Landshark Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 I am curious what would cause a GRMS channel to push out signal that just sounds like the squelch control is turned off, for the last week or so here in LA, Ca channel 22 sounds that way, I first thought maybe I had done something with my KG1000 but I checked with one of my handhelds it was doing the same thing. In the past there had been some obnoxious users on 22 so I wondered could this be the local repeater owner causing this to discourage the use of the channel or is some weird going on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweiss3 Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Is this simplex or via repeater? What does it sound like, just an open microphone, or is it a heterodyne sound like a perfect double between two stations? Could it be a station on a close frequency that may be overmodulated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLAX Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Landshark said: In the past there had been some obnoxious users on 22 so I wondered could this be the local repeater owner causing this to discourage the use of the channel or is some weird going on here Both UPDATE: I have tried to include a 63 KB mp3 audio clip of the output of the repeater, but this forum will not accept it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLAX Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 The story, as told to me, is that two Titans of the Los Angeles GMRS community, DD and KB, have somewhat disputed claims to the Channel 30 Repeater pair and are attempting to show off whose J-Pole is longer! Here is a bit out of date discussion of 725 from back in 2019; although the current "war" is a new twist: Reddit 2019 discussion of 725 LA Repeater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landshark Posted January 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Thanks, good to know it was not just me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRHS218 Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 Interesting information. I live in an area that has only one repeater and it can only be reached occasionally by standing on one foot while facing North and holding your mouth just right. This is one reason I don't frequent the HAM repeaters anymore. Radio for me is no longer a NEED as it was in my job. I didn't realize that type of attitude had moved to GMRS. Although I shouldn't be surprised. I wonder if DD and KB have Amateur licenses as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLAX Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 Not sure that Ham status has anything to do with it, but one appears to be a life-long professional broadcasting engineer (whose GMRS license appears to have expired years ago) and the other appears to be avoiding a $24,000 fine assessment from the FCC and perhaps even prosecution by other law-enforcement agencies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gortex2 Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 I think NYC area has a similar dispute that has been going on for years. After reading about the CA stuff I'm glad I live in the country ! I could put all 8 repeaters up but I'd have to give each cow their own channel n4gix and MichaelLAX 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLAX Posted January 14, 2022 Report Share Posted January 14, 2022 I try to avoid "that" repeater, but it is somewhat like a dumpster fire: it attracts your attention! But after a few minutes of the filth and hate that pours out of their mouths, I realize that it is better to corral all of them into just one repeater, and spare the rest of us their indignities. That is why I am saddened by the current interference war; some of them have moved to the other available repeaters. I had to program an obscure digital DCS tone into my 10 year old grandson's HT for that channel, so as to keep him from accidentally hearing their chatter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJarman Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 I hope there is a way to listen to the madness somehow from a far away land? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLAX Posted January 15, 2022 Report Share Posted January 15, 2022 1 hour ago, JJarman said: I hope there is a way to listen to the madness somehow from a far away land? Until a link is established, if ever, to the 725 Los Angeles GMRS repeater, try this: K6MWT 147.4350 MHz Los Angeles Renegade 2-Meter Repeater Do not listen if children or other sensitive ears are present. JJarman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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