tchr01

Thanks! Good call on the radio swap test. I built two diy groundplane antennas (basic design) seen here modeled from https://m0ukd.com/. I had some parts so figured we'd try these to see if we can hit the repeater at all, and if we can, then maybe upgrade to an Ed Fong vertical cut for GMRS. Haven't hooked them up to any meters yet. All my meters and regular go-to kit is for 11m. I just put up a 11m inverted vee off my shed that is killer for DX. Anyway, I'm starting to think that there is just enough signal for HT2 to hit the repeater and trigger the squelch trail, but the transmission is just poor. We experimented with around the property too with different possible locations to trigger the repeater. The fun part too is HT1's groundplane antenna is only 5ft off the ground with houses around but can talk to HT2 through the repeater no problem!

I think I have a similar problem. Me and another family member are sharing my call (WRNU678) to do some test transmits through a repeater that we can both seem to hit. We both hear the squelch tone after keying up clearly, very minimal static if any. We are both on the edge of the repeaters range and about 12mi crow flies to the repeater When I transmit through the repeater on HT1, the other HT2 can hear me no problem. When the other HT2 transmits to me via the repeater, my HT1 squelch breaks on my radio, but I only hear static for as long as the other HT2 is keying up. We had a videochat going while doing this to confirm. We both confirmed the proper tones for TX/RX were input, so why would HT1 only hear static from HT2 in this scenario? Thanks!! - Matt Context/gear the same on both HTs: HT1 Baofeng UV-5X (GMRS Specific) 50ft RG58 (I know cheap-o but it seems to get out) Homemade groundplane cut only for GMRS HT2 Baofeng UV-5X (same as above) 25ft LMR400 Homemade groundplane (same as above)