Digital voice on GMRS

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

The only viable options right now are P25, DMR/MOTOTRBO and NXDN. There are no and probably never will be any part 90 Fusion or D-star radios. What digital can get you is plug and play mulit site connection across the state or across the country, if that's legal. A number of P25 and DMR/MOTO repeaters are designed for mulit site use.

Do we have your word on that? Yaesu and Icom gotta have an outlet for their crummy digital.

 

[SQP]

I am sure I can probably buy the shiny high tech digital equivalent of a hammer out there on the market but it wont be as good as the hammer I have.

YEAH, like what I've BEEN SAYING!!!!!!

 

[SQP]

Personally I've never had a need to use someone else's GMRS repeater.

The beauty of gmrs IS repeaters!!! In my area, there's only 1 that is operational(600 162.2)...and by group of hams too. In Chicagoland...ALOT!!!!...and some linked as well. Very nice and all FM.

 

[prcguy]

At one time I had four GMRS repeaters, three on high mountain top sites all on the same freq and a fourth repeater on a different freq where we put the freeloaders.

The beauty of gmrs IS repeaters!!! In my area, there's only 1 that is operational(600 162.2)...and by group of hams too. In Chicagoland...ALOT!!!!...and some linked as well. Very nice and all FM.

 

[SQP]

At one time I had four GMRS repeaters

NICE!!!! Bring 'em back...FM!!!

 

[12dbsinad]

The only viable options right now are P25, DMR/MOTOTRBO and NXDN. There are no and probably never will be any part 90 Fusion or D-star radios. What digital can get you is plug and play mulit site connection across the state or across the country, if that's legal. A number of P25 and DMR/MOTO repeaters are designed for mulit site use.

Yes, but GMRS is not part 90. If you're going to turn the 8 measly repeater pairs to play ham radio and change all the rules, you mine as well be able to use whatever you want. If you're going to turn it into a cluster, you'll mine as well not half a** it and hit it out of the park.

 

[mmckenna]

There is no convincing me that I need a digital hammer.

Pneumatic nailers are awful nice if you do a lot of hammering. Different tools for different applications.

So, by some of the arguments I'm reading here, I shouldn't be allowed to use a nail gun because some random stranger may want to borrow it and they don't own an air compressor.

Yes, a very poor strawman, just like some of the others.

 

[12dbsinad]

Pneumatic nailers are awful nice if you do a lot of hammering. Different tools for different applications.

That's 100 percent correct. That's why there is a thing called the ham band if you want to do a lot of digital.

 

[mmckenna]

That's 100 percent correct. That's why there is a thing called the ham band if you want to do a lot of digital.

But my hammer doesn't like ham, and all it wants to do is drive nails, not design houses.

 

[12dbsinad]

But my hammer doesn't like ham, and all it wants to do is drive nails, not design houses.

Well then you're just going to have to take your ball and go home.. LOL.

Anyway, Hope you're doing well buddy!

 

[mmckenna]

Well then you're just going to have to take your ball and go home.. LOL.

Anyway, Hope you're doing well buddy!

Ha! Good answer.

Just trying to keep things stirred up.

And for the record, I have no idea what the FCC will do. None of us know, and it's all guessing. Glad I don't have all my eggs in the GMRS basket.

 

[GlobalNorth]

Twelve pages when about three would do.

 

[12dbsinad]

Just trying to keep things stirred up.

These forums would become boring if we didn't!

And for the record, I have no idea what the FCC will do. None of us know, and it's all guessing. Glad I don't have all my eggs in the GMRS basket.

Oh I hear ya...

My biggest thing is I don't want us to not have repeaters available anymore. It almost happened in 2017, and the FCC I have a feeling doesn't want to deal with petty GMRS, enforcement, or big changes. Like I said before, the easiest thing to do for them would be to nix repeaters and allow digital, which wouldn't be ideal. I'd rather have analog with repeaters. I'm not sure many feel the way I do.

 

[bill4long]

This thread. LOL.

 

[mmckenna]

These forums would become boring if we didn't!

I know. It was getting boring there for a few minutes.

My biggest thing is I don't want us to not have repeaters available anymore. It almost happened in 2017, and the FCC I have a feeling doesn't want to deal with petty GMRS, enforcement, or big changes. Like I said before, the easiest thing to do for them would be to nix repeaters and allow digital, which wouldn't be ideal. I'd rather have analog with repeaters. I'm not sure many feel the way I do.

Nice thing was that the FCC did a long comment period when they redid the GMRS rules and seemed to listen to what everyone was saying. It took a long time to actually roll it out as a rule update.

I doubt that the FCC would just dump changes on GMRS without some serious input. That's not usually the way they operate on ham or other personal radio services.

While I let my GMRS license expire many years back, and I don't technically have a dog in this fight, I do want to see GMRS be a usable radio service for a long time to come. I'm not sure my son has any interest in getting his ham ticket, and GMRS may be more suited for him.

 

[mmckenna]

This thread. LOL.

Indeed.

Cool thing is that someone will find this in a few months and start the whole thing up again. I'll be we'll get another few pages out of it at that point.

 

[12dbsinad]

I'll be we'll get another few pages out of it at that point.

I was hoping we could do that, like today

 

[mmckenna]

I was hoping we could do that, like today

Standby, let me stir things up:


GMRS should become part of the 70 CM amateur radio band. 1500 watts should be allowed, but CW only.

Prove me wrong.

 

[mmckenna]

GMRS should become part of the 70 CM amateur radio band. 1500 watts should be allowed, but CW only.

Prove me wrong.

Answer to any comments on this: Lighten up Francis!

 

[12dbsinad]

Standby, let me stir things up:


GMRS should become part of the 70 CM amateur radio band. 1500 watts should be allowed, but CW only.

Prove me wrong.

So I get to listen to people talk about their hemorrhoids via Morse code and high power!?

COOL!