How Is A GMRS Repeater Channel Different From Standard Channels & Why Are Repeater Channels Shared?

[@nc4tn]

I’ve been a ham operator for 34 years and I am: laughing my hind-end off at this illustration! Good job, Randy.

[@wendiig0]

Thank you for the education here! Not only did I learn about offset, but I thought Squelch Tail was something that plagued me after eating day old tacos. Great job!

[@royholmes9010]

That's the funniest tx/rx comparison I've seen in a long while, you're great at this, I've been a ham for 44 years this year and about A year in GMRS, plus many years in FRS MURS CB etc. Keep it up

[@ArcticKid68]

Hey Randy! I recently got my Ham General AND GMRS licenses. My approach is ‘more is better’ whether I use it or not - so I’m not biased to either. I Have watched MANY of your vids and they are outstanding. Love your comical sarcasm and anecdotes. Your vids have taught me a LOT and I so appreciate your work. I also love that you did a vid with Crash Course Ham. That was great. :) Keep up the awesome work! Happy subscriber. :)

[@familyreyes234]

Randy, I am like one week into this videos and I enjoy this explanation.

[@Edb007th]

Still the best “edutainment” on the interwebs. Thank you, sir!

[@peachesonly69]

Timmy! Is that a bomb!!! no it’s a science experiment, I’m finally going to show my bitch teacher mrs Henderson a lesson in physics!

[@adamant6016]

pause the vid at 1:38 the statement is freaken epic!

[@artrucking4142]

!The visual representation you made of how GMRS repeater channels work is pure Beauty to these old Truckers' eyes!

[@royrobinson4636]

My GMRS knowledge and vocabulary has increased tremendously after routinely watching Randy on this channel. 😎 Today, I was "Unfuckulated" and also learned more about "Mag-gig-a-hertz"! 😎 Great job, Sir!

[@Thadopeera]

YT needs to pay you double! You do such a great job of keeping it simple while explaining complicated things 🤣💯

[@davidb.turknett4447]

I'm from the future and you answered my questions about why I hear people from Albuquerque all the way down here in South East Arizona. I think my commen sence might have woke up for a minute and this video made sense. It seems there's a good repeater system down here.

[@ernestrichardson40]

Thanks Randy! This illustration of gmrs channels, was a big HELP! MY FRIEND!! I'm a step closer to operating my btech gmrs v2 HT . I still am going to continue looking for a course that I can take in these types of Radios, Randy!! Thanks for taking your time for this QUICK REPLY BACK TO ME!!! **YOUR A GOOD MAN RANDY AND HONEST IN THE BEST WAY YOU KNOW HOW!!! Maybe this is the reason why the RADICAL HAMS- BEHAVE THIS WAY!! * I'm on the out side looking IN !! This animosity that I see towards you, Randy-Has a deep ROOTED SMELL OF INTENSE!!! (JELOSEY AND ENVEY TO IT!!!)

[@Simon_Rix]

Spacing the words around the "vegetable" is appreciated.

[@mikestone9129]

You always make your lessons very entertaining.

[@4000marcdman]

wow. the channel is growing quickly. I think when I started watching in January or December there was about 60k(i could be wrong my memory is shit). Great work Randy. Im happy for you.

[@ragheadand420roll]

Randy thx for supporting “the current thing” We never know what it is... just as long as we support it 🤪😂👍🏻✌🏻🐻🇺🇸

[@donicenogle4009]

Thanks!

[@rjvandermark7642]

you make a squelch break sound like slurping soup. So fun and very exciting, Randy... You Killing Them. Amazing Job!

[@jasonthomas1758]

Thank you for your explanation! I just had this question / issue the other day and did not understand it. Still new to GMRS, but learning….

[@kennym2035]

Dam here I was Tremont Ranch repeater on repeater channel 20 keying the Mic wondering why I was not hearing any chatter after releasing the mic, 🙃🤯 🙃 I’m still thinking of those CB days Thank you for the help Randy 👍

[@Sonicgott]

Thank you for this thoroughly detailed yet simple explanation.

