New Member Check-In

[SteveGibbs]

Welcome aboard, I monitor Thompson Station, Brentwood, both Franklin and Grasslands repeaters.  We have not set up a formal net, but with 44 members we should be able to set up some days and times for shout outs.

[WSCE776]

Good evening everyone! 

My name is Seth and Im located in Murfreesboro. Currently I have a set of UV-5R handhelds and a pair of Radioditty DB20-G GMRS mobile radios for my family vehicles. Usually only on GMRS channel 20 using CTCSS 141.3 to hear everything go on around me. I will monitor RUTHERFORD 600 at CTCSS 114.8 and SMG1 at CTCSS 229.1 when Im trying to really reach out and contact others. 

I would love to start making contacts and learn more about the GMRS community and how to operate effectively. Please feel free to reach out at any time as I constantly monitor this account. 

Very Respectfully, 

WSCE776 (Seth)

[WSDV406]

18 hours ago, WSCE776 said:

Good evening everyone! 

My name is Seth and Im located in Murfreesboro. Currently I have a set of UV-5R handhelds and a pair of Radioditty DB20-G GMRS mobile radios for my family vehicles. Usually only on GMRS channel 20 using CTCSS 141.3 to hear everything go on around me. I will monitor RUTHERFORD 600 at CTCSS 114.8 and SMG1 at CTCSS 229.1 when Im trying to really reach out and contact others. 

I would love to start making contacts and learn more about the GMRS community and how to operate effectively. Please feel free to reach out at any time as I constantly monitor this account. 

Very Respectfully, 

WSCE776 (Seth)

Welcome Seth! I'll start monitoring Murfreesboro a little more. I can RX it, but don't think i come through on TX.....not until I get my antenna up on the outside of the house. Same with Lebanon for me. I can communicate clearly through Brentwood and Grasslands though.

[TheMeatTrapper]

Hello,

Tim Roper WRMN250 in Fairview. I run a Retevis RT95 on a Comet GP-3. I’ve been checking into nets on the Gallatin repeater, but am looking forward to this club and learning which repeaters y’all use. 

[WSDV406]

3 minutes ago, TheMeatTrapper said:

Hello,

Tim Roper WRMN250 in Fairview. I run a Retevis RT95 on a Comet GP-3. I’ve been checking into nets on the Gallatin repeater, but am looking forward to this club and learning which repeaters y’all use. 

Welcome Tim! Jeffrey Davis, WSDV406 here, in Hermitage. The Gallatin Repeater at 650 is by far the most active that I hear, in the area I'm able to monitor at least. Other than that, Brentwood 600 and Brentwood Grasslands (also at 650) are the next most active for me. I can't currently reach a lot of yall's great repeaters further south with my current setup. Looking forward to reaching you soon though.

Welcome to the group brotha. Looking forward to making contact with ya

[WSHZ630]

On 5/7/2025 at 6:15 PM, WSDV406 said:

Welcome Seth! I'll start monitoring Murfreesboro a little more. I can RX it, but don't think i come through on TX.....not until I get my antenna up on the outside of the house. Same with Lebanon for me. I can communicate clearly through Brentwood and Grasslands though.

Hey, I get SMG1 from over here in Bellevue. I'm usually scanning during the day on Wednesdays and Fridays during the work day (~8:30-5:00) including today. 

Give me a shout. WSHZ630 - Adam. 

You might want to key up for 10 seconds or so before trying to be sure I pick you up on scan, that's about how long my cycle is.

 

[WSIW874]

Hello everyone, I'm WSIW874 Troy, I live in Lewisburg. I'm extremely new to GMRS. I've only had my license for a week or two. I have 3 baofeng uv-5r radios that I have only monitored some of the ham repeaters in my area. That's the extent of my radio knowledge. I'm very willing to learn more.

[WSDV406]

5 minutes ago, WSIW874 said:

Hello everyone, I'm WSIW874 Troy, I live in Lewisburg. I'm extremely new to GMRS. I've only had my license for a week or two. I have 3 baofeng uv-5r radios that I have only monitored some of the ham repeaters in my area. That's the extent of my radio knowledge. I'm very willing to learn more.

Welcome, 874! Looking forward to catching ya on the air. Plenty of folks here to help you grow your knowledge. Don't hesitate to ask a question. Welcome to the GMRS family!

[WSJG830]

Hey guys! I’m new to GMRS, just got my callsign almost a week ago. I work in armed security and get bored so I’m always listening. 
i currently live in Bradyville and I work in Smyrna, Murfreesboro and sometimes get sent out to other odd locations and cities.

i monitor Rutherford650 the most as well as the Woodbury (chainsaw575)

please talk! I love banter and to listen!

