SteveShannon

So we’re all of the tones incorrect? 10%, 50%, ? Did you see frequencies that were off also?

Or just push the PTT on the repeater channel and ask if someone hears you … Wake me when all is well with the universe. I suspect 80% of the tones on RayP’s radio were just fine.

All of the control functionality (such as tone encoding and decoding) except the RF front end is probably integrated into a chipset though, so in that sense it is a rig on a chip. Some radios (including Baofengs) have the ability to scan for tones. You could try transmitting every single tone while a friend of yours scans your signal to discern what tone you’re sending and make sure it matches. I make no guarantee that the friendship will survive the exercise.

I don’t think they intended to. The first post didn’t appear when I looked for unread posts until yesterday, even though it was posted Sunday.

I’m not, but when I went back to school the second time (because I failed to hand in assignments that were imperfect) I had to learn how to accept imperfections and make decisions. I had to learn to accept good enough instead of holding out for perfect.

I don’t know what Ray is talking about. I’ve never heard anyone else knock Wouxun for poorly functioning CTCSS. Just use the radio. Stop obsessing. Or set yourself up to be a communications service shop and buy a Communications Service Monitor: https://www.ebay.com/itm/374764319457?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=374764319457&targetid=1530766779295&device=t&mktype=pla&googleloc=9021317&poi=&campaignid=19851828444&mkgroupid=145880009014&rlsatarget=pla-1530766779295&abcId=9307249&merchantid=8317664&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_QDh__asFTIQ3LwjckorkT9KnHA&gclid=Cj0KCQjwncWvBhD_ARIsAEb2HW9BC-CZAJgJEhs5gnqWCwUxrJCQcF4n8PYDMz4cJnx52S0j0biIhgkaAjdCEALw_wcB

Nobody does that. They’re right. CTCSS is an actual tone. DCS is a digital code. The mistake some people make is depending on numeric designators for the tones. Motorola only had 38 and they used numbers 1 through 38 to refer to them, but most other manufacturers have added a few extra tones so it’s crucial that you look up the actual tone, such as 100.0 Hz, and use that to ensure you’re comparing apples to apples.

You’re gonna need to tell us what you’re talking about. How do you test what?

I had to go look. So many things about his question sounded like the other thread. I discovered that it’s the same guy. He posted this question Sunday and in the same sub forum he posted the same question Monday. The Monday post got all the love, but the Sunday post didn’t show upon my device until wryc373 commented. Strange.

And DPL is the same as DCS or DTCSS.

It’s there today:

Q1. No. It doesn’t work like that. You would need two radios and a duplexer. Q2. Two radios plug into the high and low ports. For GMRS the receiver is plugged into the high port because it receives on the 467 MHz channel. The transmitter plugs into the low port because it transmits on the 462 MHz channel.

Just use one of the simplex channels (1-22) and add tones.

If the frequencies are different they shouldn’t interfere with each other. Two nearby repeaters on the same frequency could cause interference with each other regardless of whether they have different tones. Tones don’t prevent interference.

The repeaters, tower space, utilities, and real estate, whether rented or purchased, all cost the owner money. They’re allowed to charge enough to cover their costs but not to make a profitable business out of it. People who incur those costs and then freely share their repeaters with others deserve a higher place in heaven.

That may be, but why not teach them the right connector in the first place?

I would agree that you might be able to unscrew the antenna jack from the antenna and put the radio back together. Without knowing what kind of glue it’s difficult to advise you on how to separate them. Heat might help. Some solvents might help. Heat and solvents might also make things worse. We’ll cheer you on either way! Don’t worry about wrxp381’s reaction. He’s not an administrator or moderator on this site. He’s entitled to his opinion, but so is everyone else. There are some very good people here who honestly try to help, especially when a person needs a little handholding. Randy (YouTube Notarubicon, aka Offroaderx) has some excellent videos that you should watch as well, if you haven’t already. In any case welcome to the forums!

GMRS radios are permitted to have removable antennas if they don’t transmit data, but if they transmit data the antennas are required to be non-removable. That’s why some manufacturers glue antennas in place, in order to receive 95E certification from the FCC, which is necessary in the United States. Other manufacturers, like Garmin, mold their antennas into their cases for the same reason. But frankly, as long as you’re not interfering with people’s radio interception, almost nobody cares.

No, those battery tabs are not Anderson Power Poles. They’re Faston connectors, which are more commonly called quick disconnects and they’re available at almost every hardware store. They’re available in two sizes, 187 (3/16”) or 250 (quarter inch). The ones in the picture look like they’re the smaller size. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FASTON_terminal

Unfortunately, the brass part under the blue line is the SMA connector that was supposed to stay on the radio when you removed the antenna. Those little notches are part of the castellated nut that clamps the antenna jack to the plastic case of the radio.

Post a picture of the connector on the radio. There are at least four different permutations of SMA connectors.

Those Interference Eliminator Codes are just marketing talk for CTCSS, which is an analog tone overlaid on the speech that is transmitted. Motorola also called that PL for Private Line. It truly does not make your calls private but it can reduce hearing other calls that don’t have a matching tone. Unfortunately none of the ten frequencies your radio transmits are those needed to activate a repeater. Repeaters listen on 467.xxx MHz and transmit on 462.xxx MHz. You should be able to hear repeaters though. Just leave the tone out.

According to the rules it does: Control station. A station at a fixed location that communicates with mobile stations and other control stations through repeater stations, and may also be used to control the operation of repeater stations.

You should receive an email. Check your spam bin if you didn’t. Or just go back into ULS where you registered for your FRN. You don’t really have to do anything extra. Because you paid for a license the FCC will issue you one with a call sign. Just check for their email or go back into the ULS system. Here are the three most recent GMRS licenses issued to your last name:

Agreed. And telemetry is one use case that I understand. Another that I have mentioned before could be for direct voice communications between two family locations, such as between my house and my cabin that’s 16 miles away. Being able to use 467 MHz (or even duplex) and Yagi antennas reduces the probability that I will interfere with others or they with me and 15 watts is certainly enough power.