SteveShannon

The Garmins are definitely GMRS, putting out five watts. For GMRS, paragraph 95.1787(a)(4) says that GMRS hand-held portables capable of sending digital data must have non-removable antennas.

Not to an individual; to everyone listening on that channel. You send a text message that anyone with that radio can receive and read. Fun Communications Commission!

You wouldn’t have to. Even though it’s high voltage, it’s at a very low current. Just don’t dangle it where a kid might touch it while you’re transmitting. RF exposure calculations might be a little tedious but I’m sure someone here would help you. Honestly I never did them for my antenna but it leads away from my house rather than directly over it. Again, it’s only an issue while you’re transmitting so while you’re in listening mode you don’t have to worry about it.

You’re welcome. Also, one thing to keep in mind is that the ends of the dipole are where the voltage is highest. You should make sure they are out of reach of anyone.

I’m absolutely certain that when phone communications were first introduced someone said exactly the same thing about Morse Code. Evolution is bound to happen. FRS, MURS, and GMRS have had data communications since long before you or I got our licenses. CB is limited to voice communications.

I don’t know, but I have a Rino if someone wants to send me the others to test.

These are usage limitations. Fixed station. A station at a fixed location that directly communicates with other fixed stations only. I have a house in town and a cabin sixteen miles away in the mountains. If I buy two radios and locate one at my house and the other at my cabin and the only thing I do is use the two to communicate to each other, I would argue those are “Fixed stations.” In this usage I am responsible for limiting my output power to 15 watts. That doesn’t mean the transmitter must not have the capability to transmit at a higher power! Base station. A station at a fixed location that communicates directly with mobile stations and other base stations. If I use a more or less permanently located radio, transmitting only on the 462 MHz main (not interstitial) frequencies to talk directly to my friends and neighbors, that is a “base station.” 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. If I use that same station to talk through a repeater on the 467 MHz frequencies, that is then a “control station.” Hand-held portable unit. A physically small mobile station that can be operated while being held in the operator's hand. If I hold a radio with a battery in my hand while I’m using it, that’s a “hand-held portable.” Mobile station. A station, intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified locations, that communicates directly with base stations and other mobile stations, and with control stations and other mobile stations through repeater stations. If I mount a radio in my car, that’s a “mobile.” Finally, Repeater station. A station in a fixed location used to extend the communications range of mobile stations, hand-held portable units and control stations by receiving their signals on one channel (the input channel) and simultaneously retransmitting these signals on another channel (the output channel), typically with higher transmitting power from a favorable antenna location (typically high above the surrounding terrain).

That’s how it looks when you request access. Here’s what the actual repeater information looks like:

Ham Radio Crash Course has a couple videos about it. I haven’t gotten my hands on it yet.

DNI means the tones are inverted. Don’t use that. For the first repeater use DN073 for the TX CTCSS/DCS setting. I would recommend leaving the RX CTCSS/DCS setting at none. Once you confirm that works you can try DN073 for your RX CTCSS/DCS. For the second repeater use 250.3 Hz for TX CTCSS/DCS. Again I would recommend leaving RX CTCSS/DCS set to none until everything is working. Then if you want you can change your RX CTCSS/DCS to match the output of the repeater: 254.1 Hz. Leave SP tone at the default QT. All those others are things that have to do with dual tones. They’re used for some commercial systems, but not on our gmrs radios.

You can put all the excess to one end and bend it horizontally into an “L”. You can divide the excess evenly and form the wire into a “[“. This might help: http://webclass.org/k5ijb/antennas/Fold-Bend-and-Mutilate.htm If your HOA allows you can lift the center (called an “inverted V”) or ends of the dipole. You could run the dipole diagonally from one corner of your roof to the other. If you have a flagpole (most HOAs won’t say no to flagpoles I have heard) you could run the excess to it. The coax should run perpendicular to the dipole as it approaches the center of dipole for best results, at least where it connects to the balun. It can lie on the roof as it approaches. Be sure to waterproof the connection if you’re using a UHF connector.

This might never end. I just ordered two Radioddity DB-20G mobile radios to accompany the antennas. Today is the last day of their 20% off pre Black Friday sale.

One type of fixed station would be a telemetry station, under a grandfathered license.

I think you’re probably thinking about “bonding” your hood to the rest of your car’s electrical system. Bonding is a way of reliably connecting together parts electrically to reduce RF noise and is commonly done for the doors, hood, and trunk on vehicles by hams. I suspect that Gortex is right in saying it’s probably already well connected. Capacitors act to block DC so I don’t think that would work.

@Randallm6 hasn’t been back since September 27th. Just an FYI. Hopefully he got some satisfaction.

Or (@Intermod) lead your people to a different service or band.

Good question! I have a 98 Dodge pickup truck and a 2006 4Runner. They both just keep working and they run really quietly. .

Oh, great, now I have to get a Jeep… ?

This appears to be a decent price for an antenna that some of you have spoken well about. The MXTA26 is on sale for $40 instead of the MSRP of $60 and if you order two and enter code “2SHIPSFREE” shipping is free. I ordered two. https://midlandusa.com/products/micromobile-mxta26-6db-gain-whip-antenna?utm_medium=email&utm_source=attentive&externalId=NnCfu

Sub-channels are simply a combination of a tone and a frequency. The 805 doesn’t use marketing speak to describe them. So, you simply need to figure out what tone a sub-channel represents and program that tone in the Wouxun. Also, the Wouxun, with no tones programmed for receive, will receive anything transmitted on that frequency, regardless of tone.

It might not be wise if you’re getting interference from the other frequency, but there’s no rule against it.

It's also not Part 95 certified. I'm talking about radios certified to use on GMRS. No, that’s not what you said (first quote)

Actually the lowest caste radio, the Baofeng uv5r, can easily be programmed to follow any splits, frequencies, tones, or possibly even bands. In fact that flexibility is exactly why some people like them.

There are a couple things that you can try. The first is this from Allstarlink, which helps with COR, but not COS: https://community.allstarlink.org/t/setting-up-a-remote-base-w-rtcm/11996 “The DB-15 on the back of the Vertex VX-4200 is almost capable of being used as a repeater controller output. Pin 1 = TX Audio Pin 2 = RX Audio Pin 6 = External PTT Pin 9 = COR (see notes) Pin 15 = GRND COR is achieved by creating voltage divider using other pins. Only then will one get COR but not COS. PL will only make it to the speaker on the front panel and rear jack. PL IS NOT on pin 2. Pin 2 is squelched but when it receives the repeater’s built-in controller (a Motorola MSF-5000). Every time our CWID goes off our remote base sends it to everyone.” The second is this COS detector from repeater-builder: http://www.repeater-builder.com/projects/remote-base-cos.html