SteveShannon

Since wildly straying off-topic is now the "in" thing to do, I'll jump in:   Is it the 50W GMRS radio or the 50W HAM radio?  Makes a HUGE difference when programming.

Hats off to both of you.  Based on the success LiguidJS83 had, I downloaded the file WRZE995 shared.  It was very late last night, and I was tired.  So, I might have failed to follow the high-speed video correctly, but I did not get it to push to the radio, so I followed my instincts and went to bed.  This morning, I gave it another go.  My first step was to realize I had another loose Baofeng cable plugged into my PC.  Maybe that caused me to pselect the wrong port last night.

The bottom line is the file uploaded to the Baofeng UV-9G fine.  I disconnected the HT and cycled it off and on. It now seems to work perfectly, receiving and transmitting on channel 15.  I am now going to do the second UV-9G.

I now have (2) fully functional UV-9Gs that I got for half-price plus my hassle. I wonder how many have a Baofeng with this issue that don't even know it? 

I tried to give both of you a "Thanks" button, but the forum told me I could not give any more reactions today.  It is the first I touched the PC today unless I was on right after midnight.  Apparently, I am too overreactive. 😂  I have to subdue my appreciation. 

This topic is a valuable resource to many looking for a fix to this. 

A little internet search and it would seem Jerald may be living in a Big House, if you catch my drift. I can’t help but wonder if Shauna is even aware. Even her FCC license has an address with the attention to Jerald. That’s as far as I’m going with this. 
 
Best colloquialism of the morning. ☕️ 

The license was first issued in late 2021, so it’s not a grandfathered one.
I agree that it appears that the owner (Shauna Cape) allows hams to use the repeater using her call sign WROQ916?  
I agree that it’s not kosher, but it’s not my circus and not my monkeys.
But I also did note that the address for the licensee included a line to divert the mail to the attention of someone else (Jerald) apparently in the same household.

It does have a DM function. Bring up the profile of someone and click the envelope below their profile picture.
 

What’s the backup plan for people in Seattle, Detroit, etc?

Going with advice read on the forum, I suggested to the club to invest in a Bridgecom repeater or better versus trying to run two KG100G's for our repeater. We already have Motorola repeaters setup for 70cm and I'm not sure what the 2m repeater is.
We lucked out and the tower is 900 foot tall. Plus there are some abandoned antennas as either 400 or 600 feet that will work great for GMRS. We tested the antennas and hard line and got  a SWR of 1.3 on GMRS frequencies.
We did a test yesterday using a MXT500 and MXT575. I am 21.5 miles from the repeater and the base of my Comet CA-712EFC is about 18-20 foot above the ground. We had no issues talking to each other on simplex and low power settings.

I'll confirm that two Wouxun are not a good solution based on my personal experience. What did I learn from that experience, do not go cheap if you want it to work and have others enjoy your efforts to support the GMRS hobby and be one of the Kool guys on the spectrum with a repeater.

Here’s exactly what they say:
In Wyoming, people frequently need the assistance of Search and Rescue. No matter how small or large the situation might be, Search and Rescue volunteers are there to help get people home safely. 
Here are some steps you can take to increase your chances of being rescued.
Buy an FRS/GMRS capable radio or walkie talkie and program the 307 channel into the radio. Program to UHF 462.6125 Privacy Code 85.4 or Channel 3 and Privacy code 07 (307). 
If, or when, you become stranded, if searchers are looking for you they can attempt to contact you on this channel. It is not a 911 type channel.
Always tell someone where you are going and when you plan on coming back. Ask local authorities if a check-in form is available.
Pack appropriate gear and supplies. See resource link below.
Have a portable radio and have it programmed to the 307 Channel. 
This channel is not a 911, but it can assist you when monitored by Search and Rescue personnel.
Check the weather and avalanche forecast.
Search and Rescue personnel will not actively monitor channel.
 

The *KG-Q332 is the euro version of the KG-Q10H. If you get one you want the KG-Q10H for the US. It is quad band, super het, ip67 and a solid radio (now that they fixed it). It is a slow scan if that matters to you, much slower than my KG-UV9PX. A google search will show that both of these can have GMRS and Murs enabled. I let you decide what the rules say. The KG-Q10H has a beta for Chirp at the present moment. 
*at least that’s my understanding. 

Not all repeaters are configured to give a tail. 

Not that I know of.  

You’re wrong, mostly. I suspect that your complaints are based on something you have read on the Internet, that others complained about, not personal experience. Your complaints simply don’t truly reflect most of the real world.  Most repeater operators freely share their repeaters, asking only that you request permission so they have some control over access.  In some cases they ask for donations to help cover expenses.  In other cases they charge an up-front fee or dues that represents a share of the costs. There are other options, including cell phones if you don’t like it.
Regulations prohibit making a profit by sharing a station but certainly allow recuperation of expenses. A repeater is just another station:
(3) A station may be shared only: 
(i) Without charge; 
(ii) On a non-profit basis, with contributions to capital and operating expenses including the cost of mobile stations and paging receivers prorated equitably among all participants; or 
(iii) On a reciprocal basis, i.e., use of one licensee's stations for the use of another licensee's stations without charge for either capital or operating expenses. 
(4) All sharing arrangements must be conducted in accordance with a written agreement to be kept as part of the station records. 
 
 

Since this subject was revisited, it could be as simple as someone leaving a radio on VOX near a TV or broadcast radio receiver. 

