New to GMRS, and need help with connecting to repeaters.

[WRTS290]

Hey yall!  Just got my gmrs license yesterday, and trying to hookup to my local repeater, and I cannot confirm if it works or not.  I have two radios, and I cannot seem to use them to transmit through the repeater.  

 

I am using Tidradio td-h5? I think is the model.  Any help, advice,tips,and tricks are super appreciated. 

WRTS290 - Standing by!

[KAF6045]

Which repeater? Have you programmed the correct Tx CTCSS tone (leave Rx tone off for the time being if the radio supports that -- my Midland MXT-115 mobile doesn't; if you specify a tone, it applies to both Tx and Rx)... And you are using the correct "repeater" channel for the repeater frequency? (the MXT-115 almost got that part right -- rather than pseudo "repeater" channels it has a toggle between simplex and duplex... but it applies that to all of 15-22, not on a per channel basis)

 

 

20220729 Retraction: closer examination shows that the MXT repeater switch doesn't toggle 15-22 from simplex to duplex, but rather activates/deactivates 8 repeater "channels" numbered 15-22, in addition to the simplex 15-22.