the FCC determines otherwise and gives Public Notice of that decision.

I don’t think you have turned on us, but you have gotten to the point where you have expressed a disregard for the regulations and it’s clear you don’t understand (or even want to understand) why they exist. There are four sets of frequencies in GMRS. The requirements for bandwidth and RF power (and how measured) vary considerably with some of the frequencies (interstitial) wedged tightly in between others from other sets. You claim the right to transmit on these frequencies with whatever radio you want to use, but you don’t know what you don’t know. So, that’s kind of off-putting to people who are trying to help you learn.

You must use the repeater input tone as your TX tone. Otherwise the repeater will disregard your transmission. You may use the output tone as your RX tone. If you do, your radio will disregard (refuse to reproduce) any transmissions that do not include the same tone. But you don’t have to. If you leave the RX tone out your radio will reproduce all of the signals it hears on 462.675 MHz. The same frequencies are used to receive both simplex and repeater signals.

If you turn on the RX tone you’ll only hear transmissions that include the same tone, but they could be either simplex or from the repeater.

It is asymmetric. Read the regulations. Although the regulations prohibit certifying a radio for GMRS that can be easily converted to a ham radio, they do not prohibit a ham from building or converting an existing radio to be used for amateur radio activities They do however explicitly prohibit using non-certified radios for 95E. Many ham radios are not certified and certainly not for 95e. There is an argument to make for using part 90 certified radios for GMRS. TL; DR: You can use a certified radio on a service that doesn’t require type certification, but the rules prohibit using a non-certified radio on a service which requires type certification.

It sounds like you’re using one of the simplex channels (15-22). Instead, use 23-30 (might be named RP15-RP22 on some radios). They receive on the same frequencies but transmit with the 5 MHz offset.

Then you should stick to FRS or MURS. I doubt that the FCC would consider self-consciousness as an excuse for violating their rules. If anything they would think your rationale sounded stupid.

Well, technically those are limited to people who participate in MARS or members of the Civil Air Patrol, not so we can use an uncertified ham radio on GMRS , which requires 95E certified radios.