DanW Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Ok, GMRS users, basement dwellers, truckers, GMRS lovers, and even Sad Hams! Submit your votes! I'll cast mine after I take a 10-100. Craws907, ShadetreeMechanic and Over2U 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcspaz Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 I'm voting for 19 instead of 20 because (this is really not going to influence the nation, but on the off chance I'm wrong) road traffic on 20 simplex, will be competing with repeaters on 20, especially with the travel tone enabled. In heavily populated areas with many repeaters and overlapping coverage on all pairs, it will get ugly. As it stands now, we're so congested here, that on some pairs, if you are running the travel tone you are bringing up 3 repeaters and being heard for 180-200 miles in every direction. I can't imagine the harmful interference that could potentially be added around here by using 20 simplex with the 4a tone. DanW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanW Posted January 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, marcspaz said: I'm voting for 19 instead of 20 because (this is really not going to influence the nation, but on the off chance I'm wrong) road traffic on 20 simplex, will be competing with repeaters on 20, especially with the travel tone enabled. In heavily populated areas with many repeaters and overlapping coverage on all pairs, it will get ugly. As it stands now, we're so congested here, that on some pairs, if you are running the travel tone you are bringing up 3 repeaters and being heard for 180-200 miles in every direction. I can't imagine the harmful interference that could potentially be added around here by using 20 simplex with the 4a tone. Good points, and consistent with the historical tech-based reasons you educated us about on the establishment of CB channel 19. And most of all, yet another good reason for GMRS 19 to be selected. I'd like your post but I'm all out of likes for the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcspaz Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Thanks @DanW! And yeah, kinda strange to have limits on likes. I forgot about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liahju Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Personally I prefer 20. I have a repeater on (19) #27 and it happens that another repeater on the same channel more than 25 miles away often overlap each other when they coincide in their duty cycle. gortex2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanW Posted January 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 9 minutes ago, liahju said: Personally I prefer 20. I have a repeater on (19) #27 and it happens that another repeater on the same channel more than 25 miles away often overlap each other when they coincide in their duty cycle. Thanks for voting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axorlov Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 3 hours ago, marcspaz said: I can't imagine the harmful interference that could potentially be added around here by using 20 simplex with the 4a tone. I'd hazard to guess, it'll be close to zero. Only these in a simplex range will be affected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craws907 Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 As a commercial fisherman I have been monitoring 16 on marine vhf for 30years and like the idea of a gmrs channel to monitor for "hailing and distress " so 19 it is for me. WRFU 414 standing by on GMRS 19 in Alaska. Although I'll still be scanning to. DanW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLAX Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, Tyeandjeff1979 said: …so 19 it is for me. Does that count as 2 votes for 19? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craws907 Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Just now, MichaelLAX said: Does that count as 2 votes for 19? Crap I thought I was #1 who beat me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLAX Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 4 hours ago, Tyeandjeff1979 said: Crap I thought I was #1 who beat me Tye AND Jeff!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 16 hours ago, Tyeandjeff1979 said: As a commercial fisherman I have been monitoring 16 on marine vhf for 30years and like the idea of a gmrs channel to monitor for "hailing and distress " so 19 it is for me. WRFU 414 standing by on GMRS 19 in Alaska. Although I'll still be scanning to. Marine channel 16 (156.80 mHz) is the USCG International Distress calling frequency, recognized by most civilized countries. Although not required (I believe), the CG asks all boats/ships to monitor Ch 16, so good job there, Tye and Jeff. Although not a mariner, I monitor marine ch. 16 on my scanner at home, as I’m close enough to the coast that I occasionally hear the CG broadcast calls for assistance when vessels are in peril around Galveston, or persons are reported missing or in the water. Heard one just 2 days ago (capsized kayak in Galveston bay, person unaccounted for). Additional useless notes: Marine ch. 13 (156.65) is for ship bridge-to-bridge and ch. 9 (156.45) is the general boater calling frequency. I also scan these, but have yet to hear anything. … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n4gix Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Honestly I don't think "we" will ever achieve a real concensus, but it's been a fun discussion! DanW and H8SPVMT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craws907 Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 10 hours ago, Citizen said: Additional useless notes: Marine ch. 13 (156.65) is for ship bridge-to-bridge and ch. 9 (156.45) is the general boater calling frequency. I also scan these, but have yet to hear anything. … In alaska, fisherman and boaters hail and monitor on 16 and just keep it short. 13 and 9 are used mostly by harbor masters and are usually pretty quiet. DanW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 Since the consensus appears to be 19 simplex, I will be reprogramming my radios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lscott Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 With only 22 channels available for me I just scan them all. I even do that at home. If I hear something interesting I stop the scan. It helps if the radio scans reasonably fast too. Some of the Chinese radios are really SLOW while scanning, if that matters to you. That might be one thing to check before laying out your money. WRYZ885, Ian, Over2U and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcspaz Posted February 1, 2022 Report Share Posted February 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Lscott said: With only 22 channels available for me I just scan them all. I even do that at home. If I hear something interesting I stop the scan. Same here. And the reality is if I really want to talk to someone and don't hear anyone, with only 8 high power channels, I can call for a contact on every channel in 2 minutes, and that's allowing 10 seconds or more per channel for someone to reply to me before I spin the dial. Like I said, I'm not against the users agreeing to standardize among themselves... but I'm not holding my breath. Especially since ORI died off, and the was the closest to "coordination" I have seen on this service. SteveShannon, WRQD424, kipandlee and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over2U Posted February 3, 2022 Report Share Posted February 3, 2022 “Keep watching the skies”, no, I meant: “Keep scanning” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRYQ491 Posted October 12, 2023 Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 I'm going to go with 19 also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRVQ464 Posted October 12, 2023 Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 Community decision, channel 19 it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveShannon Posted October 12, 2023 Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 6 minutes ago, WRVQ464 said: Community decision, channel 19 it is. What’s the backup plan for people in Seattle, Detroit, etc? Lscott, gortex2, WRUU653 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back4more70 Posted October 12, 2023 Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 307 is close to pi, does this count? https://hls.wyo.gov/307 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axorlov Posted October 12, 2023 Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 52 minutes ago, Sshannon said: What’s the backup plan for people in Seattle, Detroit, etc? NotaSingleclue troopers do not care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUU653 Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 16, already using it for off road and I can't be bothered to change the channel but seriously even though I'm no where near line "A" I would not choose to exclude them so if I had to choose I'd say 20 but does anyone really use a road channel for GMRS? Add me to the scanning category. WRXB215, Lscott, gortex2 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveShannon Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 27 minutes ago, WRUU653 said: 16, already using it for off road and I can't be bothered to change the channel but seriously even though I'm no where near line "A" I would not choose to exclude them so if I had to choose I'd say 20 but does anyone really use a road channel for GMRS? Add me to the scanning category. I don’t. I will sometimes listen to ham radio though. WRXB215, gortex2 and WRUU653 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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