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On 7/10/2025 at 3:06 PM, OffRoaderX said:
When transmitting on an HT and using the HT rubber-ducky antenna, power output on GMRS or 70cm does not matter when in the range of 2 to 10 watts!
...change my mind....
I think the only thing that matters using high power on an HT is it will drain your battery 5 times faster then low power.
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Surprisingly a lot of hikers use GMRS. Living here in the desert with an eye site of Mt. Whitney 75 mile out, I hear hikers up there all the time. They hang out on Ch 3, 7 and 18 and obviously on HT’s. I also pick up traffic from hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail. I’m assuming they use some type of portable solar to keep their radios and cell phones charged.charged up.
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1 hour ago, UncleYoda said:
I don't know exactly what they're doing but I can tell it involves linking repeaters to internet access (nodes?). I didn't see any listing on the site but that may be my content blocking interfering. wouldn't being listed there be telling eveeryone you're breaking the rules? (I mean the repeater owner not the site owner.)
Managing/coordinating digital traffic is not a crime. Whoever operates such digital systems in GMRS would be actual persons breaking rules. Yes, being listed would be opening a door but if personal identifiable information is not listed, than not much is being revealed.
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46 minutes ago, MaxOffRoadin said:
It's now back online. https://gmrslive.com/
The site in itself is completly legal..
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8 hours ago, SteveShannon said:
For my hf ham radio transceivers and accessories. I have one of those powerpole distribution panels that I plug into the power supply. I plug my handheld chargers into it rather than powering each one with its own wall wart. I also plug in my tuner and SWR/wattmeter, but that’s a very light load. I was using a 30 amp Samlex switch mode power supply, but the fan started going on even though there was almost no load and while I was watching the internal voltmeter swung down to 5 volts, even though the output voltage remained rock steady according to my fluke. This 50 amp linear supply should be acoustically quieter. I never detected any RF noise from my switcher on any band.
one of my buddies will only use Astron for his AM Amplifiers, claiming a switching PS wont hold up long under continuous high load use. I currently use a DuraComm switching rack mount for my repeater and works well. It has a fan alarm and very seldom does it ever kick in...
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there is a guy here that runs one on on a 4800 Mtn Peak. Good repeater, gets out very well. As far as i know, its been running 5 years + and it gets pretty busy at times. . BTW.. My bet, 75% of GMRS repeaters are not Part 95..
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looks like a good deal.. make sure to folow up how you like and how it tunes
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16 hours ago, SteveShannon said:
I just ordered an Astron 50 amp linear power supply. From Gigaparts or DX Engineering it’s $200 more than from Ham Radio Outlet.
just curious, you going to use it for an Amplifier? or Radio?
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It's not hitting out here in the West Coast of Califailure.
.. But I'll keep my ears posted.
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7 minutes ago, WSAF837 said:
Hi all, I've just been wondering if anyone knew of a GMRS base station type radio that runs off AC straight from the wall without having to adapt a DC mobile unit? Even if it's one that's not currently available, I can check the used market of course.
Thanks in advance!
GMRS only base station?, i don't think you will find one not using a DC Power Supply. You can find some Kenwood's, Motorola's & Hytera commercial radios that can be programmed to GMRS on eBay, some being dual purpose repeaters. Why are you against using a DC Power Supply?
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21 minutes ago, Lscott said:
The main issue with commercial radios is the usual lack of front panel programming. There are some, but it's usually a paid-for option. I have one of current manufacture that the option is included for free. However after reading the procedure in the service manual I concluded it was fare easier to use the programming software.
https://forums.mygmrs.com/gallery/image/290-nx-1300duk5/?context=new
These are very nice radios, but sort of expensive. The cost could be anywhere from $200 to $300 plus for used to new condition. If you get one stick to the display models. Don't get anything with "ProTalk" in the description or a "P" somewhere in the model code! Those have a fixed list of frequencies you have to choose from and are not "freely" programmable. Verify the model by looking at the rear side of the radio for the FCC ID and model tags before bidding or buying a used radio. Sellers of used radios frequently get the descriptions wrong!
I haven't found the lack of front panel programming to be a deal breaker for me. I have the local repeaters all programmed in so all I need is to recall them from memory.
I prefer Kenwood since I've had a far easier time finding the software. Also most, a few won't, of the programming software allows one to "push" the radio outside of it's official band split. A favorite Kenwood HT, TK-3170, has an official band split of 450 to 490 MHz. I have a bunch of Ham 70cm repeaters programmed into it in the 440 to 450 MHz range along with the GMRS stuff. The software generates a warning about the out of band frequency but accepts it anyway after clicking OK.
https://forums.mygmrs.com/gallery/image/263-tk-3170jpg/?context=new
You can usually find these used for under $100 in good condition.