[WSDV406]

3 hours ago, WSJG830 said:

Hey guys! I’m new to GMRS, just got my callsign almost a week ago. I work in armed security and get bored so I’m always listening. 
i currently live in Bradyville and I work in Smyrna, Murfreesboro and sometimes get sent out to other odd locations and cities.

i monitor Rutherford650 the most as well as the Woodbury (chainsaw575)

please talk! I love banter and to listen!

Welcome to the GMRS fam, brotha! Glad to have you. I can't get out to most of the repeaters you monitor, but I'm always monitoring Brentwood 600, if you're able to get out to that one. As a matter of fact, this club has a check-in net on that repeater on Wednesday evenings at 8pm. So key up over there with us whenever you're available and if you can hit that one.

I also may be able to make contact with ya via Lebanon 675. Glad to test that sometime with ya.

Hopefully I can hit the repeaters a little further south once i get my antenna and base station (finally) setup.

[WRUV247]

My name Is Dustin Carman, I live in East Nashville, and I going to Gallatin and Hendersonville a lot to visit family so I bounce around on repeaters. Lebanon, Brentwood and one more but I can’t remember the name of it.  I’m kind of new to this so would any tips or insight on programming handheld baofeng b15 pro radio if anyone knows any. Thanks in advance 

[WSDV406]

20 hours ago, WRUV247 said:

My name Is Dustin Carman, I live in East Nashville, and I going to Gallatin and Hendersonville a lot to visit family so I bounce around on repeaters. Lebanon, Brentwood and one more but I can’t remember the name of it.  I’m kind of new to this so would any tips or insight on programming handheld baofeng b15 pro radio if anyone knows any. Thanks in advance 

Welcome Dustin! My name is Jeffrey. I'm in Hermitage. I monitor Brentwood 600 and Gallatin 650 whenever my radio is on. I know everyone here is interested in helping as much as we can. What kind of help do you need in programming your HT baofeng b15 pro?

[BubblesUp]

Hello all! So here I am, lost as usual LOL Thanks for letting me butt into your club.  Hopefully you’ll let me hang out and teach me right from wrong, help keep me out of trouble and help me figure out my place in the GMRS world.  Here’s my situation.  
 

I’ve been operating 2 way radios for over 50 years.  Started with 2 paper cups and a string, then advanced to 2 tin cans (much better than paper cups, especially when it rained ) then CB as a kid, later got into aviation where I use VHF and HF.  Later in life, camping with the family I used FRS radios to keep up with the kids roaming the campground and surrounding hiking trails.  Also enjoyed the ability to receive NOAA broadcasts.  We sometimes camp in areas with very little to no cell or WiFi so this was a good way to keep an eye on the weather.  Skipping to today, I get this great idea (so it seemed) to buy a couple of GMRS radios.  Great idea to me as they have a little more power and the ability to possibly hit a repeater to extend coverage looks like a good deal.    Now I have 2 Retevis Ailunce HA1G pretty green GMRS radios.  Easy .. just get a GMRS license, order, receive them and pull them out of the box and off you go …. straight off the cliff!  LOL  As Robin said to Batman .. holy crap Batman .. or something like that.  Frequencies, tones, codes, STDs () bla bla bla.    So I’ve read the manual that came with the radios.  I’ve watched several YouTube videos explaining things.  Hard to learn something when they are using terminology without any definition.  And I can’t find a specific video about my radios.  So before I do something stupid or screw something up, I’m asking for help.  Yes, even though I’m a guy,  I did stop and ask for directions when I was lost before smart phones with GPS and nav came out.  I’m not too proud to do that and I know when to admit when I’m stupid.  I feel pretty stupid right now concerning GMRS.  So if someone has a little free time and a little patience, I’d love to learn.  And quite frankly, I’m also excited about expanding the use of my radios beyond talking to the fam and listening to the weather.  The groups I’m hearing about and apparent camaraderie among GMRS’ers sounds like it could be a fun hobby.  

You can find my name and location through my license.  I’ll be glad to provide my email address and phone number to anyone willing to devote a little time to a newbie.  My preference would be to meet in person so I can get hands on knowledge.  The bar tab will certainly be on me!!  Otherwise, you’ll have to provide crayons and coloring book explanations to me.  I’m not that tech savvy even though I fly multi million dollar planes.  Scary huh?

Thanks to you all for bearing through my diatribe.  Sorry to those that have fallen asleep.  

