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  9. GMRS Coded Talk

    in General Discussion

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    16 hours ago, JoCoBrian said:

    Based on this section of Part 95....it seems like no.  

    § 95.1733 Prohibited GMRS uses.

    (a) In addition to the prohibited uses outlined in § 95.333 of this chapter, GMRS stations must not communicate:

    (1) Messages in connection with any activity which is against Federal, State, or local law;

    (2) False or deceptive messages;

    (3) Coded messages or messages with hidden meanings (“10 codes” are permissible);

    (4) Music, whistling, sound effects or material to amuse or entertain;

    (5) Advertisements or offers for the sale of goods or services;

    (6) Advertisements for a political candidate or political campaign (messages about the campaign business may be communicated);

    (7) International distress signals, such as the word “Mayday” (except when on a ship, aircraft or other vehicle in immediate danger to ask for help);

    (8) Messages which are both conveyed by a wireline control link and transmitted by a GMRS station;

    (9) Messages (except emergency messages) to any station in the Amateur Radio Service, to any unauthorized station, or to any foreign station;

    (10) Continuous or uninterrupted transmissions, except for communications involving the immediate safety of life or property; and

    (11) Messages for public address systems.

    (12) The provision of § 95.333 apply, however, if the licensee is a corporation and the license so indicates, it may use its GMRS system to furnish non-profit radio communication service to its parent corporation, to another subsidiary of the same parent, or to its own subsidiary.

    "(4) Music, whistling, sound effects or material to amuse or entertain"

     

    Does that mean if the roger beeps entertains me, it is against the rules?

  13. Which Radio?

    in Equipment Reviews

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    Just now, Sshannon said:

    One of the things that you’ll quickly learn, either by recommendation here or by use there,  is that power is highly overrated as a predictor of range.  A good receiver that has both sensitivity and selectivity and a good antenna are much much more important than getting an 8 watt output radio versus a 5 watt radio.

    Is the difference between 5 watt and 8 watt even noticeable?

  15. Pay to use repeaters

    in Technical Discussion

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    54 minutes ago, kidphc said:

    Because unlike Ham repeaters. GMRS repeaters are usually privately owned, thus private party. Even ham repeaters don't need to be published or shared (most are, and are owned by clubs).

    A local repeater to me is not published but open to GMRS users. We do have problems with unauthorized (non-license) and people whom are purposely/willingfully interfering with the repeaters. Yes, we have a semi active group hunting for this person. It so bad, so much so that the repeater owner is pulling tones. Requiring several dozen users to have to reprogram radios. He has even discussed the idea of completely pulling the repeater off the air or switching frequencies. 

     

    Its better to be a contributor then one of the nuisances. You of course could spend the tens of thousands of dollars to properly setup a repeater, if you have a location (that doesn't cost you $2k a month, like a commercial site).

    Yes, as I said the ethics of doing so I completely understand. I'm certainly not suggesting anyone do it this way. I was simply curious if it would work. Thanks everyone for the feedback.

  16. Pay to use repeaters

    in Technical Discussion

    Posted

    I have seen some discussion about private repeaters that folks have put up, that they do not want the masses to have access to. So they keep the tones private, unless someone is in their group or sometimes they charge money for access. I understand the moral implications to my question, but I am curious from a strictly technical point of view...

     

    If I find a repeater that's access tones are private, why cant I just scan for the codes, assuming I know when someone is transmitting, and eventually gain access to that repeater?

  19. Wouxun KG-UV9GX

    in Equipment Reviews

    Posted

    39 minutes ago, WRQC305 said:

    so i am just wondering if the difference in the two kg-uv9g pro vs the uv9gx i seen the post by notarubicon and they seem subtle differences' to me and probably have to wait till the end of time for the x version . is it really worth the wait ? as the pro seems to do pretty close to all the same things.

    I have been wondering the same thing. Currently backordered 15+ weeks...

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