Repeater in Grand Rapids Mi

[WRYI436]

I am some what new to GMRS but not to functionality of radios, We have a Repeater here in GR and can't seem to hit this thing, I even drove up to within .3 miles of the thing to no avail not even chirp out of this thing. It's on Ch R26 462.625 and using 94.8 tone/ctc and I have tried 3 different radio's. Ether it's not working/down or just not there. Anyone out there in the GR area have any idea about the workings of this repeater please let me know.

[SteveShannon]

4 minutes ago, WRYI436 said:

I am some what new to GMRS but not to functionality of radios, We have a Repeater here in GR and can't seem to hit this thing, I even drove up to within .3 miles of the thing to no avail not even chirp out of this thing. It's on Ch R26 462.625 and using 94.8 tone/ctc and I have tried 3 different radio's. Ether it's not working/down or just not there. Anyone out there in the GR area have any idea about the workings of this repeater please let me know.

Are you transmitting on 462.625 or on 467.625?

Do you have a tone set for receive or are you listening with no tone?  Listening with no tone will allow you to hear the repeater and anything else transmitted on the 462.625 frequency.

[WRYI436]

They have it listed for Tx 94.8 and Rx 94.8 with a + 5.00000 offset so i'm Tx ing on 467.625 and Rx ing on 462.625

 

Frequency	Tone Up / Down	Location	County	Owner	Use	TT	ORI
462.625	94.8 / 94.8	Grand Rapids	Kent	WRKB865	OPEN

[WRYI436]

Downlink:	462.625
Uplink:	467.625
Uplink Tone:	94.8
Downlink Tone:	94.8
County:	Kent
Owner:	WRKB865
Use:	OPEN
Op Status:	On-Air
Coverage:	20 mi radius

[SteveShannon]

21 minutes ago, WRYI436 said:

Maybe this is a Simlpex Repeater?

I don’t know.  I would monitor 462.625 with no tones to see if you hear anything at all.  Maybe it isn’t operational.  I doubt that it’s simplex, but I guess it’s not impossible.  

If you hear someone, try transmitting on 467.625 with TX tones set only to see if they hear you. If you have two radios have a relative or friend listen on one from a distance to see if they hear you on 462.625 when you transmit to the repeater on 467.625 with TX tone set.

[WRYI436]

Well I have tried that to, I'll try what you said and wait to here something or someone you might say. Thanks for your help Sshannon and if you have any other ideas let me know. Thx

[SteveShannon]

9 minutes ago, WRYI436 said:

Well I have tried that to, I'll try what you said and wait to here something or someone you might say. Thanks for your help Sshannon and if you have any other ideas let me know. Thx

If I think of something I sure will.  Best wishes!

[One4Real54]

It could very well be nobody is using it.

I've got one on .625 as well in my area. It's not open, and I've requested to tones from the owner, but no luck. Not only that, but I haven't heard anyone using it either. The only activity I have heard on it is someone keyed their mike once, that's it.