I' ended up with a slew of Hytera commercial radios off Ebay. HT's, Mobile and Repeaters (450-520) and each of them offer front panel programing options based on how i load them with CPS.. One of the HM 782's is VHF. Once i have the radios programed how i want, i have never used the front panel programing to change anything other than entering PL tones.. I'll never go back to any radio you can't program in zones. The supply on these radios, along with Motorla's, Harris and Maxon are beginning to dwindle as most government and cities have completed there transition to Digital. For awhile, Ebay was so saturated with these retired commercial radios they were giving them away.. I ended up with 4 Hytera PD982 repeaters that came out of a school district, one of them was new in its original sealed box with the factory duplexer installed. The seller was trying to get $1,200 each, after watching for several weeks i offered $2500 for all 4 and got em. Each repeater was like new, even had the plastic screen protectors.. I'm using one and don't know what i'll do with the other 3. i'll just sit on them for now.. Each one of these radios are also digital/analog and the repeaters can be programed for IP transport or Trunking.. I also ended up with CD's containing every CPS vers for each radio model. I did buy a couple Motorola Astros pretty cheap, but couldn't get my hands wrapped around Motorolas CPS and ended up selling them here.. Those radios were also like new, now i wish i would have kept them but then again i got radios i'll never touch.. Pretty addicting isn't it?
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2 hours ago, Over2U said:
Well, that’s where the GMRS radios come from anyway.
India and Vietnam soon to be..
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My RV Friends are just now getting out of Bear Creek Texas, untouched by the floods because they were camped high enough.. They say the devastation is unmanageable and the amount of rain they got in short period was beyond belief.. They've been staying in touch with the world via their GMRS radios, which they say were very busy by both rescue groups and people in general. There cell service has been spotty and just now coming back, they even had a hard time senidng text, which i thought worked off satellites now.. I would have been on the trip with them but had last minute issues with my VGT Exhaust break and still in the shop for a $4,500 repair.. (3weeks latter)... Thank god they are all safe..
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the first radio i bought from Baoefang Tech was a BF-H6.. It came completely unlocked and operable up to 520Mhz. I notice now they shipped locked at 450MHz.
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i have 3 5rQ's each one shipped with the Antenna laying in the box (top) diagonally across. The antenna would not fit in the box placed straight vertical. Each box is identical cardboard with Baofeng on two sides.
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2 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:
Of course I am correct! How dare you have the insolence to think otherwise!
.. But..Yah..
I tried
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37 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:
There are a LOT of words in this thread but I would like to point out that the FCC has never..not once, not ever, gone after anyone for simply using a non Part 95 certified repeater on GMRS...
Never....
they never will.. I can tell you, every single one of my HAM buddies with GMRS repeaters, all use Kenwood's, Motorola's, Harris, Hytera radios.. (non-part 95) If the FCC ever decided to enforce this rule, it would be impossible for them to detect them. Outside of putting their eyes on them.. And that would never happenn
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25 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:
This is an incorrect statement and @TerriKennedy should be ashamed for saying something so ridiculous when he obviously has no idea what he is talking about:
- there is no such thing as a "standard Baofeng box" - i have, or have had, nearly every radio manufactured by Baofeng (dozens), and they have a very wide variety of boxes. Some of them plenty large enough to fit a 15" antenna in diagonally
- SEVERAL of those radios (and radios from other brands) have shipped with 15" antennas and they all very easily fit inside the smaller boxes, as @WRTC928 stated.
So,, im one of those that as at least a dozen of Baofengs. just checking my cabinet, i can see that Offroader is correct. Baofeng does have a wide selection of boxes, even with same model radios.. Ranges from fancy boxing to plain cardboard boxes with Baofeng titles on them.
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yup, and it all but ills those ghost antennas
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On 7/3/2025 at 7:26 PM, WRUF242 said:
I couldn’t quite find this topic in the forums so I started a new. My question here is I’m setting up a basic comms box (with a typical micro pc). My idea was to use the utilize this to view downloaded (if possible) repeater, location and information while away from cell service areas. I know it’s possible to save certain website data to view off-line but I’m curious if this is possible through mygmrs.com.
this site does not HTML 'loop' it's data so the new version of Excel offers some nifty data swiping tools (Data Transform Import). With a little VBN code you can get & sort almost all data with minimal hassle for offline use. Excel will even format KML tables for you..
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4 minutes ago, LeoG said:
For the most part our police let people be unless there were complaints. And according to the scanner there were very few complaints. Didn't hear any EMS calls for fireworks related injuries either, so that always nice.
The one day all states should allow it is July 4th. It's definitely a reason to celebrate.
not a good idea here in Calif... Too damn hot and dry
Interesting comments being filed with the fcc on unused 46Mhz/49Mhz pairs
in FCC Rules Discussion
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Yup, use to do that all the time, even analog cell freqs using field strength metters