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  1. Everything said before answers the question, but just to simplify, think of it this way: The repeater uses the tone to ignore any transmission NOT using the tone. (only hears transmissions with the tone). You use the tone the same way, to NOT hear others NOT using the tone. If you transmit with a tone, anyone listening with the tone hears you, AND anyone with no tone will also hear you, but "breaking squelch" is about signal strength (with or without a tone).
  2. If it were me, I'd change the Tx power to high...
  3. Depending on your truck, you might use a magnet mounted Tram or Nagoya. you will also probably need an adapter for your radio (depending on the connector on the antenna cable). There are vehicle specific mounts (what truck make/model/year do you have?) and options for front hood, rear stake body or 3rd brake light. if you have an aluminum body or for instance you have racks and such. Or just hate the idea of putting a magnet on the paint. Long term, you may need to drill a hole somewhere to run cable for a permanent installation. I get great coverage using a Tram 1180, fender mounted, cable running through the firewall. It's driver side front mounted. All in I think I spent about $110 because I used a firewall boot and a stainless steel mount. YMMV
  4. HI I don't know that antenna, but I did see this link: https://pascogmrs.us/tram-1486/ looks like a complete writeup (and a decent antenna) -jc
  5. Just a warning, you'll be buying more radios in the future regardless! You may not notice the difference in these radios (I think they have the same direct sampling technology). You will notice the difference going to a superheterodyne receiver. check out the https://www.buytwowayradios.com/wouxun-kg-905g.html its $30 cheaper than the 935g, and the https://www.buytwowayradios.com/wouxun-kg-805g.html is $50 cheaper at $80. Both are still more than the BTECH GMRS-V2, but you will see a difference for selectivity and audio quality.
  6. Hi Red Horse, If your radio entry point is some level of "prepping", you might start with a few questions to help flesh out what works for you: Who are you looking to listen to? You can listen to anyone with the right scanner or shortwave radio. Who will you talk to? How far away are they? How do you do this now? Text messaging can work when circuits are busy or in weak signal areas. What are the most likely disaster scenarios in your area? In my area, wind and rain events (severe thunderstorms, tornados, and hurricanes) are most likely to affect us. Are you more concerned with natural disasters that take "the grid down" or are you envisioning "man-made" issues or TEOTWAWKI? How much effort will you put into getting trained, licensed and proficient? For me, my primary radio use is to run around outside (hike, kayak, fish, etc.) as well as I'm interested with technology. I use GMRS with my family (they have no interest in getting licensed for ham). Prepping is a secondary use for me. I have a Technicians license and am considering purchasing a HF rig and at some point upgrading to a General license. For disasters, I will get information from AM/FM radio, text messages from our county services, local ARES nets, and conversations with GMRS users. My family is anywhere from 90 to 800 miles from me. For disaster planning, we don't have a full PACE plan but we will use: phone, email, and text messaging. Radios for us will have only local tactical use. Honestly, I'm more concerned with access to drinking water and heat. I think GMRS will likely give you the best local coms for the cost and effort, but it all depends!
  7. This Tram 1185 dual band has served me well. (Cookie sheet mount in front of a west facing, second story window.) Using a UV5X3 I hit GMRS repeaters south and east of me at 15 miles, I easily hit VHF repeaters on high ground at 25+ miles. using my KG805 or my TYT 8600 I do slightly better. Eventually I'll have an antenna up on the roof eave, but haven't pulled the trigger yet.
  8. @WSAW350 (and Guest Ray-El), I think you are right, the only way to know is to test. Based on the gear you mention, I think its possible, but has more to do with your antenna placements and height than anything else. I agree with the mindset of making the comms without a repeater. best to not rely on someone else's infrastructure. looking forward to seeing more replies on this and finding out what works for y'all.
  9. Hey if 10 codes work with your coms, it works and isn't dumb. Lol, I have to admit when someone uses a 10 code other than 10-4 or 10-100, I have no idea what they mean. (I also assume they are of a certain age or might be tactical LARPing.) If you use them, you be you, use 10 codes, wear 5.11, have fun... there's room for all!
  10. @marcspaz, what kind of trails are you thinking? I'm sure you've got some clearance. Any space for unmodified trucks? (blue trails? green trails?)
  11. Lo siento, no hablo español, usé el traductor de Google para averiguar lo que dijiste. ¿Qué radio es? marca y numero de modelo? espero que alguien que hable español con fluidez pueda intervenir...
  12. you might consider a bracket like the ones at Valley Enterprises: https://www.valley-ent.com/store/brackets I didn't see Bronco specifically, but perhaps one of the F150 mounts would work? might be worth the call... good luck!
  13. https://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_CHIRP.php
  14. Hi BKLIPP, I am sure one of the actual experts will chime in on this soon. You might consider creating your own thread about "Btech 50x1" to get better responses. I use a BTech UV5X3 handheld and my manual has pretty good instructions for editing tones manually, yours is probably similar. one thing to do is press "menu" after each and every action as confirmation (this got me tripped up for a while). CHIRP should be easier because your can edit a spreadsheet vs navigating menus. Where you able to connect to and clone your radio in CHIRP? Perhaps that was a USB driver issue? Once you connect and clone, you'll just need the correct input/output tones for the repeater. Good Luck!
  15. the Greensboro 575 machine: https://mygmrs.com/repeater/5000 has a weekly net on Tuesdays on 575, 8pm Be sure to check with https://mygmrs.com/user/TangoKilo. The owner is a good guy and will be happy to assist. good luck!
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