SDK Posted April 17, 2022 Report Posted April 17, 2022 Having a repeater in Lincoln / Lee area should encourage a lot more people to join the GMRS wave - especially the off-road crowd. Thanks for taking the lead on that project. Keep us updated on your progress. WQYC747 / Steve / Androscoggin County P.S. Any Preppers Out There? Let's Network! Quote
SDK Posted April 17, 2022 Report Posted April 17, 2022 16 hours ago, SQUIRE said: Hello across the board, I am in the third year of building off-grid camp and have a pretty good spot for a repeater. Also have 100' tower not erected at this time. Location is Lincoln / Lee also have a neighbor interested in setting up / investing in this repeater not sure if others would like to get involved and share the load. WRPK891 Squire, are you aware that we are not allowed to use GMRS channels 19 and 21 to the north or east of Line A? See attached document and this FCC website: https://www.fcc.gov/engineering-technology/electromagnetic-compatibility-division/frequency-coordination-canada-below Line A in Maine.pdf Quote
SQUIRE Posted April 19, 2022 Report Posted April 19, 2022 On 4/16/2022 at 9:30 PM, SDK said: Having a repeater in Lincoln / Lee area should encourage a lot more people to join the GMRS wave - especially the off-road crowd. Thanks for taking the lead on that project. Keep us updated on your progress. WQYC747 / Steve / Androscoggin County P.S. Any Preppers Out There? Let's Network! Thanks for the "Heads-up" there SDK I Was not clear on the actual lines. So I'm thinking that only the two Ch/Freq limiting us at this location should not be a big loss to us. If you have anything else to share please do. I'm having internet & cell service issues as usual so might not be able to respond at times. SDK 1 Quote
WRQI583 Posted May 8, 2022 Report Posted May 8, 2022 I am new to GMRS (finally), and have mobile and portable communications as of right now. Hoping to have a base set up before the end of summer. I have a UHF base antenna. I just need to get the coax and radio and get my antennas mounted permanently. I currently monitor all 8 GMRS channels on my scanner at home in addition to some Ham radio repeaters local to me and simplex calling channels. I have the same ability when I am mobile. I try to stay prepared if anyone uses them for help. I have not noticed any active repeaters except for Woodstock, Belfast, and there is one other local to the Belfast area but I cant remember what the frequency is off the top of my head. WRQI583 - GMRS N1YFA - HAM RADIO SDK 1 Quote
WRQI583 Posted May 8, 2022 Report Posted May 8, 2022 I am new to GMRS (finally), and have mobile and portable communications as of right now. Hoping to have a base set up before the end of summer. I have a UHF base antenna. I just need to get the coax and radio and get my antennas mounted permanently. I currently monitor all 8 GMRS channels on my scanner at home in addition to some Ham radio repeaters local to me and simplex calling channels. I have the same ability when I am mobile. I try to stay prepared if anyone uses them for help. I have not noticed any active repeaters except for Woodstock, Belfast, and there is one other local to the Belfast area but I cant remember what the frequency is off the top of my head. WRQI583 - GMRS N1YFA - HAM RADIO Quote
SDK Posted June 10, 2022 Report Posted June 10, 2022 It seems like there are new and stronger repeaters going up every week lately. It is hard to keep up with them all. I am trying to put together a document with all the specs available. Attached is what I have compiled so far. Maine GMRS Repeaters - 2022-06-09.pdf WRQI583 1 Quote
WRQI583 Posted June 10, 2022 Report Posted June 10, 2022 9 hours ago, SDK said: It seems like there are new and stronger repeaters going up every week lately After I posted this, I noticed the same thing - repeaters going up everywhere. Its a good thing though and I really appreciate the hard work of those that are doing so. I actually just ordered my radio for the house just before I hopped on here. The antenna and coax is up and ready to go. Thats a really nice way of keeping track of the repeaters. I sort of did the same thing using google maps documents. I have a ways to go as far as working on it. Been pretty busy lately. Quote
DEE207 Posted August 9, 2022 Report Posted August 9, 2022 Hello All Denis here just moved to the Paris area. Looking to get guidance to what channels are being used and if and meets are scheduled in the future. I have an interest in setting up a repeater if their would be a benefit to the local GMRS community. tep182 1 Quote
