duckduck Posted June 25, 2022 Report 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
Drumbic Posted June 25, 2022 Report Posted June 25, 2022 Welcome to the rabbit hole of the radio world! duckduck 1 Quote
WRTE203 Posted June 27, 2022 Report 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
MichaelLAX Posted June 27, 2022 Report Posted June 27, 2022 Take a road trip with an HT or mobile and try these out: Quote
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