http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/ General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:01:39 GMT pob http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14565 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14565 REPEATERS FOR SALE GO to qth.com..search repeaters...There were two for sale in gmrs frequency area the other day.   POB/WQJV681/INDIANA [Non-text portions of Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:25:25 GMT ray kalbfeld http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14564 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14564 anyone seeling or know of someone selling a GMRS Repeater please advise Raymond P. Kalbfeld 16850 Collins Avenue Suite 112-463 Sunny Isles Beach, Florida Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:25:01 GMT Sarge http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14563 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14563 There was not when I checked about a year ago. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:24:10 GMT Duane Vincent http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14562 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14562 As to actual coordination similar to what the amateur radio community or business users have, there isn't any such animal when it comes to GMRS.   Duane ... Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:23:21 GMT w5jck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14561 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14561 No, it is a gentleman's agreement as far as coordination goes. You cannot interfere with someone's repeater are with other radio services, but as long as you Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:23:02 GMT dieselheart001 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14560 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14560 Michael, I'm here in northeast Oklahoma, and am still interested in setting up a GMRS repeater. For now it's on the back burner but once I find out more, and Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:22:46 GMT Stan Walters http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14559 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14559 Hi there, No, there are no coordinating bodies like in Amateur Radio. The coordination is completely voluntary. However, user groups like the Lakes Area GMRS Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:36:44 GMT kf7eec http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14558 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14558 Are there groups that corridate the use of GMRS repeater frequencies, like there are with ham radio? I live in Vegas and all 8 GMRS repeater frequencies are in Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:16:40 GMT Ray http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14557 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14557 Any of us with 800 MHz systems can give you some history on what happens when you mix TDMA (or any digital) with analog on 2-way radio. The FCC's Nextel Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:51:00 GMT W8MIA http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14556 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14556 Digital GMRS!! As I feel sure most of us will agree the entire 2-way spectrum will eventually all be digital but that will take another 20 years or more as a Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:47:14 GMT w5jck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14555 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14555 Nope, leave it alone. Digital audio sounds like Stephen Hawkings, if you are lucky. The only good thing about digital audio is that it has a smaller signal Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:46:58 GMT RFI-EMI-GUY http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14554 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14554 I think any activity that maintains GMRS as a viable service is a good idea. My fear is that commercial interests will see this as the next PCS service and try Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:45:56 GMT Skip http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14553 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14553 ... I suspect if this is ever allowed at all, it will be part of a 'narrowbanding' initiative, splitting GMRS channels down to 6.25 KHz, or something like. Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:45:46 GMT Jay Urish http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14552 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14552 ... How do you figure? I am against this, it's just not good practice to tie up wideband channels with narrowband digital traffic. ... -- Jay Urish W5GM Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:45:45 GMT Craig http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14551 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GMRS/message/14551 I vote no way! When digital work is great but when it doesn't it don't. There is no in between. Same with dtv. I would rather hear a weak signal with voice