GMRS repeater use. A bit confused.

[okayestrav4]

Hello everyone.

I own both a Rocky Talkie 5W and Midland GXT67 Pro GMRS radio.

Up until recently I have not had a need to utilize repeater use, however a group of mine are headed to a camping/concert event in a couple of weeks and the local repeater owner has advertised that attendees are welcome to use it. The location is about 2 hours from where I live.

I have both radios on the repeater channel (22). I also have the appropriate tone (CTCSS) in and confirmed it with the owner as well as found the same on myGMRS.com.

Where I am confused is both radios, when I key each of them up, I seem to ping some nearby GMRS repeater as there’s a few in my area. I am getting a courtesy tone back. But the radios are not communicating with one another. Example: I key up the Midland and broadcast a “Test 1, 2, 3” but I do not hear that on the Rocky but I DO get the courtesy tone response on the Rocky sometimes. The same applies when I use the opposite radio.

Am I miss I something here?

Thanks for any help you can provide!

[OffRoaderX]

4 minutes ago, okayestrav4 said:

Am I miss I something here?

Yes.. 
Get at least 50 feet apart and try again, then report back.

[SteveShannon]

4 minutes ago, okayestrav4 said:

Hello everyone.

I own both a Rocky Talkie 5W and Midland GXT67 Pro GMRS radio.

Up until recently I have not had a need to utilize repeater use, however a group of mine are headed to a camping/concert event in a couple of weeks and the local repeater owner has advertised that attendees are welcome to use it. The location is about 2 hours from where I live.

I have both radios on the repeater channel (22). I also have the appropriate tone (CTCSS) in and confirmed it with the owner as well as found the same on myGMRS.com.

Where I am confused is both radios, when I key each of them up, I seem to ping some nearby GMRS repeater as there’s a few in my area. I am getting a courtesy tone back. But the radios are not communicating with one another. Example: I key up the Midland and broadcast a “Test 1, 2, 3” but I do not hear that on the Rocky but I DO get the courtesy tone response on the Rocky sometimes. The same applies when I use the opposite radio.

Am I miss I something here?

Thanks for any help you can provide!

You may be desensing one radio with the other.  Separate them by 50 feet or so.

[okayestrav4]

Copy that. I’ll try that. 

[WSHH887]

4 hours ago, okayestrav4 said:

Copy that. I’ll try that. 

Ex-military or police?  Real people only say that on TV.

[LeoG]

Roger.

[H8SPVMT]

20 hours ago, okayestrav4 said:

Copy that. I’ll try that. 

NAW, real military chatta would be "Roger, Wilco," then go do it!

[amaff]

12 hours ago, LeoG said:

Roger.