[@seewaage]

Thanks for the vid. That's why no one can hear me when I transmit on the regular channel. I need to transmit on the repeater channel. 🙂

[@rolandweaver7983]

Hahahahahahahahaha….. so I got this figured out now… I transmit & receive on a sock unless I’m on a repeater channel… and then, I’m transmitting on a cucumber and receiving on a sock. So Randy, where (or how) does the cucumber and sock go in the radio? 🤪🤪🤪 Great video man!!! Crack me up man!!!

[@xJJ07]

Your Radio King 🤴 🙌 your videos alone help me learn on my own ! Thank you Good bless your channel 🙏!

[@Gruuvin1]

I SERIOUSLY had no idea that the explanation of a radio repeater could have me rolling on the floor!

[@ThomasFMoser]

Outrage? A very wise man once said "words can not express, how much I don't care" 🤣 Well done, Randy - though I missed Chris' (the real hero's) sock... thanks so much for your videos! Best to you & 73

[@andrewtaylor5421]

Thank you for explaining that so we can understand.

[@Tenacious-Tiger]

Cucumber, Rolled Up Sock and Randy, Oh My ! Randy is the Wizard !

[@certinstructorron4050]

Well done Randy! Even a Ham couldn't of explained it better! I'm a Ham and approve this message 👌.

[@herrent]

Finally, someone who speaks my language!

[@RicArmstrong]

I just got my first GMRS radio today. Can't wait to get my license. I went with the GM-30 because it's easy to use as a novice. 👍

[@JifferRiffic]

GRMS Only requires a $70 fee right

[@RicArmstrong]

@@JifferRiffic After April 19th, it's supposed to go down to $35 for ten years.

[@DrPosion]

@@RicArmstrong yep, I'm holding out until it drops

[@jj-zy6gc]

For the love of everything holy, follow the instructional video on here. The FCC website was coded by rahtarded pigmies.

[@toml.8210]

The stuff about the "shared" repeater channels made sense! Can you also explain the shared FRS/GMRS channels? The new $35 GMRS fees are reality! I just paid my $35, but the processing seems as slow as the website updates. I'll look again in a couple days.

[@almirria6753]

Thank you for the info. Sadly there are no repeters here in mid Mo. [Lincoln County, by the banks of the Mississippi River, Lock & Dam #25] and I can not afford to put one together and place it up for use....Durn it.

[@av8or4951]

I'm laughing so hard I'm in tears! You crack me up man.

[@alpha6tango860]

Damnit Randy… you spoke untruths .. a person using ch19, can easily talk with someone using a repeater on 19 provided they are in simplex range of each other. Both radios are “listening” on 19. The person using the repeater must not have tone squelch active, or the person on simplex needs to use the same tone as the repeater output. It’s easy.

[@mainetomass99]

Yep 👍

[@joecerda630]

This guy makes GMRS fun...ny😅

[@philipstaite4775]

"What did you think it was gonna look like?" Well, I'd rather not answer that. Remember folks, if you think you missed something, pause with 'k' and step forward or back a frame at a time with '.' and ',' (period and comma).

[@JasonRasmussen]

Can you please explain input/output tones & codes with a Post It Note, warm cup of coffee and a rusty nail?

[@REXOB9]

Xenu be praised for this clear explanation.

[@charliedelta1136]

Good thing your here Randy Bo bandy

[@BDTube2006]

This is a wonderful explanation between the standard GMRS channels and the shared Repeater Channels. *[Question]* If I believe I am in range of a local GMRS repeater (462.550), and I have the corresponding RX/TX CTCSS tone for that repeater, how do I know if I have successfully transmitted to that repeater? Thank you in advance and I greatly appreciate any feedback...

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Two ways to know if you're hitting a repeater: 1) someone answers you when you talk 2) you hear a "kickback" or static "kerchunk" 1/2 a second or so after you let go of the transmit button.

