SteveShannon

Yes, I like ABR and that’s their flexible cable. Should be fine.

Look into getting one of the cables that has a stranded center conductor. I think most of the coax companies make them, but I’m familiar with M&P. They have an UltraFlex line of cables.

Good question. No, you do not need to use a receive tone. If you don’t you will hear everything transmitted on that frequency. That’s what WRXB215 was talking about when he recommended setting it to Tone instead of T-SQL.

With displays like this, I would argue that for the folks who engage in such competitions, that’s exactly what it is, the “Wild West” where nearly anything goes.

Here’s the spec sheet for the 9914: https://www.belden.com/products/Cable/Coax-Triax-Cable/50-Ohm-Coax-Cable/9914 It’s the same diameter as the LMR400 and has a 10 AWG single solid copper center conductor. The minimum bend radius is 4 inch. I think it’ll be heavier than LMR400 and just as stiff. A more flexible alternative would be a cable with a stranded center conductor. Messi and Paoloni make some but I’m sure others do as well. Their Ultraflex 10 is good cable. Here’s a link to information about it: https://www.buytwowayradios.com/messi-paoloni-mp-uf10-mr.html

Hopefully you can still see my like.

Because many CBers completely disregard FCC regulations as if the FCC doesn’t exist. Hopefully not most CBers, but a very active counterculture that acts with seeming impunity.

Yes. Repeaters listen on the 467 MHz channels and retransmit simultaneously on the 462 MHz channels. Transmitting while receiving is called “full duplex” and requires that they happen on slightly different frequencies. So, a common repeater channel is 462.550. You’ll hear people refer to that as the 550 repeater. You would hear that at 462.550 MHz but to transmit to someone else listening to it you would need to transmit on 467.550 MHz. For regular communications with your family on a push-to-talk radio, you take turns transmitting and receiving. You don’t do both simultaneously. A single frequency is enough. That’s called “simplex”. Unfortunately, the channels established for GMRS by regulation allow simplex communications on the same frequencies you receive full duplex transmissions from repeaters. So 462.550 MHz appears in two different places in your channel list in Chirp. But only one of them results in programming your radio to transmit on the higher frequency needed to use the repeater. So, in your case “COWFAR” will work to transmit into the repeater on channel 23 and REALFIN must be programmed on channel 24.

That configures when your radio sends its ID, which is called by various things: ANI, caller Id, etc. Most of us simply leave it off.

Hi Murph, Welcome to the forums. You can have two way communications between you and your entire family without setting any tones. That’s easiest.

Yeah, unfortunately, the internet has strengthened kooks of many different flavors.

And judges don’t put a lot of weight into the “sovereign citizen” argument.

Once again, Stun and Kill have absolutely nothing to do with reducing your transmission power. Stun disables transmission entirely. Kill disables transmission and reception.

The powers provided in Article 1, Section 8 laid the foundation for creation of various government agencies, bureaus, and commissions, including the FCC. Without regulation, telecommunications, which of course hadn’t been conceived at the time the constitution was written, could affect defense, commerce, and general welfare. The following paragraphs are those which are most clearly related, allowing for the natural evolution of context. Invisible waves traveling through the air can be understood to be a logical successor to the concept of commerce on the high seas: 1. The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; 3. To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; 10. To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations; and 18. To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. Commissions, Bureaus, and other regulatory agencies are created in order to provide for the general welfare of the United States.

I have not but my son-in-law is a backcountry skiing outfitter and teaches avalanche safety. I went to him all excited thinking one of the tiny gps transponders we fly in rockets might be a step forward. He quickly explained the situation. Anyway, I would try it to see if it receives GPS signals when buried, if it has any range transmitting when buried, and how much it interferes with your beacon when transmitting.

Except that UHF is terribly attenuated by moisture, including snow in the air, which is far less dense than the drifts that result from an avalanche. That’s one reason the avalanche transponders are only 457 kHz. Also, for the same reasons, GPS receivers may fail when beneath snow. And finally, a quick Google search reveals that having other RF devices nearby can interfere with beacons: Avalanche beacons are specialized radio transceivers operating on the frequency 457 kHz. Because they use radio frequencies, they are subject to problems caused by interference. Interference can be caused by many factors, some of which are under your control, others are not. Your radio, cell phone, GPS device, smartwatch, and even the foil-lined energy bar wrapper in the buried party’s pocket can interfere with a beacon search. https://nspserves.org/avalanche-beacon-precautions/

There’s no reason a ham call sign should take more or less time than GMRS.

Menus 23 and 24 (in the Parent manual I referenced a few days ago) set the Caller ID and control when your Caller ID is sent, which I suspect is the same as your ANI. The pages (49-51) on remote control that I screenshot and posted back then describe the process of Stunning and Killing, but they refer to a value that I don’t find elsewhere in the manual. They refer to “Controlled Code”. Maybe it’s the ID of the unit that is sending the Stun, Kill, Monitor, or Inspection code. I really don’t know. And on this unit it doesn’t appear there’s a disable function so you’ll definitely want to change the ID.

Welcome!!

Just imagine if all the radio spectrum were unregulated. It would be like CB!

That’s amazing! How do they know when to stop?

But perhaps with so-239 connectors. N connectors are definitely better for GMRS frequencies but I think the KG1000 probably has an SO-239. Or get that polyphaser and install N connectors on the coax cables that attach to it.

30 meters wavelength is 10 MHz frequency.

Agreed. Polyphasor and Alpha-Delta both have high reputations.

These analog radios can be configured to transmit their ANI at the beginning or end of a transmission. Most are not set that way. But the stun and kill functions are specifically described in the manual. It’s true that digital modes require an ID with each transmission, and it’s true that digital modes have enhanced abilities with respect to being ejected from talk groups, but that’s different from what is being discussed.