crossband repeater

I'm trying to set up cross-band repeat with a new Icom ic-2730a and am running into a perplexing problem. The local radio club is supporting a 75 mile bike rally in mountainous terrain tomorrow, so having this working will be a big asset. I can set it up to accept VHF input and link to UHF...

I have an Anytone 578 UV PRO that I have been playing with in cross-band repeat mode and have run into an issue. I own and operate a DMR repeater as well. I can cross-band/mode a VHF analog channel into a DMR talk group through the repeater successfully with both repeat paths working just fine...

I'm sure many of you already know this but for those who don't this might be a great resource. Capital Area Fire has a UHF Cross Band Repeater System. The cool thing about this is that because they are doing Simplex on VHF the UHF cross band repeater has access to the awesome antenna they...