[@coreymacgregor176]

Can you pick up these 1-22 channels on a uv 5r? I only see frequency options.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Yes, you just need to know what the frequencies are.

[@donaldoc]

I kinda figured out where this was going at the 1:35‼️ Sensei... 😉👌 1+1=3. 1 male + 1 female = a family of 3. I'm totally, "confudgled", about 2+2=5, though... 🤔

[@Joe_Goofball]

That very wise man was George Orwell...

[@DARTHDANSAN]

I come for the knowledgeable. I stay for sarcasm lol

[@andrewyoung-n8ary]

Sorry to add an unsolicited complication, but the repeaters users MIGHT hear you, if they are not too many fars away from you, and they are using no receive tone.

[@mainetomass99]

Good point. Not a GMRS user yet, but I’ve wanted to mention this a few times, but didn’t want to add more confusion to some of the new radio folks. Ha. If the GMRS repeater output has no tone, and my next door neighbor is on the repeater channel…if I key up on the shared simplex channel that matches the repeater output (while being within range of my neighbor), he’s going to hear me. It’s all just frequencies, tones and range.

[@Hobbies4Hire]

Great video as always! In my area, one guy owns multiple repeaters covering a wide range of channels, and he recently announced that he is going to start charging for the use of those repeaters. Could you do a video that addresses the legality of this practice? Maybe you could include best practices for how exactly to tell this guy to kick rocks.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Its very easy to scan for the input tones and then start using the repeater - which would make the repeater owner very sad because there is no way he can stop anyone from doing that..

[@DonzLockz]

😄 now I know everything about mcjigahertz! Your custom graphics help me understand!😄✌

[@marcspaz]

My cheeks hurt from smiling when watching this video. Love it!

[@madcow3417]

2 + 2 = 5 for very large values of 2.

[@andrewyoung-n8ary]

Sounds Orwellian

[@thomaswashburn3513]

2+2=5 Only if one of the 2’s is off set by .3 or .4 (.5 or higher would be 3 and not a 2 anymore) and the other 2 is off set by .1 to .4 (again .5 would be 3 and not a 2). If both are off set by .2 or less… it will only equal 4. I use the example frequently with know-it-all kids. It blows their minds 🤯.

[@IgorDeCamps]

I'm one of the 4400 and was a Ham Operator back in 1940, I can attest that NRP is spot on.

[@LarryL619]

Thank you. I learned some new words today. …and so did my kids. 😆

[@kennym2035]

Another question Randy, so if I’m on channel 20 and I have a repeater channel 20 when I key the Mike the radio if programmed right will automatically use the repeater channel 20 and then broadcast on the regular channel 20 the only stupid question is the one you don’t ask I’m a newbie I’ve only had my GMRS license a week

[@dbwstein]

Again. Super helpful.

[@clarepeterson6325]

Oohh okay, i was wondering that. If I'm allowed to talk on a gmrs repeater channel without a gmrs license. The gmrs repeater channels in our area do their call sign in Morse code. Thx!

[@RobDTom]

I don’t understand how someone using a repeater on channel 19 would not be able to hear someone who is using simplex on channel 19? Like you said, they are sharing the same listening frequency!

[@TheNotaRubicon]

If they are close, they would be able to hear/talk to them. In my example, the repeater users are many fars away, in which case they would be long out of simplex range and therefore, not able to talk to to each other.

[@Steve5404]

LOL....I'm dying here!!! Awesome videos!

[@dkabbash]

Okay, awesome. I almost got it. I think. Thanks.

[@SlyGuy2000]

My Tidradio will let me Seek for the PL frequency on Chan's 15-22 to find the repeater code

[@scottcalloway2252]

Hey Randy, if I want to talx many many fars away and I can hit a repeater but my friend can't but their repeater is in range of the one I can reach can we talx?

[@RINNTY]

Love it Randy, great explanation

[@scottmb99]

This was a good one Randy, I appreciate it and found it very helpful!

