SteveShannon

Treadmills make great clothes hangers… A good way to get started is to pick up a Radioddity db20g and swap it to 2 meters and 70 cm. It’s inexpensive and versatile. Most people like them. It’s 20 watts but for those two bands that’s usually enough.

You also have SSB voice privileges on a portion of 10 meters: 28.300-28.500 MHz. Here’s the problem. VHF and UHF radio’s typically do not include 6 meters, even though 6 meters is technically VHF. But 6 meters is almost always included in HF radios, as is 10 meters. I would not try to buy a radio that includes just the bands you’re allowed.

Are you talking about UHF and VHF or HF which will allow you to grow? The Icom IC-7100 goes on sale from time to time for $899. It does all of the popular HF, VHF, and UHF amateur bands. The Yaesu FT-991A is another, but it’s incrementally more expensive. The color spectrum scope is nice though. If you’re really just talking about 2 meter and 70 cm, there are few purpose built “base stations” but many mobile stations that can easily be used in a fixed location. I would look at Icom, Yaesu, Alinco, and Kenwood, although it’s hard to find Kenwood now.

They either mean what they say when they label it open or it’s not really open. I would use it without seeking permission but if you get a chance contact the owner to say thanks.

And less than half the price.

UHF is line of sight until it is reflected or refracted by some atmospheric condition. Google Tropospheric Ducting. Physical features such as mountains can also cause reflection or refraction.

Is the UV32 nearly the same radio except without DMR?

The Garmin Rino screen actually gets brighter and easier to see in bright direct sunshine.

Can’t you eliminate that channel from scanning?

It really helps to know which port to choose if you’re watching the ports in Device Manager when you plug in the cable. You’ll see which virtual port is created by the driver.

Great idea! That makes sense.

Cruise line publish lists of what is permitted or prohibited. For example Royal Caribbean has these rules regarding ham radio and two way radios: HAM Radios or other transmitting devices are strictly prohibited due to potential interference with the ship's onboard communication systems. This does not include baby monitors, which are permitted. Guests are allowed to have two-way radios, more commonly know as walkie-talkies, for onboard personal communications. Basic specifications are as follows: Up to 10-mile coverage range, Up to 5 watts power, Internal Voice, Operated Transmission, No external mounting antenna. https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/prohibited-items-onboard-policy

Instead of a receive tone engaged, try setting a receive DCS code in your radio to see if it still receives it. Noise can include several CTCSS RX tones but might not so easily mimic a DCS code. Have you tried listening to other channels that are adjacent to channel 15? Channel 1 is the closest of the GMRS frequencies at 462.5625 MHz. Channel 16 is at 462.575 MHz and then channel 2 is 462.5875 MHz. This might help you see how broad the bandwidth of the noise is. If it’s truly random noise it might be pretty broad, but if it’s a digital signal it should be fairly narrow. A spectrum analyzer like @WRUE951 suggested would be helpful also. Does it still happen away from your house or if your main breaker is open? Try recording the audio for a few seconds and post it to this thread.

I’ve reported your issue.

OP That kind of range is unlikely with GMRS, especially given the physical obstacles highlighted in @amaff’s post, but amateur radio on HF (lower frequencies than VHF and UHF) can probably communicate between Olympia and Puyallup. They also may have linked repeaters for VHF or UHF, which are allowed in amateur radio but not GMRS. Both communities have amateur radio clubs. Consider contacting them for more information: The Olympia Amateur Radio Society: http://olyham.blogspot.com/ Valley Amateur Radio Club: https://www.arrl.org/Groups/view/valley-amateur-radio-club/type:club

That’s okay, it was a very good answer anyway.

Have you checked with RT Systems to see if their software will program that legacy radio and if so whether their software for that radio is available for your computer?

The issues are the constitutionality of deportation without due process, presumption of guilt (again failure to abide by the constitutional requirements of due process), wholesale “roundups” at locations based on “Hispanic presence”, etc. I would go further except I wish to respect the forum rules against debating politics. And don’t get me wrong; I wish to see actual criminals and criminal behavior punished after due process. But none of those issues imply that a person who disagrees with you and your beliefs is stupid. In fact many of them are pretty intelligent.

It’s sad that it’s always so much easier to simply condemn people as stupid rather than trying to understand the actual issues…

So only stupid people protest?

It doesn’t matter as far as a ground plane, but if you use steel you can use a magnetic mount.

To limit range. FRS is intended to be used for short distances using handheld radios and no licenses. As soon as a high gain antenna is installed the range for two watts is basically the same as GMRS radios.

Definitely a problem for it to be that hot. I wouldn’t expect the voltmeter to reflect a significant voltage drop unless your battery were nearly dead. You’d have to view the current on an ammeter to see how much the radio was drawing. Let us know how the replacement works.

How do you know the temperature of the unit was nearly 200°? If the unit was truly off it should never get that hot unless the inside of your cab was nearly 200°. Was the unit itself in the direct sun? If something inside the radio case is generating that much heat even when off, then there’s a problem. What’s the electrical drain when powered off? It sounds like you should send it in for replacement or a refund.

You seem troubled. You previously described something that by your own admission “used to work” or requires using a compiler. It’s far easier to just run a report to generate the CSV file in a method officially provided by the owner. Premium membership is a small price for such convenience.