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Go to the main website and send a "CONTACT US" memo to Rich. He is the only one that can deal with your request here at the forum. https://www.mygmrs.com/contact

Hello, Riley, and welcome to MyGMRS forums - Nice to have you with us.

WIDEBAND is normal for GMRS repeaters because Part 95 Rules were not affected by the rebanding order in 2012-13. Reset for wideband and things may operate even better for you... UNLESS the owner of that repeater set it up for narrowband, but that would be rare.

Thanks for the update and glad things are working better. One of the primary systems in my area has a service diameter of 90 to 110 miles, depending upon weather conditions and solar activity. The FCC currently limits repeater RF output to 50 watts, but they don't seem to care about antenna gain and ERP - it's not mentioned in current regulations. [ 47CFR95.135 ]

Elijah - Welcome to the MyGMRS Forum. Sounds as if the repeater you are accessing has both decode and encode CTCSS tones the same, so your two CTCSS encode and decode tones should be programmed in the same. Leave the Opt Signal off and the Fleet Sync disabled for your application. Is the Baofeng set up for 462.xxx receive and 467.xxx transmit split frequency repeater operation the same as the Kenwood ? It almost sounds as if the Baofeng is receiving and transmitting simplex on the 462.xxx frequency only. Check your programming again. The Kenwood and the Baofeng must transmit on the 467.xxx repeater channel pair and receive on the 462.xxx channel pair. However, if that is set up OK on both, then if the Baofeng is too close to the transmitting antenna for the Kenwood, the Baofeng receiver front end may be desensitised because of the strong Kenwood signal and THAT is why you are not hearing yourself on the Baofeng tuned to the repeater output frequency. Put some distance between the Kenwood antenna and the Baofeng radio and try to hear yourself again coming off the repeater. IF the Baofeng portable itself is out of repeater range, you will not hear yourself off the repeater using the Baofeng. If the Baofeng can trigger the repeater, then it usually should be able to 'hear' the repeater. Keep us posted...

Hello, Shorey and welcome to MyGMRS forums. It will be interesting to hear the feedback that you get...

Excellent - Thanks for the update.

Welcome to MyGMRS Forums, James (Duffy). For members here who are not familiar with the Icom technical setup, the link below details original programming: http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/frs/1606spec.html

Hi, Steve and welcome to the MyGMRS forum. I'm not familiar with the state of New jersey, but if you go to the MyGMRS website listed below and choose "New Jersey" from the 'State' menu, you can see if anything is close by. Log in at the main website as you would here in the forum for more specific info under the repeater listings. http://www.mygmrs.com/browse

Hello, Arun, and welcome to the MyGmrs forums. The Motorola product info page does not list your model as being repeater capable. With that in mind, if you had a repeater capable radio, the 462 frequency is what the repeater broadcasts on. The 467 frequency is what the repeater receives to rebroadcast that signal. The 141.3 frequency is a subaudible tone code (CTCSS) that the field radio sends out to activate a repeater that is specifically programmed to look for that tone. Almost all GMRS repeaters in operation in the US require owner permission to use it - unless it is stated in documentation that it is an 'open' repeater. Open repeaters may be used by any LICENSED GMRS operator, but even then, as a courtesy to the owner, check in with that person to let them know your intentions. Your Motorola radios are advertised as having 35 mile range. That is totally misleading and has been a point of contention between end-users and manufacturers for decades. Realistically, you can expect portable to portable FRS communications in an urban setting of up to 1/2 mile. The GMRS channels from 15 to 22 will get you at least 1 to 2 miles, depending upon buildings and large trees in the area. The 35 mile rating is under ideal laboratory conditions and does not reflect real world operation in any way.

William - We have had reports in recent years from family members, friends and colleagues all over the US, that postal mail service is not what it used to be - even 5 years ago. Give it another couple of days and then request a duplicate. You can also CALL the Gettysburg, PA office and explain that you never received the original by mail. Perhaps one of the customer service staff members can look into it for you and possibly issue a manually generated copy. This may be of help: https://www.fcc.gov/help/requesting-duplicate-license-universal-licensing-system-uls Contact Info: Federal Communications Commission 1270 Fairfield Road Gettysburg, PA 17325-7245 Telephone: (717) 338-2666 Fax: (717) 338-2696

Hello, Bryan and welcome to MyGMRS forums. You mentioned that you have a radio... can you tell us what it is so we can give you some pointers or suggestions? Also, you may wish to check with the Cruise Line ahead of time because some companies do not allow two way radios of any kind on board their ships due to potential interference with their own navigation equipment and their own business radios. Other companies are OK with it and even rent FRS radios to passengers through the on-board store. However, if you try inside deck to deck comm's, the steel and aluminum structure of the ship may limit distance.

Karen - Thank you for the information and thank you for registering here at the forum. Nice to have you with us...

Hello, James, and welcome to MyGMRS Forums... Thanks for sharing the data with us.

Staff Note: The Part 90 type certification for this series seems to be in doubt. Some early radios in this series had no FCC sticker. Some mid production run radios did, and some late production run radios again did not. As with all equipment reviewed in this section of the forum, buyer/user beware.

Hello Larry and Welcome to MyGMRS Forums... nice to have you with us.

A sub harmonic of 146.xxx would fall around 292.xxx Sounds like one possibility out of many. Check baby monitors as well. Some of the low band vhf varieties might have a third harmonic falling in the two meter band. Best of luck...

John - 146.30 MAY be receiving a harmonic from a wireless router... yours or a neighbor. I have a NetGear system in my office and used a scanner in search mode and found MANY hits between 40 and 900 Mhz. I disabled the router and no more 'birdies'. Laptops and tablets operate on the same base frequency, so it could be related to one of those devices as well that might be closer to your coax or radios. Just one possibility for you to investigate.

Hello, James and welcome to MyGMRS forums. Thanks for registering...

Anytime, Steve -

Usually stands for "Radio Service Software".

The Cobra MR-HH450 radio, as mentioned, is not user programmable for frequency upgrading or changes. It is a dual service Part 80 and Part 95 type-certified radio that can not be changed from it's factory settings and options and is not GMRS offset capable. User Manual: https://www.cobra.com/sites/default/files/manuals/MRHH450DUAL_MANL_ENG.pdf

` ` ` Good News - Even if it doesn't match up exactly, that's what radiator hose clamps are for...... ...... [Disclaimer: The use of radiator hose clamps to fasten dissimilar communications tower sections together is dangerous and can lead to birds no longer having a place to perch when the tower falls over onto your residence. ]

Hello, Ken, and welcome to MyGMRS Forums. Thanks for your input.