jwilkers

That's good Sent from my SM-A136U using Tapatalk

You used cb 10 codes. That's different from the ham radio q codes. You don't wanna sound like a cber. Sent from my SM-A136U using Tapatalk

Those modified rigs use a wider deviation than what is allowed for cb. You may find them a bit quiet and you will.sound garbled to them. Sent from my SM-A136U using Tapatalk

The BTECH GMRS-V2 has full memory control. Sent from my SM-A136U using Tapatalk

I agree 100%! You get every Tom, dick, and Harry wanting to set up a repeater just because they want one. Don't ask for a new mode of communication to compensate for irresponsible use of spectrum. Sent from my SM-A136U using Tapatalk

Handheld radios talking to each other will get the range you mentioned. They are operating normally. The antennas you got are made for amateur radio use and not gmrs. The lack of performance is to be expected in this case. There is nothing wrong with your radios. Sent from my SM-A136U using Tapatalk

No. GMRS and MURS are 2 different radio services. You can't do that legally Sent from my SM-A136U using Tapatalk

No Roger beeps. Not proper etiquette. You'll find yourself with no one to talk to. On Cb, Roger beeps are known as "good buddy beeps" . The user is inviting people for a romantic interlude at a rest area men's room. Sent from my SM-A136U using Tapatalk

Politics is certainly not meaningful. Sent from my SM-A136U using Tapatalk

Not how I read it. If a base communicates with another base, then they are "fixed stations" bases can only talk to mobiles. Sent from my SM-A136U using Tapatalk

A fixed station is like a base station that communicates with other fixed stations only A base station is a fixed station that only communicates with mobiles. Sent from my SM-A136U using Tapatalk

I guess wireline is any non RF mode of transport of intelligence. Again...a guess. There is no "must be". I believe it is more of a "designed as" or "originally intended for". Similar to where GMRS wasn't designed as a hobby service; but you know how that ended up. Sent from my SM-A136U using Tapatalk

The applicable rule in this matter is §95.1733(a)(8) which prohibits any messages which are both conveyed by (any form of) wireline control link (which will include internet connections) and transmitted by a GMRS station. GMRS was created with the intent of being a short range service not a bunch of interconnected repeaters for worldwide use (that’s the realm of amateur radio, common carrier services, and the internet). https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-D/part-95/subpart-E/section-95.1733 Sent from my SM-A136U using Tapatalk

It is only legal on gmrs. Unlocking it will make it an illegal radio. Sent from my SM-A125U using Tapatalk

Not legal. You are cross banding between two entirely different radio services . You can't do that. Sent from my SM-A125U using Tapatalk

The latest version of CHIRP now has the patch incorporated into the program. Enjoy! Sent from my SM-A125U using Tapatalk

CHIRP will be updated overnight and tomorrow's build will have the patch included, so loading the patch manually won't be necessary. Sent from my SM-A125U using Tapatalk

OK.... The CHIRP developer is on it and has a test patch. It is located in: https://chirp.danplanet.com/issues/9933 The test file must be downloaded, then loaded into CHIRP in its developer mode.

MY GMRS-V2 also will not hold the squelch settings. Nothing I tried worked. I contacted a CHIRP dev, as well as emailed BTECH

I'm not really sure Sent from my SM-A125U using Tapatalk

Frs had 14 channels and .5 watts from day one. Just some early radios only had a limited number of channels. Frs never allowed more than half a watt......until the recent rule change. Sent from my SM-A125U using Tapatalk

I'm also in central ohio....Columbus, polaris area. I can't make it into Johnstown very well. Sent from my SM-A125U using Tapatalk

Im.thinking, these are frs, not gmrs radios. Sent from my SM-A125U using Tapatalk

Just be careful.....Roger beeps are "good buddy beeps" to truck drivers. You may find yourself the recipient of an invite to a rest area men's room for a romantic interlude [emoji16] Sent from my SM-A125U using Tapatalk

Mime came Monday. It's great. I like the fact there are no hard coded channels. You can put any gmrs frequency in any channel memory..or not. Sent from my SM-A125U using Tapatalk