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    You cannot scan for the repeater's input tone with regular GMRS equipment, and that is what you will need to use the repeater if indeed it is a repeater.
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    Alternatively, use a piece of 4" diameter pvc pipe, with a 90º elbow outside. Fill the elbow with steel wool to keep the critters out!
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    A double (or triple) adapter would be the quickest: Amazon.com: [Upgraded Version] Electop 1 to 2 Car Cigarette Lighter Splitter Adapter Power Charger Port, 12V 24V Plug Socket 2-Way Splitter Y Adapter, 10 inch Cigarette Lighter Extension Cord 16AWG with 15A Fuse : Automotive
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    It was a joke, sort of... ?
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    Probably Mr. JOHN SHAMLEY was no longer working for the company and his replacement didn't know that their license had to be renewed. Even if they wanted to get a new license, they cannot since the FCC no longer grants business licenses... Find out what tone is used and hijack their repeater. Who are they going to complain to? ?
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    Weatherford is the hometown of astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, veteran of four space flights and commander of the Gemini 9, Apollo 10 missions and the Apollo-Soyuz project. The museum is located at the Thomas P. Stafford Airport. Weatherford also has The Oklahoma Heartland of America Museum, which opened in 2007.
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    I have had six transceivers stacked on top of one another for close to eight years now. My only problem is remembering which mike goes to a specific radio! ?
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    I've used my Comet CA-712EFC for the past six years and have been extremely pleased with it. I highly recommend using some 1.5" heat shrink on the connector that fastens the top/bottom sections of the antenna together. That will prevent any water ingress.
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    The 1750 tone burst is widely used in Europe the same way that CTCSS/PL and DCS is used for repeater access in the US. I used tone burst exclusively when living in Germany. Tone burst never caught on in the US.
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    Autodesk's 3D Studio Max changed to a monthly or yearly subscription model several years ago. It is horrendously expensive! Fortunately for me, the company for whom I work pays for the software for me.
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    My fondest memories are of the really l o n g d i s t a n c e contacts I made using my 200 milliwatt handi-talkies to another young boy in California: from Ariington, Virginia to San Francisco, California! What a hoot that was back in 1958. Noise floor non-existent, skip propagation was King! ?
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    Absolutely! Changing from 462/467 MHz down to 447.975 MHz was a "bridge to far..." Having 16 channels is useless as the duplexer is simply too tight to allow, especially for multiple GMRS frequency pairs. Fortunately I have three analog service monitors in my shop. I wish I could afford a digital service monitor!
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    From my usual source: BlueMax49ers. I refuse to buy any programming cable that is not FTDI... ? Amazon.com: BlueMax49ers FTDI USB Programming Cable Yaesu FT-857 FT-857D FT-897 FT-897D FT-100 FT-100D FT-817 FT-817ND CT-62 : Electronics That may well work for you then. Good luck, either way.
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    I've had my "RT97" for several years, although I've since reprogrammed it for 70cm ham use. I have a 50' telescoping mast and antenna I can deploy in the field to help support our ARES group when needed.
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    Being an "old fart" I remember CB from the early 60's. It was wonderful. Folks were polite, everyone used their call signs, we formed local clubs and sponsored "Coffee Breaks" at the nearest Interstate Rest Area nearly every weekend during the summer and major holidays. REACT teams were a real thing then too. About the same time the FCC eliminated licensing, it all went to shit and has only gotten worse ever since.
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    One can also use a DMR hotspot when not near an actual repeater...
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    CHIRP will quite happily program your FT-857D... I used CHIRP to program mine several years ago. I also left plenty of blank space between my 'grouped' entries. I even have specific favorite 40m, 20m, 10m, and 6m frequencies programmed!
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    Analog radio programming uses a flat-file database (like an Excel spreadsheet). DMR radio programming uses a relational-file data base, which is why it appears "messy."
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    I am very cautious using "absolutes" when it should be obvious that many folks do take "horizon" into account... ...and not just "professionals" for that matter. ?
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    CB idiots. I wouldn't want to be cooked by RF exposure! ?
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    And so it is with many (most?) other GMRS operators. A lot does depend on the area one lives in. Here in NW Indiana we are blessed with no fewer than eight (yes, all of 'em) repeaters easily reachable by mobile or base, and in my area at least three are reachable by HT as well. At least three of them have weekly nets, and many are busiest in the evening hours when folks are at home with nothing better to do... ?
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    Those repeaters should be set for WFM not NFM... ?
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    If they have a 2x1 or 1x2 callsign you can be sure they are Advanced or Extra, otherwise not really possible to know... ?
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    Here is a handy colored chart listing VSWR ranging from 1:1 upwards. Note that 1.7 still allows just around 92% of the forward power being delivered to the antenna. In fact, anything lower that 2.2:1 is still considered "Good".
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    Licensing

    n4gix replied to a topic in Guest Forum

    That describes precisely how we have ARES District 1 set up here in NW Indiana. Our ARES "group" has both ham and GMRS members. Some hams (such as myself) are dual licensed. Any GMRS operator can forward a message to one of us with dual licensed stations and we will then in turn forward that message to our Incident Command Center. The same operates in reverse as well of course.
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