[@nickkline2584]

What are the 8 preset repeater channels on my uv 5g pro. After I get to channel 22 the next channels are reptr 1-8? I put both of my radios on those channels and nothing came through either radio while trying to talk with the other radio close by so I’m assuming they aren’t actual channels you can talk on.? Sorry I’m new to this and just recently got my GMRS license

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Those are Repeater Channels.. Stay off those until you know what you are doing.

[@RisingTidesAC]

I am finally the first comment!

[@kevinhawkins82]

So, I will hear GMRS repeater traffic while I listen to regular GMRS Channels? Do I have to have my radio tuned to one of the pre-programmed repeater channels to hear people on repeaters? Thanks for the videos!

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Did you WATCH the video? Pretty sure I covered that.

[@alexpode]

I apologize for my ignorance, what is the difference between a channel and a frequency? Or are the channels frequencies?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Channels are just pre-set frequencies with easier to remember names/labels.

[@alexpode]

@@TheNotaRubicon Thank you! Just did my due diligence and found it, I also learned that the 22 channels/frequencies are 462 and 467. I thought it was anything between 462 and 467. I'm starting to get it now. Thank you for your help!!! Glad i found your videos

[@grouchyoldpatriot]

A serious question about gmrs repeaters..........can you "repeater hop" from one repeater to another to extend your fars beyond the range of one repeater?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Only if the repeater is linked to other repeaters via the internet. It would break the GMRS FCC rules to link repeaters the way ham radios can do it.

[@grouchyoldpatriot]

@@TheNotaRubicon ahhhh........thanks for the info Randy.

[@IamNerfDart]

It would be possible for someone that's on a normal simplex channel to hear and talk to someone that on a repeater. However (and it's a big however), it's almost impossible to. The repeater user's radio would need to not have their receiver locked to a sub channel code aka having the R-CTCSS or R-DCS (for the experts) option I'm going to acknowledge the fars problem but that's a smaller problem then the transmitted codes problem (assuming you're running "higher" power). But in the normal 99.99% of cases, it's not possible.

[@snakezdewiggle6084]

Have you done the confabultion on wet string yet ?

[@jamescopeland5358]

Well done Randy

[@Red.Baron.512]

If someone is in range of repeater #1 and i am out of range of that repeater, but in range of repeater #2 which range overlaps with repeater #1, can i talk to them? Or do we both need to be in range of the same repeater?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

To use a GMRS repeater you must both be within range of that repeater.

[@Red.Baron.512]

@@TheNotaRubicon thank you sir. I am new to this. Should have my first GMRS radio and license in a couple of days. I’ve heard you talk before about a network of repeaters that would allow you to talk across the country. Have you ever tried that? Much appreciation from Austin, Texas.

[@Mirko..Meka906]

Can you explain how I can set up my radio so I can speak on a reapeter and they will here me. I'm only hearing them. There not hearing me I'm brand new to this. Thank you

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Maybe this video will help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX26qaqtr72LmcU

[@Mirko..Meka906]

@@TheNotaRubicon thank you I will check it out

[@raywu7933]

It looks like Baofeng GM-5RH has a search freq feature that also detect tones of repeater on the freq. I have yet to try that, but wonder if that's the same tone the repeater use for opening the repeater. Anyone? If yes, that's mean we only need to know the repeater freq and baofeng will scan the tones used for users to set same tones.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Scanning the tone from the repeater will give you the repeater's output tone which may not necessarily be the same as the INPUT tone needed to open the repeater. To get the INPUT tone to open the repeater you have to monitor the INPUT frequency of the repeater and you must be in range of someone using/transmitting to the repeater - you must scan the radio of someone using the repeater, not the repeater itself.

[@romeyrome]

I picked up that radioddity radio and the software sucks I tried it on my PC and the iPad just doesn't work I am trying to use chirp for my baofeng 5x and the 25 can you show me how to put in tones I just cannot get it to work

[@SeanFlaherty]

Which Radioddity radio? Maybe it's not repeater capable.

