KU9L Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Does anything in the FCC rules prohibit the use of a Simplex Repeater setup on GMRS frequencies? For temporary or seasonal use for family & emergency or even camp host wellness checks this would be a very useful function to us that we have used in the past on other services such as Ham. However I seem to be overlooking where this feature is allowed or not allowed. Comments? Davey WRTI-814/KU9L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 1 hour ago, KU9L said: Does anything in the FCC rules prohibit the use of a Simplex Repeater setup on GMRS frequencies? For temporary or seasonal use for family & emergency or even camp host wellness checks this would be a very useful function to us that we have used in the past on other services such as Ham. However I seem to be overlooking where this feature is allowed or not allowed. Comments? Davey WRTI-814/KU9L It’s not prohibited, therefore it’s allowed. WRUU653 and OffRoaderX 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUE951 Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 It's not against FCC rules. i set up a Wouxun Repearter shoved in a modified 50 Cal Army can wherever we end up camping., mostly up in the Sierras. The repeater has come in handy and useful many times.. The higher you get, the better it works.. My RV has 2500 Watts of solar so no issues powering... I use a modified telescope flag pole from Harbor Freight for the antenna mast.. I can get the antenna up about 25' and works great.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXB215 Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 @WRUE951 like this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nokones Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 7 hours ago, KU9L said: Does anything in the FCC rules prohibit the use of a Simplex Repeater setup on GMRS frequencies? For temporary or seasonal use for family & emergency or even camp host wellness checks this would be a very useful function to us that we have used in the past on other services such as Ham. However I seem to be overlooking where this feature is allowed or not allowed. Comments? Davey WRTI-814/KU9L You mean like a remote base station transmiting/receiving on the same freq? If so, how are you going to control the station? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUE951 Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 6 hours ago, WRXB215 said: @WRUE951 like this one? Yup, with a home brew J-Pole & two stainless steel clams…. Works great and not even grounded WRXB215 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 6 hours ago, nokones said: You mean like a remote base station transmiting/receiving on the same freq? If so, how are you going to control the station? One simplex controller: https://www.argentdata.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=98 Reviews on EHam.net: https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=7625 WRUU653 and WRXB215 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axorlov Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 I used Argent Data SR-1 for many years with great results. Even without high mast, just plugged into a mobile radio with 5/8 antenna on a flat roof of SUV it extends the range of HTs by many-folds. I have it programmed to only repeat when DTMF "0" is sent, to keep annoyance factor to minimum. There are several threads here where we discussed simplex repeaters. WRUU653 and Sshannon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nokones Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 7 hours ago, Sshannon said: One simplex controller: https://www.argentdata.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=98 Reviews on EHam.net: https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=7625 Ok, I've seen this gadget discussed before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted September 13, 2023 Report Share Posted September 13, 2023 1 hour ago, nokones said: Ok, I've seen this gadget discussed before. There are others, and maybe they’re okay, but this one seemed like possibly better quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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