Baofeng GM21 Steps to Add Repeater Tones

[WSFT794]

Would like clear steps to program a repeater channel DPL input and output tones in my GM21 radio. User manual very confusing. I am new to GMRS.

[SteveShannon]

28 minutes ago, WSFT794 said:

Would like clear steps to program a repeater channel DPL input and output tones in my GM21 radio. User manual very confusing. I am new to GMRS.

First, the repeater input “DPL” is on the menu T-DCS. It must be correct or the repeater will ignore your transmission.

Similarly, the repeater output “DPL” is set on the R-DCS menu, but you could leave it completely unset and your radio will reproduce everything it hears on frequency.

Once you’re on the correct channel, push the green (left) menu button to get into menu mode. Then use the center rocker (up and down) to step through the individual menus.  When you get to T-DCS press the left, green, button to select that menu.  Then use the up/down button until you find the correct DCS code (DPL is just another name for DPL).

Confirm your choice with the left (green) button.

Once you’ve confirmed it, use the Blue button on the right to back out of the lower menus.  It’s just like Windows cascaded menus.  Green GOs deeper and Blue BACKs out. 

Do the same thing for R-DCS if you want.  It’s just another menu.

Welcome to the forum!

[WRKW566]

Steve you are fast! I was typing my instructions and you scooped me! And did a better job than I was doing.

If you want those settings to "stick" menu item 30 is where you can get the radio to add your programmed channel. Channels that are already programmed will read as "CH-xxx" and channels that are free to program read as "xxx" (where the xxx's are digits). Select the next free channel and press "OK". Don't leave skipped channels, the radio will not look past the empty channel. (note: I'm using a UV-21 not the GM-21 so I may not have the best grip on this

[WSFT794]

Thank you for the help. I managed to follow the steps to add the input DCS and output DCS. I now can trigger the repeater splash back but no voice heard. I might be to far from the repeater using a handheld or is there another programming step I am missing? I am using two Baofeng G21's.

[SteveShannon]

45 minutes ago, WSFT794 said:

Thank you for the help. I managed to follow the steps to add the input DCS and output DCS. I now can trigger the repeater splash back but no voice heard. I might be to far from the repeater using a handheld or is there another programming step I am missing? I am using two Baofeng G21's.

If you’re testing by talking on one G21 while listening on the other G21 (or almost any two radios really) you stand an excellent chance of desensing the receiving radio while transmitting on the other radio.  This results in a failure to hear yourself on the receiving radio, but allows things transmitted by the repeater afterwards to get through.

Try giving one radio to someone half a block away and test again.

[WSFT794]

Should I program an offset? My radio offset is 0.00. 

[SteveShannon]

14 minutes ago, WSFT794 said:

Should I program an offset? My radio offset is 0.00. 

If you’re going through a repeater you must have an offset, but sometimes the offset doesn’t appear in the offset column. As long as you’re transmitting on 467.xxx and receiving on 462.xxx where xxx is the same for both you’re fine.