On 9/9/23 I was driving in Santa Barbra along the coast and had my radio on scan and I picked up a live surf competition being broadcast from San Clemente.  I believe it was on 450.500 which is one of the local PD frequencies near my home about an hour north of where I was. The broadcast was a good 150-160 miles from me staight across the water. Zero obstructions. I confirmed what I was hearing when I got home by the names of the surfers and where they surfed that day. Radio waves be crazy. 😂
Why do I remember the day? It was the day I took my ham test. 

Got a point there! Most PSEs I've been on insisted everyone's HT had his or VOX disabled. Then again, I would try to keep all background noise to a low volume.

Technically, according to FCC Rules & Regulations regarding two-way radio service in general, it's forbidden for anyone regardless of Radio Service to Rebroadcast Commercial TV or Radio programs. Sometimes you have those mishaps when you for to lower the volume on your TV or your general broadcast radio, those are often overlooked.  Even Rebroadcasting for another two-way radio service is forbidden by FCC R&Rs.
I don't like someone's gone to say to post, No Doh! I know the Majority of us are well aware we can and can't do or shouldn't do on any Radio Service.

Welcome to the site!
Technically it is possible to do this, but practically it isn’t a great solution.
It would require two radios, a controller, and a duplexer.  You would have to ensure the two radios are well shielded from each other.  Buying a purpose built 2nd hand repeater will almost certainly be less expensive.  Don’t go cheap on the duplexer either, or the transmission line or antenna.
Solar power could be used to keep a battery bank charged up.
But it is possible.
There are all in one repeaters that are only five watts or so from Retevis that include a duplexer.  If you have line of sight you might be able to use one of those.

Hi Tim,
To get right to the point, no, you can’t talk hundreds of miles using a five watt 6 meter or 10 meter handheld radio, except in the most unusual circumstances.
Finding a handheld radio for 6 meters would be difficult. Handhelds for 10 meters might be available but they’re few and far between. 
But you also do not need to pay off the national debt to get into the HF bands. I have a Yaesu FT891, which is about $670 and a wire antenna I built from a kit for $70. I hold the center up with a fiberglass pole about 30 feet in the air. On a daily basis I can usually talk several hundred miles away but not always and not always in the same direction. California seems easy but I can’t reach my friend in Seattle. Mostly that’s on 40 or 20 meters. I hear almost nothing on 10 meters. 
There are other radios like the Xiegu G90 that is less expensive but has a lot of support. I don’t have one but they’re about $450. 
I also have a Yaesu FTDX10 that costs about $1300. It’s my favorite for lots of reasons, mostly the ease of use. It’s not nearly as portable as the FT891. 

What's your budget?  (what's max you can spend)
Do you have HOA restrictions on Antennas? 
What's your living situation? (home, apartment, camper?) 
You can study for your Technician and General Class license at hamstudy.org - my grandkids studied for two weeks and passed Tech on the first try.  They were 12. 
73 de KB9BVN
WRWI253

Okay, curiosity got the better of me.  I downloaded the manual. 
Those "two channels" A and B are really two time-slots on a single frequency.  Each DMR channel has two time-slots.  Both channels use the same frequency, but you can set up the repeater to use Time-slot 1 for one talkgroup and Time-slot 2 for another talkgroup.  Of course that's a moot point in GMRS the way the regs are right now.
So, one frequency pair, broken into two time-division multiplexed "channels".  Not usable for GMRS, and an analog transmission talks over both time slots.  So, you are right that two different conversations could take place at the same time.
Here's the manual: https://www.hytera.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Hytera-RD982i-RD982i-S-RD982i-S-100W-Digital-Repeater-Owners-Manual.pdf
That repeater is beyond end of life.
 

Here’s exactly what they say:
In Wyoming, people frequently need the assistance of Search and Rescue. No matter how small or large the situation might be, Search and Rescue volunteers are there to help get people home safely. 
Here are some steps you can take to increase your chances of being rescued.
Buy an FRS/GMRS capable radio or walkie talkie and program the 307 channel into the radio. Program to UHF 462.6125 Privacy Code 85.4 or Channel 3 and Privacy code 07 (307). 
If, or when, you become stranded, if searchers are looking for you they can attempt to contact you on this channel. It is not a 911 type channel.
Always tell someone where you are going and when you plan on coming back. Ask local authorities if a check-in form is available.
Pack appropriate gear and supplies. See resource link below.
Have a portable radio and have it programmed to the 307 Channel. 
This channel is not a 911, but it can assist you when monitored by Search and Rescue personnel.
Check the weather and avalanche forecast.
Search and Rescue personnel will not actively monitor channel.
 

It does have a DM function. Bring up the profile of someone and click the envelope below their profile picture.
 

Here’s exactly what they say:
In Wyoming, people frequently need the assistance of Search and Rescue. No matter how small or large the situation might be, Search and Rescue volunteers are there to help get people home safely. 
Here are some steps you can take to increase your chances of being rescued.
Buy an FRS/GMRS capable radio or walkie talkie and program the 307 channel into the radio. Program to UHF 462.6125 Privacy Code 85.4 or Channel 3 and Privacy code 07 (307). 
If, or when, you become stranded, if searchers are looking for you they can attempt to contact you on this channel. It is not a 911 type channel.
Always tell someone where you are going and when you plan on coming back. Ask local authorities if a check-in form is available.
Pack appropriate gear and supplies. See resource link below.
Have a portable radio and have it programmed to the 307 Channel. 
This channel is not a 911, but it can assist you when monitored by Search and Rescue personnel.
Check the weather and avalanche forecast.
Search and Rescue personnel will not actively monitor channel.
 

It depends on the type of equipment you have.  I grabbed one of these for my RT-97, built a little custom cable with DB-9s on both ends and some cat5 to make the pinouts match up and it works like a champ.
https://www.repeater-builder.com/products/usb-rim-lite.html