Repeater Number Question

[WRTC928]

To make it even more confusing/annoying, some GMRS-specific radios will only allow you eight repeaters, one on each frequency pair, and that's it. That's pretty restrictive for anyone who travels at all, and even within a local area, there may be more than one repeater on the same frequency pair using different CTCSS/DTCS tones for access. "Unlocked" radios will typically let you program in as many repeaters as you want, and you can have duplicates on the same frequency pair.

[AdmiralCochrane]

1 hour ago, OffRoaderX said:

I'm testing a new radio right now that lists the repeaters on channels 45 - 52 ... .I dont know what they were thinking...

I usually make light of the folks in Texas thinking they can write their own standards, but I see a certain company is actually in Missouri.  Maybe the engineers are from Texas.

[AdmiralCochrane]

1 hour ago, OffRoaderX said:

 

Ooops.  Unintended dupicate.

Edited December 23, 2024 by AdmiralCochrane

[OffRoaderX]

31 minutes ago, AdmiralCochrane said:

I usually make light of the folks in Texas thinking they can write their own standards, but I see a certain company is actually in Missouri.  Maybe the engineers are from Texas.

no, the radio i'm talking about was designed and sold by guys definitely not in the U.S.

[WRXB215]

14 hours ago, AdmiralCochrane said:

I usually make light of the folks in Texas

Hey, you trying to start another fight? 

[GreggInFL]

2 hours ago, WRXB215 said:

Hey, you trying to start another fight? 

Don't bait him, bro.

[H8SPVMT]

In regards to simplex use, of the repeater channels.

Midland even has a function in the MXT models (I don't know about others) to do a, "Talk Around (Talk) Function" when using the repeater channels when the repeater(s) is not activated  or, out of range.  The radio will use the same frequencies and codes set for those channels that a repeater would otherwise use. 

So I think that as long as you're "NOT INTERFERING with a repeater," it is OK to use those frequencies to talk on.

 

[nokones]

17 minutes ago, H8SPVMT said:

In regards to simplex use, of the repeater channels.

Midland even has a function in the MXT models (I don't know about others) to do a, "Talk Around (Talk) Function" when using the repeater channels when the repeater(s) is not activated  or, out of range.  The radio will use the same frequencies and codes set for those channels that a repeater would otherwise use. 

So I think that as long as you're "NOT INTERFERING with a repeater," it is OK to use those frequencies to talk on. 

 

They do, but unfortunately the feature is only accessed via the radio menu and there is no ability to program a soft programmable button/key to immediately access the feature. By the time you do the menu thing, you could just spin the channel selector quicker to the respective simplex channel position 15-22.

The Midland MXT radios are great radios and they do serve there purpose as being simple and they are a good quality built radio for GMRS. I just wish they had other features as more channel capacity, soft programmable keys for features, various programmable radio features, such as and multiple Zone/Channel Banks.

 

[WRYS709]

5 hours ago, H8SPVMT said:

In regards to simplex use, of the repeater channels.

Midland even has a function in the MXT models (I don't know about others) to do a, "Talk Around (Talk) Function" when using the repeater channels when the repeater(s) is not activated  or, out of range.  The radio will use the same frequencies and codes set for those channels that a repeater would otherwise use. 

So I think that as long as you're "NOT INTERFERING with a repeater," it is OK to use those frequencies to talk on.

 

"Talk Around" is a common feature on many GMRS radios, as opposed to "Reverse" utilized on many Ham Radios.

But Talk Around is just a quick way to convert a GMRS Repeater channel into a Simplex channel.

All of the Repeater output channels are available for simplex use on GMRS up to 50 watts, which is their advantage over the other GMRS channels.