new to GMRS and have a channels question. I am currently on GMrs1 channel on a Baofeng UV-9g. I see the blue lit come on from time to time. I am think

[jspcrypto]

I am currently on GMRS1 channel on a Baofeng UV-9g. I see the blue light come on from time to time. I am thinking I am receiving a signal from somewhere but only hear static no voices. Is this because the signal is too weak to have the voices come thru. I have looked at my GMRS.com for repeaters in my area and do not find any. Just learning so be kind just a newb.

 

[ladn]

Could be a weak signal or just static/interference.
Try listening in different locations and try listening to all the channels.

 

[nokones]

Also, could be due to the fact that the radio has poor selectivity to reject adjacent channel RFI or EMI from electrical devices that you find with CCR POS junk.

 

[K3YGX]

Try increasing the squelch using the menu

 

[nd5y]

Are you sure it's static and not some type of digital signal?

 

[jspcrypto]

Could be a weak signal or just static/interference.
Try listening in different locations and try listening to all the channels.

Yes it seems my WIFI router may have been causing he static. I moved outside and no more of the static. Still no communications but no static.

 

[nokones]

Yes it seems my WIFI router may have been causing he static. I moved outside and no more of the static. Still no communications but no static.

Kinda tells me that the selectivity is very poor in rejecting unwanted noise. I guess that would be typical for a $35 Boofwanger radio. You might want to look into getting a real radio.

You can pick up a good used Kenwood or Motorola radio for about $100-250 that will last a lot longer and won't give you any problems for a long time.

 

[tomk62]

Still no communications but no static.

What communications are you expecting to hear? Do you have a second radio, or is there someone else you know with a radio?

 

[merlin]

I have a GMRS programed as a system into my XG-100 base and use a discone. I park on the national calling channel (Ch 22). In 5 months
only heard two call.

 

[nd5y]

Kinda tells me that the selectivity is very poor in rejecting unwanted noise.

Even a properly designed high quality receiver will be affected by poorly designed crap products that put out wideband noise or a narrowband junk right on on your receive frequency.
Sometimes all you can do is eliminate the source or move your antenna or radio far enough away from the source that it's no longer a problem.

 

[jspcrypto]

What communications are you expecting to hear? Do you have a second radio, or is there someone else you know with a radio?

I was not sure about what I was expecting to hear. Was thinking I may hear some chatter if someone was talking. The radio I have came with 2 radios. Will try one to the other on a secret frequency, I think that's what it was called, to see if they work that way.

 

[jspcrypto]

Kinda tells me that the selectivity is very poor in rejecting unwanted noise. I guess that would be typical for a $35 Boofwanger radio. You might want to look into getting a real radio.

You can pick up a good used Kenwood or Motorola radio for about $100-250 that will last a lot longer and won't give you any problems for a long time.

I may look into that, although with even repeaters far away I am not sure it is worth it. Zip code is 43543 in NW Ohio

 

[tomk62]

Interesting that some people just want to **** on the OP's radios when the problem may simply be that no one in his area is transmitting on channel 1 ...

 

[tomk62]

I was not sure about what I was expecting to hear. Was thinking I may hear some chatter if someone was talking. The radio I have came with 2 radios. Will try one to the other on a secret frequency, I think that's what it was called, to see if they work that way.

Then why not just try a test, radio to radio, on GMRS 1?

 

[K6GBW]

Does he have a PL turned on and the blue light is signals on another PL?