WRVD377

I was told the building permit is for the structure project as it applies to the fees related to the cost of the project, the paperwork that must be submitted. Then it gets sent to zoning to comply to the cities Tower codes. (Meaning how they wish to apply the code to this project) if it is approved or objections to whatever will be told to you. So here they have excessively vague rules except on the commercial side. Yet the last email then said the HAM side must comply to the same sections in the commercial side even though it clearly states (except that section does not apply to "armature (HAM)" specifically called out. For me that is too much of a circle in the codes. I finally asked a Concrete general contractor if he could do the concrete work, paperwork, permit, replies from the city and at what cost to deal with the cities circle of rules.

Thank you for the confirmation. Does that have to do with the cut out in the HAM side that contains this (47 CFR 97.15(b)) that I could not find in GMRS?

Anyone had a city tell them to install a 30' or 40' tower requires commercial tower zoning for GMRS, but if you have a HAM License it has other rules?

Icom IC-2730A- I know is not compliant for gmrs and requires a modification for it to work. Not sure how many people will be willing to answer that question publicly. However it you break the rules this is likely a good option. I prefer non Midland products due to being able to have 2 - 4 preprogramed repeaters or simplex stations all at the same time so I can reply to many without changing channels to hear one at a time. The above is 2. Btech has some that are 4. So it is worth looking at others if you do like me. Likely I can't answer antenna questions, as I am just now looking at multiband antennas. But I know one of mine will work the HAM side and GMRS, as well as part of the 150 range. Royce

GMRS- Yes it can be possible. Line of sight, repeater antenna as high as possible even that tiny repeater we have got 8 miles in bad locations. If you are truely flat no buildings or hills in the way it is possible for HT 5W to get to it, but where I live it is not good past 2.25 miles. The key is antenna height, for everyone. Last I checked $35. Also find the highest DB gain antenna for that tiny repeater and the highest location possible, with the shortest LMR-400 cable run you can. Do not attempt to tie a radio to the repeater, get an HT for you to talk to it. A mobile for a vehicle. May not have hit all your points. Royce

Hello Zeph, Do you have a call sigh from FCC? if no, start with that. Thank you, WRVD377

Hello Nice you could join, sorry I am not in that area so I am not much help on that front.

How does that help this person's issue? What do you need?

Well they never said how they would do it in the email. I wonder if it is this. Retevis AR30 Full Duplex Repeater FARM TRACTOR BUNDLE | retevis.com

That certainly sounds strange. Not that I would know how in this case, a privacy tone is a problem with alternator noise, but the only thing I did not see you write is if you tried to shift the tone from one end of the settings to the other. To see if any of them work. I don't know how the noise could strip out or alter the tone but not affect anything else. However, this forum has some people that have been around a lot of stuff and one of them may have heard such a thing.