Dwayne .. WSKG222

Oh … and in case you are wondering about “BubblesUp”.  It’s a reference to a Jimmy Buffett song.  Fins Up!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[WSDV406]

On 10/1/2025 at 4:09 PM, BubblesUp said:

Skipping to today, I get this great idea (so it seemed) to buy a couple of GMRS radios.  Great idea to me as they have a little more power and the ability to possibly hit a repeater to extend coverage looks like a good deal.    Now I have 2 Retevis Ailunce HA1G pretty green GMRS radios.  Easy .. just get a GMRS license, order, receive them and pull them out of the box and off you go …. straight off the cliff!  LOL  As Robin said to Batman .. holy crap Batman .. or something like that.

Hey there @WSKG222. Apologies that I missed your post. Welcome to our little corner of the GMRS world! I entered the GMRS world kind of the same way. I got sold a set of Baeofeng UV5R's at a Gun Show by a booth that made everything sound SOOOOO simple. Wrong. Straight off a cliff indeed. Or into a dead end. Or "something like that" indeed. I couldn't believe how much there actually was to learn before being able to make these radios actually usable.

We're here to help and looking forward to chatting with ya.

Sounds like a quick chat on the phone might be a bit more help for you, rather than trying to has things out via a forum. I'm glad to do so if you're interested. Just let me know.

[WSKE392]

This is WSKE392, Donnie, and I just wanted to say Hi and thanks for having me.  I am new to GMRS and have really enjoyed it so far.  I live toward Fairview and usually listen to Fairview and Brentwood.  I also have my Ham license, but I seem to be enjoying GMRS a little more.  I look forward to talking to you.  

[WSDV406]

9 hours ago, WSKE392 said:

This is WSKE392, Donnie, and I just wanted to say Hi and thanks for having me.  I am new to GMRS and have really enjoyed it so far.  I live toward Fairview and usually listen to Fairview and Brentwood.  I also have my Ham license, but I seem to be enjoying GMRS a little more.  I look forward to talking to you.  

Hey there @WSKE392! Welcome to the GMRS fam and to our club. Glad you're enjoying it so far! Thanks for stopping by and participating in the net on Brentwood 600 last night! Looking forward to chatting more soon.

[WSKM889]

Hello Everyone! WSKM889, David from Watertown, Lebanon area. Thanks for the add. Hope everyone has a blessed Thanksgiving! Just received my GMRS licenses.

Look forward to learning more about GMRS. 

[WRXD746]

Welcome aboard

[WSDV406]

9 hours ago, WSKM889 said:

Hello Everyone! WSKM889, David from Watertown, Lebanon area. Thanks for the add. Hope everyone has a blessed Thanksgiving! Just received my GMRS licenses.

Look forward to learning more about GMRS. 

Welcome to the club bud! We're glad to have ya. I'm Jeffrey, in Hermitage. I usually monitor and talk on Gallatin 650, Brentwood 600, and Lebanon 675.

If ya have any questions or need any help, by all means post your questions here and/or send one of us a message. We're always glad to help. Also join us for our weekly nets on Brentwood 600 if you're able to hit that repeater. We gather there on Wednesday evenings at 8pm.

 

[M3DOC]

Hello everyone. I am Mike from Brentwood. Just got my GMRS license 2 weeks ago and own 2 Baofeng DM-32UV radios. I was excited to talk tonight with @WSDV406 on the Brentwood 600 repeater since that was my first time on a repeater and I was not sure if I set my radios up correctly. I plan to be on the Brentwood 600 repeater. Looking forward to meeting more of you.

[WRXD746]

Have we established a regular meeting day/time? Or options? 
I’m able to ping the Thompson Station/Franklin repeaters from my HT’s. 
Now that I’m back in the area again, I’d like to start participating in a regular net check. 

[M3DOC]

WSDV406 said Wednesday at 8pm on the Brentwood 600 repeater is a net meeting

[WSDV406]

Welcome @M3DOC! Nice to chat with ya yesterday evening and welcome to the larger GMRS fam and our little branch of it, specifically.

And yes, @WRXD746, our only organized net happens on the Brentwood 462.600 repeater, CTCSS 123.0 in and out, every Wednesday at 8pm. That repeater has a massive footprint. That said, if you -- or anyone, for that matter -- is in an area that is NOT covered by that repeater, by all means speak up. Let us know. If we need to have multiple nets on different repeaters across the area, we're totally glad to do so. But we can't organize such if we don't know there's a want/need for it.

So if you can't reach Brentwood 600, but you want to take part in regular club nets, speak up! Bonus, that will allow us to begin to expand our emergency preparedness across a larger area as well.

[WSKI606]

Hi Everyone !!

David here.  WSKI606.  I live in Brentwood and I am in Spring Hill quite often at my farm.  Currently listening to Brentwood, Grassland, and Thompson Station repeaters.  Studying for my Technician.  Had my novice back in 1975.

[WSDV406]

Welcome @WSKI606! So glad to have ya and glad you were able to make it into the net this evening!