SteveShannon

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.

Are these the radios your title mentions? 2 watts out, ten GMRS channels? https://www.wirelesspro.com/motadira.html

That’s exactly how I understand it as well. The entire configuration and the use thereof establishes the station type. With that in mind, I could have a radio in my transceiver in my house (Fixed location) that I use to communicate directly with other base stations or mobile/portable radios. That’s a Base Station. Then, I could change channels and use it to communicate through a repeater to mobile/portable radios and it becomes a Control Station. However, if I only use it to communicate to Fixed Stations then my station is a Fixed Station and I must restrict my output power to 15 watts. The upside is that my Fixed Station and the other Fixed Stations are able to use the 467 MHz Main channels that are otherwise limited to transmissions to a repeater or brief test transmissions.

Where are those terms (Fixed Base and Fixed Base 2) defined within part 95?

1. There is no privacy. PL tones don’t work that way. Anyone with a receiver capable of receiving on the GMRS frequencies can hear any nearby transmissions. 2. The repeater channels receive using the same frequencies as channels 15-22, so congestion will follow you.

So, that would seem to imply that the type of station is fluid and defined by usage. A person could simply change channels and the station would transition from a base station to a control station. Is that your understanding?

The regulations establish four set of channels with different rules for output power and bandwidth. The software might use groups internally to manage how the radio complies with those rules. Or it might leave those gaps so you can add channels that have different tones within each group. It’s your radio, if you want to put all the channels under one group and if the software allows it, it’s your choice.

What kind of response are you expecting? Are you saying anything or are you just clicking the PTT(kerchunking)? The normal response to kerchunking is to ignore it. If you’re asking for someone to verify they can hear you then it depends on whether someone is listening at the time and whether they are inclined to talk.

This! The directions clearly state that the default squelch is 04. @WSBP830, I really suspect that when the display says S9, it really is saying Sq, but the LCD character is the same for a 9 or a lower case Q, and the next step should be to press the LOCK button, then use the volume up and down buttons to adjust the squelch. The squelch Level is not indicated as S9, or S1, S2, S3, etc. It’s indicated as 01 - 09, but not until you push the LOCK button after navigating to the Sq menu.

That’s a nice gift. Here’s a place that carried it before it was discontinued and it looks like they have connectors. https://www.anixter.com/en_ec/products/FXL-540-NHR/COMMSCOPE-ANDREW-SOLUTIONS/Coaxial-Cable/p/438625 Here’s the data sheet:

Welcome @WSBN871!

Yes. The frequencies of the channels are established in regulation: § 95.1763 GMRS channels. The GMRS is allotted 30 channels—16 main channels and 14 interstitial channels. GMRS stations may transmit on any of the channels as indicated below. (a) 462 MHz main channels. Only mobile, hand-held portable, repeater, base and fixed stations may transmit on these 8 channels. The channel center frequencies are: 462.5500, 462.5750, 462.6000, 462.6250, 462.6500, 462.6750, 462.7000, and 462.7250 MHz. (b) 462 MHz interstitial channels. Only mobile, hand-held portable and base stations may transmit on these 7 channels. The channel center frequencies are: 462.5625, 462.5875, 462.6125, 462.6375, 462.6625, 462.6875, and 462.7125 MHz. (c) 467 MHz main channels. Only mobile, hand-held portable, control and fixed stations may transmit on these 8 channels. Mobile, hand-held portable and control stations may transmit on these channels only when communicating through a repeater station or making brief test transmissions in accordance with § 95.319(c). The channel center frequencies are: 467.5500, 467.5750, 467.6000, 467.6250, 467.6500, 467.6750, 467.7000, and 467.7250 MHz. (d) 467 MHz interstitial channels. Only hand-held portable units may transmit on these 7 channels. The channel center frequencies are: 467.5625, 467.5875, 467.6125, 467.6375, 467.6625, 467.6875, and 467.7125 MHz.

Here’s a simple little site that answers the question. Just type a ham or GMRS call sign into it and it will display both licenses if they have one. https://gmrs.app