SteveShannon

I had one on a four foot RG-8x jumper I built just the other day. I didn’t do the repetitive checking you correctly recommend. I knew it was almost certainly just a single strand, and I was even tempted to connect the shield and center to the two posts on a battery to see if I could just zap it like a bug zapper. Instead I cut off the end and replaced it, being more careful that time. I had checked the other end before crimping so I was certain which end it was in.

Good job! Trust me when I say any one of us could do the same thing.

Yup, it is surprisingly common. It only takes one.

Test at the connections. You don’t need to remove the headliner if everything rings out well. Look for no continuity between the center and the shield without the antenna. It should be the same on both ends. If you put a dummy load on the end you should see 50 ohms between center and shield.

It’s possible to be logged into the forum without being logged in at the www.mygmrs.com level. They’re separate in some ways which is why they sometimes get unsynchronized.

Look for a damaged coax.

1. He didn’t ask how to get rid of the ads. He asked why they still appeared on the home page (www.mygmrs.com) even though he had paid for premium membership which should result in no advertising. 2. The real problem, which has been seen before, is that his membership attributes at that level hadn’t been updated to reflect his premium membership. 3. Your advice would be great for someone wishing to get rid of ads without paying for premium membership which, but that wasn’t what he asked. It’s nothing personal.

Because it doesn’t fix the real problem, Because it masks the real problem and allows non-advertising associated issues to continue, Because it adds complexity to his browser that’s just not needed, and Because it’s just bad advice for his particular problem. It might be great advice for someone who has a different problem. @brasda91 - are you still having this issue? I haven’t reported it again because I haven’t heard back from you.

Clear the RX CTCSS. That way you’ll hear all traffic on the frequency. Otherwise scan channels 23-30 (or whatever the repeater channels are called on your radio. Some companies call them RP15-RP22 because they receive the same frequencies as 15-22. )

Three degrees of Maurice Mines!

On my 805, the radio announced the channel number when first powered up. When you press and hold the A/B button it says “Scan beginning.” When you hit it again it says “Scan stop, channel 3,2.” There is no number pad on the 805. You can rotate through the channels using the rotary knob on top or the up and down buttons on the front center. This also has an FM broadcast tuner. Weirdly it begins several MHz below the FM broadcast band in the U.S. and it takes a while to tune through the dial but it sounds good once it’s tuned. I can’t answer whether it’s worth the extra $50. It will transmit and receive the same distance but it probably has a more selective tuner because it’s a superheterodyne receiver rather than SOC. Whether that’s noticeable I can’t really say. I’m glad to have it.

Maurice’s last name is Mines.

I’ll check and see as soon as I can. Thank you for helping your friend.

The only voice prompts on the 805 are the channels and pressing the menu button. For instance channel 10 is spoken “one, zero”. Pressing the menu button results in “function select”, but going to a specific menu isn’t reflected in any voice prompt.

About Yagis or Omnis?

Instead of “work” I would say “transmit”, if that’s accurate. “Won’t work” doesn’t provide enough information.

I took the neighbor lady to the eye doctor so I haven’t tried it yet but once I get home and have lunch with my wife I’ll check it out.

About the only way is to reference both: “I programmed GMRS channel 16 into slot 100 on my radio, but it won’t work without setting a CTCSS tone.”

I’ll start by saying that I do not know of a 95E certified radio with voice prompts. My ham Baofeng UV5R has voice prompts for the menu and a 95E lookalike exists, but I have no idea if it includes voice prompts. I suspect it does. I do have two 95E certified radios, a Wouxun kg805 and a Garmin Rhino. I’ll check to see if either can have voice prompts turned on, but as much as I love the Garmin, it uses a context sensitive touch screen and for that reason I could not recommend it. Maybe I’ll be surprised by the Wouxun. Edited to add: the manual says the KG-805G, which is a pretty good 95E certified radio, has voice prompts which are enabled in menu #7. I’ll try it sometime today and let you know how it works. I have a friend who’s a blind-deaf ham. He holds a General license. His name is Maurice and he’s also the president of the blind-deaf division of the National Federation of the Blind. His deafness is aided by hearing aids. He has several handheld ham radios. If it would be helpful I would be happy to see if Maurice would be interested in talking to your enthusiast. Maurice is a true advocate for ham radio for the blind. He’ll be coming to Washington DC next week for NFB activities there. The hq for NFB is in Baltimore I believe.

HamStudy.org is free and interactive. I really enjoyed using it to the point where I bought it as an app for my phone/tablet. The Hi-Line has a lot of hams. I hear from some of them almost every night when they check in on the Montana Traffic Network. And if you see Helen Inabnit please tell her hi from Steve Shannon.

Do you still see the ads? Disregard TCP2525. There's nothing wrong with your browser. It's a hiccup in the database syncing to your membership status. The ads are a symptom, but you probably don't have access to the Premium features either so it must be fixed. As a Premium member here is what I see at the bottom. I just use Chrome with no ad blockers or anything of the sort. If you still are seeing advertisements and you're not seeing the blurb thanking you for being a premium member let me know and I'll report it to Rich again.:

You're not a dummy! Users of GMRS should never feel that they are somehow inferior to hams. I've seen some really stupid hams and I know some really smart GMRS people. There's shouldn't be a comparison. The two services were created for different reasons. GMRS is for facilitating activities. Amateur Radio is for learning about and extending the use of radio. Both are valuable for emergencies. The stated purpose for GMRS is as follows: § 95.1703 Definitions, GMRS. General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS). A mobile two-way voice communication service, with limited data applications, for facilitating activities of individual licensees and their family members, including, but not limited to, voluntary provision of assistance to the public during emergencies and natural disasters. The stated purpose for the Amateur Radio Service is as follows: 97.1 Basis and purpose. (Of Amateur Radio) The rules and regulations in this part are designed to provide an amateur radio service having a fundamental purpose as expressed in the following principles: (a) Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service to the public as a voluntary noncommercial communication service, particularly with respect to providing emergency communications. (b) Continuation and extension of the amateur's proven ability to contribute to the advancement of the radio art. (c) Encouragement and improvement of the amateur service through rules which provide for advancing skills in both the communication and technical phases of the art. (d) Expansion of the existing reservoir within the amateur radio service of trained operators, technicians, and electronics experts. (e) Continuation and extension of the amateur's unique ability to enhance international goodwill.

Welcome!

Most GMRS users use them in pursuit of other activities rather than listening and hoping to talk to other, unknown, GMRS users. They usually just use their call sign occasionally to comply with the regulations and their first name or position in a family “This is grandpa. There’s a huge grizzly in the area. I want you to come back to the cabin. I’m sorry I let you play with the salmon guts before going into the woods. Make a lot of noise while you’re walking. Scream if you need me. WROM258.” But some GMRS users do listen for others on local repeaters, hoping to strike up a conversation. That’s much more of a ham thing, but it definitely does happen in GMRS as well. I have never heard someone use a handle on GMRS. Even calling them “walkie talkies” rather than “handhelds” could be fodder for some good natured ribbing. Get your license and jump right in.

For more about 3/8 x 24, maybe this will help. I haven’t watched it.