Simplex listing?

[WRXB215]

4 hours ago, GreggInFL said:

I hate trees. Did I mention that I hate trees?

I feel your pain. But trees do come in handy sometimes.

[WSJX263]

On 9/10/2025 at 1:22 PM, WRUE951 said:

but a fixed station is

How would anyone know the difference anyway?

Handheld plugged into a base antenna, it's still a handheld. 

A mobile rig hooked to a power supply and base antenna is still a mobile rig.

 

 

[UncleYoda]

4 hours ago, WSJX263 said:

How would anyone know the difference anyway?

Same attitude as it's ok if you aren't likely to get caught/punished.  Not worth responding to.

[amaff]

17 hours ago, GreggInFL said:

We began doing this in our neighborhood. FRS radios were handed out to the more active folks with an agreement to use channel 15, so both FRS and GMRS users can participate. 

I'm not sure I understand why GMRS users wouldn't be able to participate using the other 21 shared FRS / GMRS channels

[GreggInFL]

1 hour ago, amaff said:

I'm not sure I understand why GMRS users wouldn't be able to participate using the other 21 shared FRS / GMRS channels

Many mobile/base units with 20W+ will not TX at the low 0.5W max of 8-14. My DB25-G won't go below 5W, for example; won't even key up on 8-14. Channels 15+ let everyone play with whatever power they have available.

[amaff]

If mobiles are in the mix, I get blanking out 8-14, obv. But we're back to the rest of them lol

But alright. Feels like I'd want to stay off of the repeater channels that are likely to be pretty busy in the event of A Situation for local comms. But maybe you're in an area without much repeater traffic.

[GreggInFL]

4 minutes ago, amaff said:

If mobiles are in the mix, I get blanking out 8-14, obv. But we're back to the rest of them lol

But alright. Feels like I'd want to stay off of the repeater channels that are likely to be pretty busy in the event of A Situation for local comms. But maybe you're in an area without much repeater traffic.

Ah, I see your point. Yeah, we're semi-rural central Florida and the only repeater that can reach here is 700, so simplex on 550 should be clean.