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  4. Newbie question about GMRS repeater access requests

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    5 hours ago, MichaelLAX said:

    Let's dissect this further.  So my original response was:

    Without taking the time to cite actual examples, it is well known on this Forum that many, if not most, requests for permission go unanswered.  And many repeater owners on their myGMRS Forum repeater page actually say to not waste their time as requests for permission will not be responded to.

    So the OP wants to use the Cocoa 675 repeater and does one or more of the following:

    • He breaks into a conversation he hears on it, to ask more about the repeater

    •He breaks into a conversation he hears on it, to ask how he can obtain permission to use the repeater.

    •Not hearing any conversations on the repeater, he gives out a call asking for more information and/or permission to use the repeater.

    •Not having heard any conversations on the repeater not having received an answer to his inquiry, he and a friend start using the repeater.

    IMHO the OP has the ability and the right to do ALL of the above until such time as a person authorized to speak for the repeater owner tells him not to continue using the repeater.

    Actually, I tried to use a repeater in Deland, Florida.  It was my very first try and as soon as I made a reception test I got a reply from a person who very nicely told me that he could hear me.  I made the mistake of using my GMRS callsign at the beginning of my transmission.  I then heard the same voice asking my very nicely "who do we have here" and I repeated my callsign.  I did not transmit anymore (I did not want to clog the airwaves with my newbie ignorance!) and I did not hear anything. Only later did I realize that I had not received any authorization to use that repeater.  I don't recall where/how I found the frequency and access codes but I think it was on GMRS.com.

    So my question is: would it be rude for me to access a repeater and ask for the right to use it even though to make this request I need to use the repeater once without any authorization?

    I am a total newbie, but I really do not want to be rude or break any rule.  I get it, repeaters are private and I have no "right" to use them.  But if I don't get any replies to my requests, shall I try another way to ask or shall I assume that if the frequency and the codes are available I can at least ask for the use over the air?

    I think that the steps suggested by MichaelLax make sense except that I would not interrupt a conversation already taking place.  But if there is silence, why not ask?

    Again, my apologies for being such a clueless noob!

    PS: being in super-flat Florida, repeaters probably only make most sense in cities (the biggest "mountains" in FL are landfills!).  Since I live in a small town and rarely go to big cities (I am more of a wilderness hiker) in most cases there are no repeaters I could use anyway (like in the Ocala National Forest or the Juniper Wilderness), so not using repeaters is okay by me.  I just want to learn the proper way to do things.

  9. How to scan only the 22 GMRS channels on a Baofeng UV-9G

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    On 11/17/2022 at 6:44 PM, WRUU653 said:

    image.thumb.jpeg.9fced9075c188f8534f4c220da880e7e.jpegHere is what it looks like in Chirp, Select the "S" under the skip column for any channel you want to skip. I also found it helpful to increase the squelch levels to cut out unwanted noise. your settings may vary from mine. I just played around to find a happy range where I am located. I hope this helps

     

    Yes, that did the trick!  Under GNU/Linux CHIRP could not locate my radio on any port, but on Windows it worked fine.

    thank you for this tip!!

  14. How to scan only the 22 GMRS channels on a Baofeng UV-9G

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    Hi

    I am a newcomer to the world of GMRS (and radios) and I have a Baofeng UV-9G (the newest version with the known issues fixed)

    I would like to scan *only* the 22 GMRS channels (and not NOAA, repeater channels or DIY channels)?

    How do I do that from the keyboard (I cannot use the Baofeng software since I run only GNU/Linux)?

    (I will try out CHIRP in the future, but right now I rather not mess with it yet)

    Also, is it true that on highways the best channel is 19 while when off-roading or on water channel 16 is considered the go to?

    Thank you for any pointers

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