WSEH456 Posted August 22 Report Share Posted August 22 Hey gang. I am 24 hours new to the GMRS world and need some help, actually probably a lot of help but, we will start small. I have a Baofeng UV-5G Plus and I am trying to connect to a local repeater: Denton 600 Frequency: 462.600 Tone: 624 DPL Height: 500′ I am on Repeater channel 25 which is 462.600 and I have gone through the menu on the channel and scrolled through the T-DCS and T-CTCSS and don't see 624 DPL as a selection. From what I gather, all I have to do is go to the corresponding channel to the frequency and enter the tone and I am off to the races but, definitely not seeing the 624 DPL anywhere. Is there something else I need to flip or push prior? Thank you in advance, Brent WSEH456 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OffRoaderX Posted August 22 Report Share Posted August 22 1 minute ago, WSEH456 said: don't see 624 DPL as a selection Use T-DCS.. DCS, DPL, and DTC are all the same thing. You're welcome. JoCoBrian and Raybestos 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSEH456 Posted August 22 Author Report Share Posted August 22 First off, your videos are absolutely awesome! I crack up and learn a lot every time I watch your videos. Can't believe I am typing the legend!!! The selection D624N is the same as 624 DPL in the T-DCS? PS - Your T-shirts are the BEST! Brent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoxCar Posted August 22 Report Share Posted August 22 Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSEH456 Posted August 22 Author Report Share Posted August 22 Thank you very much. I am sure I will have many more questions. Great website and forum! Brent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSEH456 Posted August 22 Author Report Share Posted August 22 Okay, this is going to sound completely stupid. The UV-5G Plus at 5 Watts range is obviously limited. The Repeater that I am trying to connect with is 20 miles away, yet the coverage radius of the Repeater is approximately 50 miles. So I am in the Repeater proximity but, do I have to be within range of the UV-5G Plus to the tower to transmit to the tower to get the coverage? Or being in the proximity range of the tower actually transmit to the tower. I am sure this makes no sense....... Brent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OffRoaderX Posted August 22 Report Share Posted August 22 1 hour ago, WSEH456 said: at 5 Watts range is obviously limited. Your fars are limited more by the antenna and location than your RF-electricities, and the coverage radius is an estimate based on whatever the repeater-owner decided to enter, and it may not be based in reality at all.. Whether or not you can connect to/use the repeater depends on what is between you and the repeater.. if its up high on a mountain, with no other mountains in between you and it, then 20-miles is no problem.. If there are mountains, a forest, or miles of houses full of..gravitationally-enhanced people between you and the repeater, then you may not be able to reach it... The only way to know, is to try it. WRUU653, WRXB215, SteveShannon and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSEH456 Posted August 22 Author Report Share Posted August 22 This is north Texas, we have rolling hills and cows with the ranchers selling off land to developers. I will play with it and see what happens. I have tried a radio check and get crickets. Thank you again for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socalgmrs Posted August 22 Report Share Posted August 22 1 minute ago, WSEH456 said: This is north Texas, we have rolling hills and cows with the ranchers selling off land to developers. I will play with it and see what happens. I have tried a radio check and get crickets. Thank you again for the help. When you do the radio check do you get a squelch tail back? SteveShannon and WRUU653 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSEH456 Posted August 23 Author Report Share Posted August 23 Quick follow up. SUCCESS! I was able to reach the Denton 600 repeater last night! This GMRS stuff is really cool. SteveShannon, WRUU653 and WRZK593 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveShannon Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 2 minutes ago, WSEH456 said: Quick follow up. SUCCESS! I was able to reach the Denton 600 repeater last night! This GMRS stuff is really cool. Did you have to change anything or was it just a matter of trying the repeater when someone else was listening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSEH456 Posted August 23 Author Report Share Posted August 23 3 hours ago, SteveShannon said: Did you have to change anything or was it just a matter of trying the repeater when someone else was listening? It seemed to work better at night, lots more chatter and was able to communicate crystal clear with a user a mile from the repeater. I will be monitoring today to see what happens today. WRZK593 and SteveShannon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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