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What about a cross channel repeater? For example. Receive on 467.650 or 462.650. Transmit on 467.550. Seems like a lighter side of the gray area to me.
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Tone not saving on RA-25 (DB-20, AT-779UV)
PartsMan replied to PartsMan's question in Technical Discussion
IT WORKED! Setting up a new channel in vfo does save. Not the handiest thing but it works without a computer. -
Tone not saving on RA-25 (DB-20, AT-779UV)
PartsMan replied to PartsMan's question in Technical Discussion
I have gaps already. -
Tone not saving on RA-25 (DB-20, AT-779UV)
PartsMan replied to PartsMan's question in Technical Discussion
Mine is a Retevis from amazon. Had to buy the cable separate. It is "unlocked" to a wide range of frequencies. -
Tone not saving on RA-25 (DB-20, AT-779UV)
PartsMan replied to PartsMan's question in Technical Discussion
Huh. I have not tried a new channel through VFO mode. It is "opened up" right now. I may try putting it back to GMRS too. I hate being limited to 22 simplex channels though. We are headed to another state this weekend and it would be nice to set up there repeaters on the fly. -
I cannot get a tone to save on my Retevis RA-25 that I have entered on the radio. Tones that I have programed with a computer save fine. I have read the book a dozen times but it only saves until a power cycle if entered with the radio buttons. Am I missing something?
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I have used A big square of velcro.
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I don't think so. I just used the keypad.
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I will post it here somewhere. So far all I have done is remove the Retevis tones (That was simple enough but a hassle to do 22 times) and make sure they talk back and forth with my GM-30 in the house.
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Or a $1,000 smart phone.
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I guess I have the best wife on this site. Nobody else got radios for Christmas. It's funny these are the crappiest radios I have at being radios but I am so excited because they are perfect in the right situation.
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Here is my latest addition to my GMRS collection. A pair of waterproof floating FRS HTs. My other hobby is kayaking so these are perfect for coms with more expensive radios on shore.
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Yeah but that's more Radiodditty selling through Walmarts site. I doubt you will see one in store.
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We had that on our farm radios when I was a kid. Very handy.
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I am really thinking forward on my everlasting search for the next new toy. You know n+1. N being the number of radios I have now. The best setup I have come up with so far is unlocking a radio so that I can set up more than one version of each frequency. I don't like the idea of a legal gray area just for convenience. Regular, with a tone, and repeater. It works but my regular channel 17 is 54th in my radio right now.
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I do that in my truck but my wife's car needs the receive tone cause she doesn't want to hear everybody. Setting a tone works great for our two family coms but I think it would be handy to tap a button and scan without tones.
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I have a Retevis RA25, RT98, Midland GXT100, and Radioddity GM-30 so far. They don't have a tone on\off button. Are there any radios on the market that do?
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Is it hot to the touch? Is there a fan not kicking on?
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I wish my radios had a button to turn the tone on and off quickly. We have two families using a tone to communicate but I like to scan for anybody else sometimes. Some off my radios let me set up extra GMRS channels without a tone but not all. Does anybody offer this feature? Maybe I could reprogram the monitor button to disable tone.
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Walmart would be crazy to sell MURS radios when they are using MURS themselves.
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For the kids I would get some of the floating FRS HTs.
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I have a friend that cannot get his DB25 to program as well. My Retevis RA25 works great. It's like a DB20 but has a twenty five in the name so it is better. ?
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Have you considered the Radioddity GM-30? https://www.radioddity.com/collections/consumer-radios-frs-gmrs-radios/products/radioddity-gm-30
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I would bet those two, and most other new radios in your price range, have the same hardware inside. It basicly comes down to features you like. Charger type and waterproof rating for instance.
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How flat is the signal of a 6db antenna? Does he need to tilt it away from his uphill target?
