Recent content by jdunk

Unfortunately, too much going on this weekend. I've started trying to keep an eye on this thread so that hopefully I can tag along with some people headed out!

We drove close to 2/3's of the way around it. We could see snow in the trees on some of the higher altitudes, but I imagine you'll be able to get around pretty well wherever you decide to go. Especially since you can't actually get into the National Park with a vehicle.

Always a good plan. I think there’s 4 of them…. I might be wronf

There should be plenty that you can get to without much issue. It’s a great area. We’re actually on the coast now. Not sure if we’ll make it into the mountain forest, but if we do, I’ll drop a report for you.

I found this guide to be helpful.. probably still a little snow. You can’t really get into the national park in a vehicle. https://www.griptwister.com/olympics.html

The only time I use it is when I'm on someone else's repeater. Never when in a convoy or anything similar.

Where are you thinking about having the meetup location? I should read messages in order. If I had, I'd know that the answer was TBD Greenwater.

It looks like I’ll probably be making it down there. I’ll be monitoring GMRS 15 and the tiger mountain GMRS repeater. Looking forward to seeing some friendly faces again!

We might be out of town that weekend. I put it in my calendar. It would be nice if the “add to calendar” button worked right though ‍♂️

Excluding the repeater channels that FRS can't use.

You're correct which is why some GMRS handhelds are able to transmit on these channels if they meet the criteria. i.e. transmits a max of .5 w, has a fixed/non removable antenna, etc.

That was my biggest annoyance when running midland radios.

Just a heads up. Most GMRS mobile radios will not even transmit on the lesser power FRS frequencies due to various restrictions. Some mobile GMRS radios will simply skip over channels 8-14 because of this. Some, like the KG-1000 will allow you to listen, but will not transmit. Family Radio...

Electrical interference has caused me more problems than mounting my antennas on my hood ever has.

I have the MXTA26 from midland. It’s been great so far. 21 miles crystal clear. I need to go out and see if I can find the max range of the combination.