WQWI871 Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Can I crossband NOAA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 PastorGary Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Moved this thread start to the Technical Discussion Area - A thread from back in 2013 may be a place to start... https://forums.mygmrs.com/topic/28-wx-alerts-on-gmrs/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Logan5 Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 NOAA radio or just NOAA alerts? straight up cross banding NOAA could be considered broadcasting, and that is not allowed. However Transmitting a 1 to 2 min. alert followed by Official NOAA instructions could be legal. I find it redundant as NOAA sends out a very powerful signal, no need to splatter another channel of another band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WQWI871 Posted June 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Thank you, G. I understand a shade of crossbanding NOAA (not just alerts) can be considered broadcasting, however, I didn't feel that users crossbanding someone else's repeaters', especially traffic net, was any different. Which does seem to happen. I was asking because I have a few UHF handhelds that would be great weather radios. Unfortunately, NOAA is VHF. I could've really used multiple weather radios last year during hurricane Mathew for my family instead of sharing a radio or updating them. Of course I could simply purchase other radios, but, again, I was just asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WQWI871 Posted June 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 NOAA radio or just NOAA alerts? straight up cross banding NOAA could be considered broadcasting, and that is not allowed. However Transmitting a 1 to 2 min. alert followed by Official NOAA instructions could be legal. I find it redundant as NOAA sends out a very powerful signal, no need to splatter another channel of another band.Happy early birthday, by the way. Logan5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 quarterwave Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 I have NOAA alerts on my repeater, 45 second time out, just because that's all you really need to get the point of the alert. I concur that the VHF is sufficient, but we don't keep weather radios in the vehicles or on our person at all times, so it's convenient and good for safety sake, especially in the middle of 1,000 acres. Logan5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rfmedic Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Alerts - OK Full time audio - BAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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