DEE207 Posted August 10, 2022 Report Posted August 10, 2022 I'm also thinking of a meet up any ideas? Quote
SDK Posted August 17, 2022 Report Posted August 17, 2022 On 8/10/2022 at 10:59 AM, DEE207 said: WRTJ790? WQYC747 / KC1LGL / Steve here in Mechanic Falls.The best repeater around is the Spruce 675 on Spruce Mountain in Woodstock owned by Jeffrey Hartford with help from David Libby. Attached is my latest list of Maine (and relevant New Hampshire) GMRS repeaters, most with propagation maps. I have talked with my sister in Benton, Maine from Mechanic Falls on the Spruce 675 She is 58.1 miles from Spruce Mountain. I have also attached lists of active GMRS licenses in Maine by Call Sign and by Name. Have you joined the Maine GMRS Facebook Group? That's a relatively small group right now with just 112 members. I think a GMRS meet-up would be a great idea. 338538504_ActiveGMRSRepeatersInMaine-2022-08-10.pdf 2022-08-16 - Active Maine GMRS Licenses by Call Sign.pdf 2022-08-16 - Active Maine GMRS Licenses by Name.xlsx DEE207 1 Quote
DEE207 Posted August 26, 2022 Report Posted August 26, 2022 I'm game for a meet up. Also I would like to see if any volunteer search and rescue and/or off-road recovery groups are in the area. Being the FNG here I'm still learning. Quote
CentralFloridaGMRS Posted January 14, 2023 Report Posted January 14, 2023 I grew up in Maine and back in the 1970s we all used CB Radio. Today I'm very impressed at the amount of repeaters in Maine. We have a Camp near Machias and they will sure come in handy when we travel up in that area again. Does anyone know if the Camden Repeater can get all the way to places like Vinalhaven? Quote
WRXX938 Posted August 20, 2023 Report Posted August 20, 2023 (edited) Late to the party but FYI I can hit the Camden repeater with a 8w HT and a rubber duck 28 miles away. Vinalhaven is about 17 miles away wide open clear. You won't have an issue. Edited August 20, 2023 by WRXX938 Content Quote
WRXX938 Posted August 21, 2023 Report Posted August 21, 2023 On 5/8/2022 at 9:57 AM, WRQI583 said: I am new to GMRS (finally), and have mobile and portable communications as of right now. Hoping to have a base set up before the end of summer. I have a UHF base antenna. I just need to get the coax and radio and get my antennas mounted permanently. I currently monitor all 8 GMRS channels on my scanner at home in addition to some Ham radio repeaters local to me and simplex calling channels. I have the same ability when I am mobile. I try to stay prepared if anyone uses them for help. I have not noticed any active repeaters except for Woodstock, Belfast, and there is one other local to the Belfast area but I cant remember what the frequency is off the top of my head. WRQI583 - GMRS N1YFA - HAM RADIO Frankfort WRQI583 1 Quote
WRQI583 Posted August 21, 2023 Report Posted August 21, 2023 10 hours ago, WRXX938 said: Frankfort I had to laugh when I looked at this. I didn't realize it has been that long since I got my GMRS license. Back then, GMRS when it came to repeaters, was in its infancy. Many more have come online, many are linked, and from what I have heard, there are still more planned. The repeaters I can get into effectively are Unity (3,032 feet) and Woodstock (65 miles). Frankfort works 75% of the time. From what I have noticed, I can get into it fine but I cant hear it all the time. It depends on how the wind is blowing. I can attest to Frankfort not working at all for portable radios if you are in Belfast. I tested it this past Saturday and the best I got was scratchiness so bad, you couldn't make out words. I switched back to simplex and everything was fine. Outside of that, all the other repeaters are on the other side of many of the hills from me or just simply too far away. My location is in a hole in the northwest part of Waldo county with everything to my WSW to NW being wide open for radio signals. Quote
WRQI583 Posted August 21, 2023 Report Posted August 21, 2023 20 hours ago, WRXX938 said: Late to the party but FYI I can hit the Camden repeater with a 8w HT and a rubber duck 28 miles away. Vinalhaven is about 17 miles away wide open clear. You won't have an issue. You must be on a hill. That Camden repeater doesnt work well to the north from what I have noticed. Either way, from your location, that is amazing. I know Camden does awesome for the Islands and coastline down there. I have used it portable in the car all along rt 17 from Union to Rockland on about 3 watts and a rubberduck Quote
WRXX938 Posted August 25, 2023 Report Posted August 25, 2023 I am east of Camden. Slightly north east Quote
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