Earlier tonight, while watching some college football at my brother in laws house, I made contact with several stations on a repeater with my HT from approx 40 miles away. Everyone said I was coming in very clear and surprised at that. Apparently that repeater sits very high. Radio is a Tidradio TD-H5 with an NA771G. So far, this was the most radio communication I've had. Our local repeater sucks, so I've had very little contact since I got into this hobby. Tonight was fun!! That's all I have  ..read more

All I ever hear is "call sign, repeater check", or "call sign, monitoring" An open repeater with a 35 mile radius covering a population of at least 200,000. Not a peep. Nothing, nada, crickets. Why is everyone so shy? Is it the same everywhere or does your area have an active network?  ..read more

I want to be able to generate a map that shows the circles of coverage for all repeaters that hit a given point / address (with the understanding that the circles on the MyGMRS map aren't exact!).  A one-glance that shows all repeaters I should be able to hit from wherever, and it'd be nice if it was printable, different colors, a legend of frequencies and tones, etc ..read more

Hi, I am looking for a cheap GMRS HT with an IP rating of 65 (or better) and with NOAA alerts (as opposed to the ability to listen to  NOAA channels). So far, only Wouxun KG-935G Plus does that very well, but it is pricey and somewhat heavy.  The same is true of my Wouxun KG-Q10G. I also have the Btech GMRS Pro, which does that pretty well, except that a weather alert triggers an extremely loud sound which is not controllable (I asked them, they have no intention of fixing that in their firmware. My dream receiver (for this purpose) would be something like the (fantastic) TIDRADIO MD ..read more

Are there any users in Mass ?  I was scanning today and came across a few guys talking and was trying to contact....Possibly using the repeater in Tiverton RI, just curious, I am in Taunton and was looking for other operators ..read more

Hi Everyone! I'm a long time lurker but just created an account.  I own a modest amateur grade tower on a local mountain with a HAAT of about 700ft (the tower is a 100ft tower but only currently raised to 70ft). It's definitely not the type of setup a cellular provider would be interested in. I'm more interested in advertising to GMRS people or the Amateur Radio community. I tried emailing the info to my local Amateur Radio club and they basically told me "good luck bro" and did nothing with the info.  I currently have a 2m amateur radio repeater on the very top of the tower but ever ..read more

Besides the BTech RPT50 repeater. Who else makes a GMRS repeater with built in duplexer, auto-ID, internal power supply and >40watt output? I am just looking at options to be the most inclusive and simple to use, but not have to buy multiple components to get it all functioning. Btech has the features I am looking for but want be sure I explore all options. Any other suggestions to research?     ..read more

Anyone close to the Grapeland Texas area ..read more

Hello everyone. Just wanted to come here and say hello from Hood County Texas. I'm just getting started in this hobby. So far, I only have 3 HT's. I will be looking to get a mobile unit when I figure out which one I want. Anyways, I wanted to say thanks in advance for any future help I may need to advance my knowledge. And thanks to the ones here that are on YouTube. You have already helped me out tons!!   Vince WRWB752 ..read more

Anyone know of a vendor that actually has one in stock? I've been looking for the last six weeks for one without success. All the reputable vendors, even the gougers, show out of stock ..read more