I'm a member of a church safety team in Tampa. We're using the baofeng UV82L handheld. How can we boost our signal best? Large church. Multiple buildings on 100 acres
Great video Randy, have a few questions. Own a set of Baofeng GMRS UV15 Pro will this work with the repeater you display. Also to enable communication do I change CTCSS & RTCSS codes on radios. Have several repeaters in the area but unable to hear. Assuming the issue mentioned, lastly great video as setting up own repeater will assist the GMRS community in the area. Is there any specific protocol, or paperwork to file to establish a repeater. As always enjoy your videos. Hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving.
Ok, let's get into it....Yes, those radios will work. You do not have to setup any CTCSS or DCS codes unless you set them up on the repeater. Yes, I would assume the repeaters in your area are using codes, all of the ones around me do. No, there is nothing you need besides your GMRS license to setup a repeater.
@ so Randy would example go to any RPT channel and change RTCSS and CTCSS ONLY if using that specific repeater. All remaining channels maintain as factory settings. As always appreciate the feedback.
Excellent question. First off, all handheld radios are 5w, there are no 10w handheld radios. Second, antenna placement. Having a high quality antenna on the roof is FAR better than using a radio on the ground. The antenna and its location have far more effect on range than power. It is highly unlikely that I could talk to my wife at home when I am on a lake even if we both had higher powered radios due to line of sight. Sure, we could have a base station radio with an antenna on the roof which would solve that as well. When used as a portable repeater, again its about placement. While I have a 50w radio in our Jeep, I may not be able to reach someone in our group that is a mile behind me due to terrain and trees, but with a vehicle in the middle with a repeater, that issue is solved. I hope that answers your question.
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I'm a member of a church safety team in Tampa. We're using the baofeng UV82L handheld. How can we boost our signal best?
Large church. Multiple buildings on 100 acres
A centrally located repeater should work well for that situation
Great video Randy, have a few questions. Own a set of Baofeng GMRS UV15 Pro will this work with the repeater you display. Also to enable communication do I change CTCSS & RTCSS codes on radios. Have several repeaters in the area but unable to hear. Assuming the issue mentioned, lastly great video as setting up own repeater will assist the GMRS community in the area. Is there any specific protocol, or paperwork to file to establish a repeater. As always enjoy your videos. Hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving.
Ok, let's get into it....Yes, those radios will work. You do not have to setup any CTCSS or DCS codes unless you set them up on the repeater. Yes, I would assume the repeaters in your area are using codes, all of the ones around me do. No, there is nothing you need besides your GMRS license to setup a repeater.
@ so Randy would example go to any RPT channel and change RTCSS and CTCSS ONLY if using that specific repeater. All remaining channels maintain as factory settings. As always appreciate the feedback.
Correct. Some radios also have extra memory slots you can use to set up more repeaters or standard channels with codes.
Ok, I'm an old fart and probably dozed off when you mentioned it. But how is the repeater powered when out on the trail?
Via the 12v “cigarette lighter” style plug that you mentioned
Why not just get a 10w radio?
Excellent question. First off, all handheld radios are 5w, there are no 10w handheld radios. Second, antenna placement. Having a high quality antenna on the roof is FAR better than using a radio on the ground. The antenna and its location have far more effect on range than power. It is highly unlikely that I could talk to my wife at home when I am on a lake even if we both had higher powered radios due to line of sight. Sure, we could have a base station radio with an antenna on the roof which would solve that as well. When used as a portable repeater, again its about placement. While I have a 50w radio in our Jeep, I may not be able to reach someone in our group that is a mile behind me due to terrain and trees, but with a vehicle in the middle with a repeater, that issue is solved. I hope that answers your question.