GMRS Repeater Behavior

[thesabreslicer]

Hi there,

I am new to amateur radio and GMRS specifically (don't have my ham license just yet), and I had a question about repeater behaviour.

If I transmit to a know repeater input frequency and have another radio next to me listening to the output, I only hear a static broadcast following the end of my transmission.

However, if I leave home and go 4 blocks away and then broadcast, my brother can hear me as I transmit and then we both hear the static broadcast when I am finished.

Can another radio only pick up my broadcast if I am further away (is my transmit overpowering the other radio's receive?).

Thanks for the help.

-thesabreslicer

 

[kayn1n32008]

If I transmit to a know repeater input frequency and have another radio next to me listening to the output, I only hear a static broadcast following the end of my transmission.



Can another radio only pick up my broadcast if I am further away (is my transmit overpowering the other radio's receive?).



Thanks for the help.



-thesabreslicer

What you have described is called desense. Majority of radios will experience this, unless you are very close to the repeater you are using.

 

[thesabreslicer]

What you have described is called desense. Majority of radios will experience this, unless you are very close to the repeater you are using.

Thanks for the explanation!