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Good eye!

It doesn’t matter that one is DCS and the other is CTCSS. In either case squelch is opened up and audio from any present signal is reproduced.

Good job! Thanks for letting us know.

One of them needs to change frequencies. Are the other seven repeater pairs occupied?

Try an earphone to see if that works. If it does it might be the switch in the earphone jack.

It makes financial sense. Why print two different boxes when you can simply add a sticker.

That also limits the folks who use your repeater to very few radios I would imagine.

The Rohn masts seem fine. I have a friend who uses one for the center of his dipole. My fiberglass pole isn’t guyed. As long as it’s in the center of the EFHW it hasn’t seemed like it needs guys.

Most of the Baofeng radios have analog FM transmissions. Digital access codes can be used on analog radios. The type of modulation is different than digital DCS codes. Simply go to the DCS menu, select it, and then select the code.

The mounting method is definitely secure enough, but I didn’t see what you’re using for a mast. Is it rigid enough? For reference I use a telescoping fiberglass mast (Spiderbeam) in a cast-off patio umbrella stand to hold the center of my 40-10 EFHW.

Is it possible that you mean 88.5 Hz instead of 88.8 Hz?

Welcome! Channel 16 is your friend.

1. Agreed, but that’s statistically less likely and thus not as easy as scanning for the output tone. 2. They truly never need the output tone. They only need the input tone. 3. I bet the inexpensive Baofeng UV5R can scan for every tone, standard or not. It’s the expensive radios that are less capable of using non-standard tones.

You definitely want split tones if you’re trying to secure your tone, otherwise your repeater is transmitting the code to everyone who listens.

I didn’t say it was easy. That’s an absolute modifier. I was making a comparison. I said it was easier than getting a license for ham radio. Navigate FCC site + $35 = GMRS Navigate FCC site + $35 + Test = Ham

That’s what I tried to explain the other day. Xmit frequencies are fixed but it doesn’t matter because a person can still edit the receive frequencies. Just pick a channel with the correct xmit frequency and edit everything else.

Hi Bob, For each repeater you’d like to use, go the repeater part of this website and request permission. Welcome to the forum!

It’s the same for both ham and GMRS so it cancels out.

Ham radio is aimed at people who are interested in the science and technology of radio communications. People who just want to communicate have to jump through some hoops to become a ham. GMRS is easier, covers your entire extended family, and doesn’t require jumping through hoops. Just pay your $35.

That’s too bad. There should have been and it should have been just as public as the insults.

No, because scanning for the input tone isn’t as easy as scanning for the output tone. Make them different. Also, most people are honest and will honor your rules. But if you’re thinking about making your repeater a money making scheme beyond costs you might want to review the regulations.

Did you insult him in a PM?

I never get any feedback after I report a post. Usually the response is that the owner, @rdunajewski contacts the poster (you).

Unless you never transmit to it you can’t because any transmission can be scanned. That has nothing to do with the repeater brand or model. If you need security neither GMRS nor ham radio are appropriate.

I’m a member of a 40 meter net that meets three times per week. One guy was always getting on and complaining about various problems until one day he died. Perhaps talking to us about his problems was comforting to him in some way but it certainly didn’t improve his situation. Maybe he should have been communicating with his doctor instead. Frankly, I think it’s stupid to announce medical problems and other personal information on-air. It makes you more vulnerable to hackers and identity thieves. Not only that but it is often disgusting. Fortunately, with ham radio I have a multitude of alternative frequencies and even bands. With GMRS, the hapless users are limited to 8 repeater channels.