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Not really... there are only a handful of Public GMRS repeaters in the whole northwest, with most of them inside the greater Seattle Area and Portland Metro.

I just bought a pair of Trek Verve 2 disk. They should be here mid July.

Do a YouTube search for your radio to program and use it.

If you’re just wanting something easy to use, and occasional use, just pick up a couple of cheap FRS radios... if you want a little more power get GMRS and your GMRS license.

Depending on where you travel... out here in my corner of the NW, most of us run 2m and most of the “Jeep” clubs are making the move to ham away from both CB and GMRS. I relapse over there GMRS is popular, but I talk with quite a few overlanders every night on HF as they are roaming around the...

@Ties summed it up pretty well. A couple of things to clear up though. CB even though it’s 40 channels, only 6,19, and 21/22 (depending on the area) can become congested. And when I say can become, I mean they used to be back in the 1990’s, but CB here in the northwest is almost non...

I’m an audio snob... and I’ve been making huge upgrades ever since I got my FTDX10 to have a similar sound experience... the 878 is almost as enjoyable to listen to.

How do you like the radio? I have the AD-878UV Plus and am loving it. Saw the 578Pro on sale at BridgeCom and thought it would make a good base station radio.

Website has changed Jim... @Corrie updated the Home Page yesterday and some kinks came up within the navigation of the site... some issues have been worked out, while others are being worked on. OP you need to just re-log in with your usual credentials. Old bookmarks are kind of wonky but...

The GMRS/FRS radios HAVE to be part 95 certified. Part 95 Certification for GMRS radios A§95.1761 GMRS transmitter certification. (a) Each GMRS transmitter (a transmitter that operates or is intended to operate in the GMRS) must be certified in accordance with this subpart and part 2 of...

160 characters vs 120000 bytes is a huge difference. The ability to also include pictures is priceless... I never said anything about using the radio on Voice... I specifically said digitally. I had a Spot before I got my radio license... since getting my license, I don’t see the need... I...

My favorite DX was working a Japan station on 40m with 10 watts last month.

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Hello Brandon, Welcome to Overland Bound. I am the Northwest Director. @PNW EXPLR is your closest member representative. To help navigate through the forums, here are some links that can be filtered by “Region” prefix. We are in the Overland Bound North America US Northwest Region (US...

I thought “New Ham” Q&A was the first Friday of each month. I just got a Anytone AD-D878 UV Plus and a SkyBridge. I hope to be able to jump in on the nets more often now over RF. I’m also working with a local repeater owner to allow me to open the Echolink Node to link up his repeater system...

Looks like good times Jon, did you work any of the QP7 party?

The reason I run CB, GMRS, and Ham is because not everyone is on board with Ham... ham is by far the most superior form of communication device.

I’ve seen hidden front receiver mounts on the front of the Areos as well. As for pulling the whole front end off... I’m more concerned with ripping the frame out from under the truck... besides... if I tweek the bumper I can get a new one for $50.00 at the wrecking yard.

yup other end, that I happened to be driving through to get home from a Hamfest on the same day.

These new devices still don’t have the capabilities of ham. Yes you can send a SMS message via GPS, but at a huge hit to your wallet, and a limit on amount of words allowed to be sent. But you can send a full unlimited email via HF very reliably. I know of several instances within the last...