SteveShannon

If you use a low powered repeater in a box like the Retevis RT97S or Midland, the entire repeater is in a waterproof enclosure. Otherwise it’s going to depend on what repeater you use. There are NEMA enclosures that can be mounted on your tower or you can build something. Air circulation, even when the ambient temperature is 100° is still better than stagnant air that allows components to build up even greater heat. NEMA enclosures can be outfitted with air conditioners but everything you do that increases the energy requirements makes things more complicated.

Maybe, but I think that it's more benign than that. It's completely up to interface chip makers to provide MS with the correct drivers for their devices. Who better to write the drivers? I plugged my cable (the factory cable for the Radioddity DB20G) into my Win 10 laptop and it came right up. It uses a driver that's published with Windows, rather than requiring a custom one from the radio company. Of course the fact that I'm on Win 10 could make this completely false also. Here's the driver my computer loaded when I plugged in the cable: Maybe @WRUE962 can tell Windows to use this driver instead.

There’s no win 11 driver on the Radioddity site that I can see.

I would have gotten there It does, but that’s just the physical audio interface and should have nothing to do with the USB to UART chip. But, your screenshot definitely appears to indicate that the driver shown in Device Manager is incompatible. I’ll look at the Radioddity site to see if there’s a Win 11 driver there.

If your computer makes the correct tone (device recognized) then you should see the com ports appear when you expand the com port section. The fact that your computer works with your UV5R strongly suggests the driver works (it should be exactly the same driver because it’s the same USB to UART chip). Please take a screen shot of Device Manager with the Com Ports expanded while the cable is plugged in when you can. Worst case you can send the radio to me and I’ll program it and send it back (you would only pay shipping).

This from the Microsoft help site might help: Hello, thank you for your reply! To add a COM Port, you can launch Device Manager, highlight your Computer Name at the top of the list, select Action menu and Add legacy hardware. Follow the wizard to Install the hardware that I manually select from a list, choose Ports (COM & LPT), Standard and Communications Port. However, I would suspect this will not work with your device. Would you also provide the model of your Yaesu Ham Radio and the internal adapter you have mentioned if the above did not resolve your issue? Please let me know if I can help further! https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/no-com-ports-in-windows-11/dd854eca-2b42-4c82-a785-86943163e703

I’m sorry you’re having trouble. I have nearly the same radio except branded Radioddity, the DB20G. In Microsoft’s infinite wisdom, they changed the model they used for drivers in Windows 11. That broke some software and definitely caused problems with some cables. I’ve also heard (as @BoxCar mentioned) that there has been an effort to crack down on counterfeit chip producers. Some new drivers have gotten better at detecting and then rejecting counterfeit chips. If Anytone provided you with a cable built around a counterfeit chip they should replace the cable. But I doubt that’s what happened. Anytone has a better reputation than that. Here’s Anytone’s page discussing counterfeit USB cables and explaining how you can tell the difference. https://anytonetech.com/anytone-usb-cable Because the correct cable is included with the radio, it’s doubtful that you are using the wrong cable. Let’s concentrate on connecting the cable to the computer first because once you have the cable working everything else is just the usual annoyance of learning software with bad English prompts. We’ll do that without having the cable plugged into the radio. We just want to get the cable working. First, before plugging the cable into your computer make sure you load the correct driver. Also, make sure you’re running as the administrator of the computer. Unfortunately for you I am still using Windows 10, so my experience might not be identical to yours. I’ll go look to see if there’s a different driver for Win 11 and I’ll edit this post with whatever I learn. I didn’t find a specific W11 driver. The instructions don’t specifically mention loading a driver. When you plug the cables into your computer, does it make the two tone sound that Windows has recognized the cable? No radio should be connected yet; we just want to get the cable going? I recommend having Device Manager up so you can see any changes when you plug in the cable. p.s. I haven’t found much on the drivers yet, but I found this page explaining how to make your own cable. I’m including it because it’s interesting: https://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_ProgrCableAT779.php

People learn from mistakes. Smart people learn by hearing about other’s mistakes. Regulatory non-compliance is publicized so that others are aware of the rules and consequences.

Stupid is as stupid does. Hopefully YouTube will tell him to STFU.

There are others, and maybe they’re okay, but this one seemed like possibly better quality.

Here’s the search results showing the threads that discussed the GMRS Pro: https://forums.mygmrs.com/search/?&q=“GMRS Pro”&search_and_or=and&search_in=titles

One simplex controller: https://www.argentdata.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=98 Reviews on EHam.net: https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=7625

For once I don’t feel like I’m in the “Some people” category.

And for the most part, neither should we. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make an effort to comply with the regulations, but we should not be so quick to condemn each other for failures to comply.

Smuggling in UHF antennas has certain advantages over HF.

I bet that nobody has ever been jailed for FCC infractions. I doubt it’s even possible. Fines, yes, in extreme circumstances.

I doubt that he would. He seems to have a good heart.

Magic eight ball says: Nothing! Especially if it’s unintentionally done. But if he made a habit of it, and made a nuisance of himself to the point where someone complained to the FCC, he would receive a letter.

Desolder the PTT switch.

It’s not prohibited, therefore it’s allowed.

So, you hear nothing while transmitting and then, when you let go of the PTT, you hear a burst of noise? (Squelch tail) Are you testing by transmitting on one of the radios while the other is close nearby so you can hear it? Transmitting on one while listening on another that’s close by can cause something called “desense”. What happens is that the listening radio goes deaf to the repeater because it’s overwhelmed by the RF power of the nearby transmitter. Try giving the receiving radio to someone at the other end of the house (or even further).

Many of us need some help sometimes. I’m no different. I got started with GMRS quite a while ago (but unlicensed), but I really became interested after watching your videos. If I can pay it forward I will.

What exactly is your issue? UncleYoda posted a screenshot that we can use to answer specific questions. If you ask us specifics we can try to give specific answers. To begin, what are the requirements for the repeater you want to use?

No, it isn’t. For a 50 watt radio you would probably need at least a 15 amp power supply.

You can do that if both vhf and uhf frequencies are in the ham bands.