[GMRS Pro and programming local repeaters]

My former wife goes by EX-LAX!!! 

Now that’s funny.


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[GMRS Pro and programming local repeaters]

6 minutes ago, Sshannon said:

Yes, the repeater listens on a 5 MHz higher frequency than it transmits.  The setting for REPT15 is correct. If you don’t transmit on 467.550 there’s no chance the repeater will hear your transmissions  

Set your output tone to 88.5 Hz, but for now leave your receive tone blank.  That way you’ll receive everything transmitted on 462.550

Alright, so I’ve been going about this all wrong. 

Rx is 462.550

Tx is 467.550

Rx CTCSS OFF

Tx CTCSS 88.5

Giving that a shot! 

[GMRS Pro and programming local repeaters]

5 minutes ago, MichaelLAX said:

WELCOME to Amateur Radio, GMRS and this Forum!

Interesting dilemma: Try programming 88.5 into Transmit ONLY and leave Receive open to anything and try again.

UPDATE: Oh, I see one problem now: if you program Transmit as 462.550 you are transmitting on SIMPLEX only.

REPT15 is the correct channel and maybe they have it "opened" up right now to not need a tone, but program the tone into Transmit for now anyway and leave it off Receive.

Is there any Morse Code ID? if so record it and post it here, too.

PS: Is your wife: Mississippi?!? 

Thanks! Hahaha… She actually goes by Mrs.Cippy 

[GMRS Pro and programming local repeaters]

Hey all! 

Still very new and trying to learn the ropes of amateur radio as a whole. I recently picked up the GMRS-PRO and have been trying to program and it and get it up and running.

I have permission to use a local repeater and have programmed the channel into the radio as 462.550 on both Rx/Tx. Then I set the Rx/Tx subtones to CTCSS 88.5 for both. 

However, I don’t think my Tx is going through and hitting the repeater. I’m not getting a “krrchk” after keying on on that repeater. However, if I select the preprogrammed REPT15 on the radio, it sets Rx to 462.550 and Tx to 467.550. I do get a krrchk when I key the radio then (with or without the CTCSS tones programmed). 

Which is right? What am I doing wrong, cause I know I’m 100% doing something wrong. 

[Opinion on BTech GMRS Pro]

9 minutes ago, KAF6045 said:

Many scanning systems provide three options: Carrier Operated (resume when carrier drops), Time Operated (resume after n-seconds EVEN IF THERE IS STILL TRAFFIC), and Stop Scan on traffic.

Some radios may have a secondary control for CO -- specifying a pause before resume. You'd have to check the manual/menus for the radio to see if such exists. (Based upon the PDF -- the only option seems to be scan on/off, and from your description, the only mode is CO).

The KG935 offers TO/CO/SE (Stop, they call it SEarch) options, but states that CO will continue as soon as the signal is lost
The AT-D878UV+ (dual band amateur) has TO/CO/SE, but states that CO resumes 2 seconds after signal loss.
BTech GMRS-V2 TO/CO/SE CO "after a factory preset time with no signal it resumes scanning" (TO is "factory preset time out...")
DB20-G (mobile unit) scan modes are 2SP, 5ST, 10ST, 15ST -- SP is the only option for CO mode, 2 seconds after signal drop; ST is TO mode choices.

 

Thanks for this info. I appreciate it. 

[Opinion on BTech GMRS Pro]

Double post. 

[Opinion on BTech GMRS Pro]

I just received my GMRS Pro yesterday. It seems to be alright, so far. I do like being able to add channels quickly via the app, but do wish there was some way to add/edit them on a computer (even if it was via CHIRP). 

My first of two gripes with it as of right now are that you can’t scan more than the 30 channels in your active group. I have a list of all GMRS channels plus some local businesses+HAM channels I like to scan/listen to, but now I’m being forced to narrow down the list to just a few. Maybe that’s good, maybe not. Right now, I don’t like it. 

Second complaint is that when in scan mode and it detects activity, I *think* it starts scanning again the moment the transmission ends, instead of waiting a few seconds for a reply. That’s causing me to miss out on some activity/replies. 

Maybe I’m wrong and both of these are completely possible. If that’s the case, please let me know. 

[Am I entering repeaters right in Chirp?]

Great, I'll give that a try. 

[Am I entering repeaters right in Chirp?]

New to GMRS in general and trying to hit two local repeaters (although -- one of which I believe is currently off). I'm entering them in Chirp and syncing it to a UV-9G. Does this look right to you?
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[Greetings from Colorado!]

Hello from Pueblo! New to all of this scene and trying to learn as much as possible. 

I’ve tried to hit your repeater a few times @WRDA382but am not having any luck. Could be something I’m doing wrong! Any advice is appreciated