Need help, I am very new to this

[WSDE521]

I am extremely new to this and want to start using my radios ! I have stage four brain cancer and sometimes I don’t comprehend everything right away and I forget easily! Just my short term memory is affected , please give me some pointers. I live in Conway SC near Myrtle Beach and was wondering if there is a group in my area that can help me understand how to enjoy this as a hobby, with my illness, I am kinda restricted to what I can do. Other than sleep and watch TV . Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

[TrikeRadio]

I don't know anything about them but I googled this GMRS club in your state...
https://upstatescgmrs.com/announcements

[WRPG745]

Hi WSDE521,

let us know what radio you have so we can give you specific tips.

I'm sure you'll be able to get up to speed quickly. I don't live near you, but I did see this ham club that might be able to help you for local info:

https://w4gs.org/

Use the map feature (on mygmrs.com) to find a local repeater like this one:

https://mygmrs.com/repeater/1675

If you live in the green circle, click the blue button on that page to request access.

You can listen in to see if there is activity by tuning into 462.550mhz (channel 15), but you will only be able to listen. to talk, you'll need to program the repeater channel using tones.

once you tell us your radio, someone will be able to tell you how to program the radio for that repeater.

take your time and read the manual. 

-jc

 

[WSDE521]

 

11 minutes ago, WRPG745 said:

Hi WSDE521,

let us know what radio you have so we can give you specific tips.

I'm sure you'll be able to get up to speed quickly. I don't live near you, but I did see this ham club that might be able to help you for local info:

https://w4gs.org/

Use the map feature (on mygmrs.com) to find a local repeater like this one:

https://mygmrs.com/repeater/1675

If you live in the green circle, click the blue button on that page to request access.

You can listen in to see if there is activity by tuning into 462.550mhz (channel 15), but you will only be able to listen. to talk, you'll need to program the repeater channel using tones.

once you tell us your radio, someone will be able to tell you how to program the radio for that repeater.

take your time and read the manual. 

-jc

 

Thank you , this is what I have,,

[WSDE521]

Thank you, I live inside the green circle, I am  reading the manual again! I appreciate your input and will keep trying! I have read that this type of radio is much better than CB radios, I have used many GRMS radios in my line of work, but never had to really do anything but talk on them .

[WRPG745]

cool, so I don't know this particular radio, but see the button VFO/MR? That selects between channels and frequency (MR is probably "Memory Recall" and VFO is "Variable Frequency Oscillator", or what humans call "tuning")

it looks like you have some channels programmed already. use the arrow up and down to scroll through them. see if channel 015 shows the frequency 462.550

you can also select VFO and enter the numbers 462550 (should tune to that frequency)

good luck!

[WSDE521]

22 minutes ago, TrikeRadio said:

I don't know anything about them but I googled this GMRS club in your state...
https://upstatescgmrs.com/announcements

Thank you, I do live in the green circle, I am still reading the manual, it can’t be as hard to use as it appears in the instructions, I will figure it out with a little help on here !

[WSDE521]

2 minutes ago, WRPG745 said:

cool, so I don't know this particular radio, but see the button VFO/MR? That selects between channels and frequency (MR is probably "Memory Recall" and VFO is "Variable Frequency Oscillator", or what humans call "tuning")

it looks like you have some channels programmed already. use the arrow up and down to scroll through them. see if channel 015 shows the frequency 462.550

you can also select VFO and enter the numbers 462550 (should tune to that frequency)

good luck!

Thank you very much

[WSDE521]

4 minutes ago, WRPG745 said:

cool, so I don't know this particular radio, but see the button VFO/MR? That selects between channels and frequency (MR is probably "Memory Recall" and VFO is "Variable Frequency Oscillator", or what humans call "tuning")

it looks like you have some channels programmed already. use the arrow up and down to scroll through them. see if channel 015 shows the frequency 462.550

you can also select VFO and enter the numbers 462550 (should tune to that frequency)

good luck!

 

[Hoppyjr]

Hey new guy - welcome to GMRS and the forum.

Stay in the fight and try to keep positive.

[WSDE521]

Thank you