duckduck Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 Just made my first contact on a repeater, Woop! My story: I needed to talk to my son when he walked down the street to play with his friends. He's too young for a cell phone, so we bought him a cheap FRS radio. It wouldn't quite make it, so I bought a UV-5R which worked great for down the street (yes, Tx power was greater than FCC rules). Of course, that led me to NOTARUBICON's videos and Ask Dave and ARRL. I ordered a Wouxun and while waiting for it to arrive I picked up a BTECH GMRS-V2 and a Nagoya GMRS antenna (is that the 771G?). I figured out CHIRP and tones and got my GMRS license from the FCC's truly awful web site. Very exciting to hear a stranger say your call sign back to you over the radio for the first time. SteveShannon and OldBlue 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumbic Posted June 25, 2022 Report Share Posted June 25, 2022 Welcome to the rabbit hole of the radio world! duckduck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRTE203 Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 I must be in a black hole for the repeaters! I can hear them but I can contact them. Awesome you got on one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelLAX Posted June 27, 2022 Report Share Posted June 27, 2022 Take a road trip with an HT or mobile and try these out: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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