[Call Sign Look Up and Personal Info.]

I've heard you can use a PO box to register with the FCC.  That's the only way I know of to prevent your personal address from being listed in ULS.

[Elimination of the FCC?]

2 minutes ago, Sshannon said:

And judges don’t put a lot of weight into the “sovereign citizen” argument.

Thankfully, you're right.  Unfortunately, we still have to deal with them on the internet.

[Elimination of the FCC?]

3 minutes ago, Sshannon said:

The powers provided in Article 1, Section 8 laid the foundation for creation of  various government agencies, bureaus, and commissions, including the FCC.  Without regulation, telecommunications, which of course hadn’t been conceived at the time the constitution was written, could affect defense, commerce, and general welfare.  The following paragraphs are those which are most clearly related, allowing for the natural evolution of context.  Invisible waves traveling through the air can be understood to be a logical successor to the concept of commerce on the high seas: 

1. The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

3. To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;

10. To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;

and

18. To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

Commissions, Bureaus, and other regulatory agencies are created in order to provide for the general welfare of the United States.

Sovereign citizens usually don't put a lot of weight into the general welfare clause.

[Any Tips For Someone Thinking of Getting A H.A.M. License?]

12 hours ago, OffRoaderX said:

Thank you. I was skeptical until I saw how long you've been a H.A.M., but now I am very impressed.

Man, you're kind of a dick online.  You were one of the people I would watch regularly when trying to figure out this whole GMRS thing.  Your schtick is funny on YouTube but something is getting lost in translation via text.

[FCC Enforcement]

Just now, Sshannon said:

 

What does that mean?  Please don’t make me look to see what fun I’m missing. 

I don't see it used much but it was supposedly used a lot by XYL's as an alternative to 73.  It means hugs and kisses.

[FCC Enforcement]

3 minutes ago, WRQC527 said:

I'm also actually starting to think he's a she. 

Was it the 88's or something else?

[FCC Enforcement]

2 minutes ago, Sshannon said:

Sometimes it’s just really easy to determine which whacko to put on the ignore list.  

He comes across with big "I'm not DRIVING I'm TRAVELLING" energy.

[Any Tips For Someone Thinking of Getting A H.A.M. License?]

It's a trap!

[Is more than one license permitted by the FCC?]

@OffRoaderX

I don't have a link to the rules explicitly saying it's allowed, but I accidentally paid for (2) licences under the same FRN number and now I have (2) calls.  I never use the other one, but it exists in ULS and the feds haven't said anything to me about it yet.  I think they were just happy to have their extra $35.

[GMRS oval stickers (as related to GMRS calling between automobiles).]

I used to have a "Monitoring 462.675" sticker that I drove around with for months and never could raise any traffic on that freq.  I switched to one of the 146.52 stickers about a month ago and have been monitoring that instead.  In Chicago, 2m simplex is way more popular on the road than GMRS simplex.  The repeaters are a completely different story.

All that is to say I think I'll just stick with a single sticker on my car for now.  No more GMRS sticker for me.

[Is Radioddity DB-20G 20 watt mobile radio good?]

10 minutes ago, MozartMan said:

Thanks.

That AnyTone AT-779UV 20W mobile radio for $99 on Amazon is very tempting.

Just bought one off of Amazon today.  I downloaded the AnyTone software and have everything setup for when it arrives.  I'll just have to do the button push trick and upload my file.  The only thing that seems off is the software and manual list the channel spacing or bandwidth as 25kHz but GMRS is supposed to be 20kHz (outside of the 467 frequencies).  Narrow band looks like 12.5kHz and matches what we're limited to on the 467 frequencies.

[Chirp Programming]

In Chirp, the code should be listed as "155" under the "DTCS Code" and/or "DTCS Rx Code" depending on if you want to use different Tx and Rx codes.

[We need more GMRS Repeaters Deployed]

1 hour ago, Fernleaf said:

Thank you for the reply. Not all of us are on Facebook or have a desire to join. Is there a website or contact instead for the Oklahoma group?

This seems to be the web page for the FB group SShannon linked.

https://okgmrsclub.org/

 

[WRTY645]

I think wideband might be the ticket.  I recognized your call and heard you come in on the Chain O Lakes repeater.  You were clear but very very quiet compared to the gentleman that came back to you.

 

I'm in front of my rig now if you want to call out and try it on wideband @WRTY645

[Repeater Access Requests]

On 8/6/2022 at 8:06 AM, Citizen said:

When I knew I would be traveling to the Denver area, rather than contacting each individual repeater owner, I contacted the Denver GMRS club as a non-member, and asked for permission to use the various repeaters around Denver and Co. Springs.  Their response was a friendly [paraphrased] "Why don't you just join us?  We get lots of requests for travelers (e.g. temporary repeater users) and we encourage them to just join up, which gives you access [tones] to ALL or our repeaters, no permission necessary."

So I signed up, and used their repeaters, and talked to the guys there.  What a great bunch.  They were welcoming, friendly, talked freely, etc., all to a stranger and temporary user of their system.  I thanked them publicly, and promised to be back, and so I am retaining my membership with them.

I highly encourage responsible local GMRS clubs.

...

I've signed up with some non-local GMRS clubs in areas that I travel in and they're often very receptive to travellers joining their ranks.  I just bought a t-shirt from a group that operates in the area I grew up in.  I'll support the clubs in any way I can.

[KG-935G Scan behavior]

Here is a short clip of my KG935G running a scan and it never stops unless there is a legit signal. 
My scan has no weather alert or priority..  Make sure those are not enabled. 
Ken WQXQ522
 

   

Turning off weather alerts fixed it for me. Thanks!

[KG-935G Scan behavior]

I'm having the same issue and I've seen a video of this one other time on FB.

[Bench Power vs Car Battery]

12 hours ago, OffRoaderX said:

OP: What time is it?

"Some People": [6 paragraphs on the theory of time and how clocks are built]

I appreciate the additional technical details.  The OPs question was answered with a single paragraph in the first reply, so it's not like he was left hanging or had to wade through pages of technical content.  I get the "some people" stuff, but this doesn't seem to be the case here.

Edited to add: I don't want to come off as argumentative with my first post on this board.  You're the reason I got into GMRS and I really appreciate your videos.  Keep it up!