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I know that the 1550LS+ CPS will be found there... (*cough*)
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I didn't want them on the repeater output because later in the evening it would have interrupted the NSEA weekly net. But yes, just like last year once the batteries have to be replaced a time or two they will lose their appeal and be put under the bed or buried in the toy box.
I have to wonder just what kind of radios they were given though, since no FRS radio should ever work on any but the shared GMRS frequencies.
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...and all of the toy radios are on the air. I have had a bunch of kids (and adults) clattering on GMRS 462.675 simplex this morning.
I simply played my voice announcement several times and... blessed silence was the result!
"All GMRS operators are welcome to use the WQWU626 repeater, covering most of northwest Indiana. Please be sure to use your licensed call sign when using this system."
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Thanks. For whatever reason I never could find the actual Grants, but it truly isn't that important since I could care less about this particular radio. What is of interest is that there is a company in Texas that apparently sees an opportunity market to have BaoFeng custom build new GMRS HT and mobile radios.
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I no longer post sources, as people still don't believe me after I do the hard work of researching for them. What you need to do is Google "FCC ID search" and then enter the FCC ID of your radio where it asks for it.
Honestly, this not a particularly useful answer. Why do I say that? Simple. If you don't know the bloody FCC ID (i.e. "Grantee Code" + "Product Code" there's just no way to find the records...
...this is like giving someone a fishing pole, and line, but leaving out the hook and bait. That man is going to stay hungry.
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Seems like a common trend - if you are going to do a witch hunt may want to start with someone who clearly states 5W (on a 2W certificate) - and includes MURS: https://powerwerx.com/tera-tr505-gmrs-recreational-handheld-radio
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RIF - Reading is fundamental.
Yes, reading is fundamental...
...which is why I'm wondering how you missed this sentence.
Before testing the radios, I cloned one using CHIRP, and made some modifications, including adding the VHF/UHF emergency communications channels for my area. Note that the pre-programmed GMRS frequencies/offsets can not be changed and the radio cannot be programmed to transmit on any other channels. -
Our ham club has a room inside the county's EOC.
My local ham club (LCARC) meets monthly in the Lake County Indiana EOC also. For my sins, I was elected last month to be the VP/Program Director for 2017. Among my responsibilities I am charged with finding someone to make a presentation on some topic of interest at each monthly meeting.
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The North Shore Emergency Association (NSEA*) has been doing such since it was founded in 1966. At first, it was via CB radio. Around 1989 everything was switched to GMRS. We now have three repeaters in operation, and have one than can be set up mobile if necessary for any special event.The Community radio group would coordinate frequency and other pertinent info regarding the participants etc to the police authorities.
The best case scenario would be repeater operation so that all calls to the police could be to a control station/dispatch. All calls would be to the police dispatch would then contact the officers Patrolling the event.
We assign one person as liaison with the police, and filter all reports through that individual. For parade events, we mostly provide communications via liaison personnel assigned to shadow the various parade marshals to keep things coordinated.
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What we need is some international organization of volunteers that is already recognized for using citizen communications, like CB, GMRS, and Ham radio to assist with official communications when needed.
Oh wait, there IS one... http://www.reactintl.org/
The chief problem with REACT is that they seem to be somewhat moribund these days. For example, the two closest REACT teams to me according to their Locator are DEAD. I've tried numerous times to contact the closest here in Hammond, IN listed, and both the email address and phone number are no longer working.
As for the next closest I checked just now, their website is "Frozen" and there is no response from the email address.
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"Travel Tone" is 141.3 and when used is done so as a courtesy to travelers through the area.
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That probably is the smallest (at this time at least). There's no mention of the number of channels, nor of programmability for that matter.
Also, it is rated at 1 watt, but FRS can be no more than 0.5 watt to be legal for Part 95B.
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If it were a commercial LMR repeater that would make sense. However, a GMRS repeater that's located that far away? That makes no sense at all.We live in an era of Nationwide systems. Look at Bearcom's licensing across the country for example. The don't link them all but provide the ability to rent time regionally.
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Well, I'm not the one seeking the info, but then I don't (yet) have a service manual for the radio...Info you seek is in the service manual.
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It seems a bit odd that the number listed is in New Hampshire for the "owner" of an Austin, TX repeater...
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If you can, I've never figured out how...
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Here: http://midlandusa.com/midland-announces-three-new-micromobile-radios/Got any links for that ? I can't find any.
•The immensely powerful MXT400 completes the updated MicroMobile product line with 40 watts of power across 15 high power GMRS channels and benefitting from 8 repeater channels at a retail price of $249.99.
Honestly though, Kenwood TK-880-1 UHF radios are selling for <$60 on eBay and they are awesome.
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In one word, excellent! They sound just as good as my XPR7550 (eXpensive Personal Radio) when using an analog frequency...
Battery life is also excellent. I have one channel set for the Chicago PD SE District dispatch (closest to me here in NW Indiana), which is extremely active 24/7 and I've been averaging 18 hours before needing a recharge.
Another radio has been scanning a dozen GMRS and amateur 70cm repeaters and averaging >72+ hours before demanding a recharge.
I ordered two from China (WLN KD-C1) and received them on Monday for $15 each. I ordered the Luiton LT-316 branded version (pair) via Amazon for $29.95 and received them the next day.
The nice thing is that I can safely hand these out to anyone and not have to worry about them too much. At only $15 each, they are truly a "throw away if they break" HT.
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I am a member thank you i ll try to look in old posts but if you can direct me to that post would be great thanks
Um, you are still showing as "Guest_Joe_*" so either you aren't signed in or...
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See §95.179 Individuals who may be station operators.I did not find anything of [/size]interest in Sub-part 7. The fact that the licensee can operate one or more stations seams to say that members of their family's are included.
(a) An individual GMRS system licensee may permit immediate family members to be station operators in his or her GMRS system. Immediate family members are the:
(1) Licensee;
(2) Licensee's spouse;
(3) Licensee's children, grandchildren, stepchildren;
(4) Licensee's parents, grandparents, stepparents;
(5) Licensee's brothers, sisters;
(6) Licensee's aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews; and
(7) Licensee's in-laws.
- chiefeis and SteveC7010
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What a strange and inaccurate claim! My XPR7550 certainly has MDC available, and it darn sure isn't a "stolen police radio!"MDC only exists on stolen police radios.
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Midland SP-440 for GMRS?
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It took almost thirty seconds to find this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-MIDLAND-SP-440-UHF-2Way-Radio-Portable-Transceiver-16-chan-440-480MHz-Ni-MH-/172063806452
While the radio is capable of being programmed for GMRS frequencies, it is not Part 95A certified, so would be illegal to use...