WRVG593

I'm brand new to radios, why does it repeat my transmission back to me? Appreciate the help!

So I'm Brand New to GMRS, but let me clarify a few things. I Unfortunately do not yet own an SWR Meter, Working on that, so when i say power I didn't mean Wattage or even a measured amount of anything. I realistically meant the ability to hit other repeaters, reach people in the area, etc. The Antennae in question was one of 3 that work roughly as good as each-other. I Have a stock 5(?) inch Antennae, a 48 Inch Antennae, and A 15 inch Whip Antennae, all of which work about as well as each-other. I receive and transmit better when I'm not using the AMP/UT72 Combo. I have yet to place another Antennae up to the U25. I am going to hook up the UT72 to the radio later today and see what happens. Maybe then I can diagnose it as being an antennae issue rather than an amp issue. There was a while the microphone i was using was causing bad transmission, but I ended up using the radio itself instead, and that cleared up part of the issue. But even when I found the repeater, for Test purposes I used the radio right underneath and to no surprise got great results and got a repeater tail as well as a human copy. But when I plugged up to the U25 Amp, it almost seemed as a threshold more than an Amp, dimming the power instead of increasing. TLDR; I don't yet have a way to measure power, but after testing the radio in the field, the radio by itself transmits and receives better without the U25/UT72 Combo.

So I attached my GMRS Radio to the BTECH-U25 AMP (2-6W Input = 20-40W Output) as well as a Nagoya Magnetically Mounted UT-72 on top of my car. I Don't understand why, but I get more power when i'm using a stubby antennae than when I Use my Amp!!! Can't Figure out why! Any help would be wonderful. The Radio cannot be the issue as itself is extremely useful and has great receiving as well as output. I've Returned the original U25 Because it was Broken (Grr!) and the Nagoya UT72 was... less than expected. Any help would be great!

So I attached my GMRS Radio to the BTECH-U25 AMP (2-6W Input = 20-40W Output) as well as a Nagoya Magnetically Mounted UT-72 on top of my car. I Don't understand why, but I get more power when i'm using a stubby antennae than when I Use my Amp!!! Can't Figure out why! Any help would be wonderful. The Radio cannot be the issue as itself is extremely useful and has great receiving as well as output. I've Returned the original U25 Because it was Broken (Grr!) and the Nagoya UT72 was... less than expected. Any help would be great!

MURS Mystery Noise Hey there! So i am an owner of multiple radios, some GMRS and some MURS, and a HAM Radio (No License for ham, just listening). I was flipping through MURS Channels (I have programmed into a radio specifically to find frequencies being used) and came across MURS4 Being Used (154.570, AKA BlueDot, Previously Business Band but now grandfathered in to any citizen can use it) and when I decided to Key on it, I received a tone similar to a tail on GMRS Repeaters, but then was surprised when My voice was repeated back to me. It was not a one time thing, and will happen continuously. I have yet to find anything on it while researching it, and figured i would try here. Thanks for all help! WRVG593 P.S If it helps i'm in SouthWestern Ohio, in suburbs, somewhat near a city. Although i don't see any way MURS could ever reach the city.

Off Topic of GMRS, but not radios! This is about the MURS Band! Hey there! So i am an owner of multiple radios, some GMRS and some MURS, and a HAM Radio (No License for ham, just listening). I was flipping through MURS Channels (I have programmed into a radio specifically to find frequencies being used) and came across MURS4 Being Used (154.570, AKA BlueDot, Previously Business Band but now grandfathered in to any citizen can use it) and when I decided to Key on it, I received a tone similar to a tail on GMRS Repeaters, but then was surprised when My voice was repeated back to me. It was not a one time thing, and will happen continuously. I have yet to find anything on it while researching it, and figured i would try here. Thanks for all help! WRVG593 P.S If it helps i'm in SouthWestern Ohio, in suburbs, somewhat near a city. Although i don't see any way MURS could ever reach the city.