SteveShannon

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.

I assume that like many people you’re 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).

Look at masts at DXEngineering.com. If you were only going 10 feet I would look at top rail for chain link fence. It’s available up to 20 feet long. However, if you have a rotator you really need to stay under the weight limit of your thrust bearing. I don’t have any idea what that is. You might be back to your stand-off idea. You too could end up with a tower like this:

It’s probably not a problem. Test the continuity between the outer shell of the pl-259 and the flange of the so-239. It should be 0 or very close to 0.

How is your TV antenna attached? Do you have it on a mast which is mounted to the center of the top section of the antenna? If so, simply consider replacing that mast with a longer one that extends through the TV antenna and up to the level you want your radio antenna. That could save you getting standoffs. Edited to add: don’t forget that placing your antenna on a tall mast will drastically increase the torque on the tower as a result of wind loads.

And you’re sure it’s the same repeater? It’s possible (unlikely, but possible) that you’re trying to use a repeater that splits itself to receive on 467.575 and transmits on 462.675. I don’t know why it would, but maybe you can program the Wouxun to transmit on 467.575 and receive on 462.675.

I guess I don’t understand why you keep talking about “both channels.” What do you mean by that?

No, the aluminum panels are fine disconnected from the metal frame.

Why don’t you answer?

Are you certain the repeater is transmitting on 462.550? Here are the channel numbers according to the MXT575 manual:

You should be able to simply set the MXT575 to RP15, which is 462.550 MHz receive and 467.550 MHz transmit. For the KG1000g that might be listed as something similar or possibly even channel 23. Look in the manual to be sure. Then, for both radios just make sure to transmit with the right tone.

I don’t see how. If you’re tuned to the correct repeater frequency and no tone and it receives the same on two different radios, the issue sounds like a problem with the transmitter.

It may be that you’re doing nothing wrong but something changed with the repeater.

I haven’t watched this video, yet, but Josh usually does a decent job of explaining things. See if it helps:

Talk around sets the radio to transmit on 462 and receive on 467. You could use a radio on talk around to talk to a radio set to the appropriate repeater channel. Testing on 467 is allowed.

Either the frequency is wrong or you set the receive tone wrong. Or you have a bad antenna or coax. Or you have a bad receiver. You can eliminate the tone question by clearing out the receive tone. Connecting the Baofeng to the coax and antenna will tell you whether there’s a problem there.