WRPP686

I have tried everything. I can not disable it. I have tried switching to every type and back to open.

Well, I don't know what all the complaining was about. After installing ver 5.5 I was able to Read, Edit, Write and I am done in less than 5 minutes. Thanks for the suggestions.

I had to subscribe to Vertex site $35. Downloading now.

I think this thing is going to go on the shelf, it's a brick. Can't find any later version ce's to purchase.

I am using Windows 7 as the ver 5.0 software would not load on Win10. The cable shows up under Network Adapters as Vertex Radio #2 in Device Manager. Most programming cables show up as a port under Ports but not this one. (I purchased the Wide Band add on with this software.) The error I get is that this code plug version is not supported. I guess I will go back and purchase the (build 34) software. I thought I was purchasing the latest, but after further research I also found the 5.5 version.

My local Amateur Radio club hooked me up with a GMRS Repeater on a local tower. However, I want to have a backup, so I purchased an EVX-R70 off eBay. I purchased the Vertex Standard programming software ver 5.0. I get a code plug error whenever I try to read or write to the repeater. Do I need a more current software version? I am not sure where to begin with a new repeater that won't read or write to. Thanks for any suggestions. WRPP686

I have a base antenna at 55 feet and a 50 watt radio, being in Florida I can reach out around 50 miles that I know of, maybe more, but have not received replies from further out. It would be awesome if there were a MAP of users like the NET MAP that showed users that connected with other users so you could actually see a potential path between the start and end points of a message.

Yes, like the old school experiment where a message gets passed around the class room and is nothing like the original when it reaches the end. However, if the original message was limited to a certain number of characters, like 20 or 30 and the protocol was to verify message with the sender then it could work.

I didn't want to hijack Doctnj thread on GMRS and Radio Clubs but after reading it there is another topic that keeps coming across my mind. Many many people are getting in to GMRS in conjunction with their prepping efforts for grid down communications. I think it is really becoming very popular across the nation as repeater networks and clubs continue to pop up. My concern is that in a true grid down situation many of the repeaters may not function. I am sure there are many people with backup radios in their Faraday cages and these may be the only radios that work when the grid goes down. I think there is a good argument to establish a simplex network. The purpose would be to enable a message to be passed long distances. A prime example for me would be for me to be able to pass a message from Central Florida to Northern Alabama. If there were no national linked repeaters it would have to make many hops to cover that distance. However, if there were an established protocol for a geographical network of GMRS users to do such a thing, I think it possible. Have exercises just like the linked regional nets. So users know who is geographically within reach of them so they could propagate a message in the correct direction. This may be a pipe dream, but in a grid down world it could invaluable. I am new to the community so maybe there is already something in place. What do you all think?