GMRS Eastern CT

[tpp517]

Looking for users in Eastern CT, was curious how many actually use it and if its worth adding a repeater. Thanks WQZJ409

 

[doctordialtone]

Looking for users in Eastern CT

Didn't you ask this already?

GMRS in Eastern CT

I'm curious to see how popular GMRS is. I am in Waterford, looking for other GMRS users and the possibility of setting up a repeater, thanks WQZJ409.

forums.radioreference.com

 

[tpp517]

Yes, in CT forum, but thought it was good to put it in here as well.

 

[Rt169Radio]

Looking for users in Eastern CT, was curious how many actually use it and if its worth adding a repeater. Thanks WQZJ409

I haven't heard any users on GMRS in my area (New London County) for years, but then again on the flip side I don't always listen to those freqs.

 

[Thorndike113]

I haven't heard any users on GMRS in my area (New London County) for years, but then again on the flip side I don't always listen to those freqs.

Dont quote me on this, but being in Newlondon county, you may be ok to set one up. I havent lived in CT in over 10 years but the last time I was down there I used to monitor GMRS and the only repeaters I ever heard were in the Hartford area and there was one run by a Ham up in Thompson. Aside from that, I dont remember any being down in that part of the state. Best bet is to monitor the band either by scanner or SDR on a computer where you can see the whole repeater portion of the band at once.

 

[n1nte]

Don't know if you've checked this website or not:

myGMRS.com - GMRS Repeater Directory

myGMRS.com is a General Mobile Radio Service community where users can search and submit repeaters in their area.

mygmrs.com

 

[bill4long]

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[tpp517]

n1nte, yes thanks I am familiar with MY GMRS.

 

[awasser1]

I'm in Hartford Area I have my GMRS License. Dont hear too much except one repeater out of W Mass. The repeater in Thompson I can receive it here. Couple Ham Buddies have an interest in GMRS in the Naugatuck Valley. Couple repeaters are or will be going up.

Alec

 

[millrad]

I notice that Zello is a major player in GMRS and has been for quite a while. There are RoIP links to repeaters all over the country, accessible via the Zello app. Some repeater owners require that you be "trusted" in before you can transmit, mostly to insure you are licensed to be on their systems. As I see it, there is no real need to buy your own radio or worry about whether there are repeaters in sparsely populated areas. On the other hand, if you only want local comms, you still need to buy the hardware. After being involved in ham radio since 1984, I discovered Zello last year (while quarantining at home) and its association with GMRS, ham radio and public safety. - Now I belong to several Zello-linked repeaters and just purchased a mobile GMRS transceiver to use as a base station. My GMRS callsign: WRHW236

 

[N1SAK]

People using GMRS don't really "ragchew" like they do with ham. With my ham mobile, I can kill an hour's drive just by announcing my call sign as people reply just to talk. With GMRS, they're usually using between equipment like lawn or farm tractors, within an off-road club on an excursion, or using to talk to their family members around the immediate vicinity. They say something to someone spefically, not really just to anyone (even though they are often overheard by others). Almost a culture thing. Still, I'd encourage you to toss out your call sign if you're just hoping that someone will come back for a conversation, nothing wrong with that. If you ask for a "repeater check" people will often reply to you and then you can ask 'em a question and get the ball rolling. Or, you can say: "This is WXYZ123, anyone out there for a brief hello?" Not sure why but around New England - and maybe everywhere, I'm rather new to GMRS after having my ham general license for a while now - people seem to use it to say something specific to someone specific. Very little action on my local repeaters and usually, when I do hear something, it's of the nature I just described.

 

[bill4long]

People using GMRS don't really "ragchew" like they do with ham.

Some do. Go to mygmrs.com and listen to the networks during the active hours.

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

"People using GMRS don't really "ragchew" like they do with ham "

I was on Long Island after mid Feb 2020 and the GMRS repeater sounded much like a ham repeater. Someone even had a beam antenna. A lot of long winded rag chewing going on.