[@ravedog]

Was the transmitter channel handy or did you have to go to the store?

[@grouchyoldpatriot]

Confucklement.........my new favorite word!!!

[@aCycloneSteve]

So if the repeater is receiving on channel 27(?) and transmitting on 19, how can multiple repeaters connect and send the transmission longer distances? Is it also retransmitting on channel 27 or is the repeater configured to send the transmission on to whatever the channel of the next repeater is?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

They can't. You wont find multiple (legal) GMRS repeaters connected like that.

[@aCycloneSteve]

@@TheNotaRubicon I thought I heard you talk about the theory that a group could talk from one end of the country to the other, but that no one had organized it (yet)

[@brianrobertson603]

Well done. 😊

[@4000marcdman]

lol. i was writing my last comment and i look up and i see a cucumber and a sock! HAHAHAHA

[@carlosf.5424]

hi! how first GMRS radio wouxun KG-XS20G from buytwowayradios , how can i use your ranchino repeater

[@TheNotaRubicon]

All the info you need to use the Ranchino repeater is here: www.notarubicon.com/gmrs-repeater-inland-empire/

[@ddw63]

Another good one, thank you for the unfukalment.

[@RelentlessMK]

Thanks for "the talk". LOL

[@morthomer5804]

How many peaters are re-peating so fars, fars away?

[@ke8mattj]

BEEP BEEP BOOP War is peace, freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength. All hail quee n Randy. BOOP BOOP BEEP

[@greg1516]

Thanks Randy

[@Boris_Chang]

Dude is funny AF.

[@theroguetomato5362]

I'm with you on the sock, but a repeater channel is like a zucchini. A ham radio guy would have known that.

[@Michael-pe4cr]

Is that a pickle in your pocket or are you glad to see me?

[@mgoben6499]

Oh dude. Hilafuckulous shiznit. Good stuff!

[@raywu7933]

22 regular channels, 8 repeater channels. If I ran out of the 8 repeaters on Baofeng GM-5RH, can I use regular channels, set repeater tones, set offset, save it, say as channel 33 and expect to work like a repeater channel? I tried exactly that but it did not work bc whenever I press transmit, I do not see it transmitting at the offset frequency, just transmitting like simplex at the listen freq. If regular channels can never be config to work like repeater channels, why bother to have an offset setting that has zero effect on the tx freq? Looking forward to another lesson besides the "hiss" sound lesson (on his enlightening Utube) on how to differentiate betw a simplex vs repeater conversation on the airwave. Thanks.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Most GMRS radios allow you to store additional repeaters on custom channels but how to do it depends on your specific radio.

[@raywu7933]

@@TheNotaRubicon Updated my orig post, "on Baofeng GM-5RH", thks. The offset did not force the BaoFeng to tx on the offset, was just tx on the rx freq set, why/how fix? I would assume that's fixable if indeed non-repeater channels such as chn-5 or chn-33 can be used as repeater channels with correct config, just cannot get it configured to work as such. Thks.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Some radios allow you to only use certain channel numbers for custom repeaters (ie; only channels higher than ch40, etc).. some also automatically enter the offset, others dont and you have to enter it. What does the user manual say about adding custom repeater channels?

[@raywu7933]

The last time i chk, GM-5RH is too new (Dec 2023) to have PDF manual for searching text, but its paper manual only mentioned repeater tones, nothing else. Your channel-40 as custom repeater channels work! Offsets now working and tx got repeater response "hiss". I have 2 identical GM-5RH with identical settings, but they can't talk to each other despite hearing the "hiss" when I release the tx button. Repeater is Daniel Peak and I'm in S Hemet, so within range since yester-night spoke with repeater owner via Chn-23, std repeater channel. This or most small devices manual like GM-5RH needs a magnifying glass to read, so unless there's online PDF, me don't bother to read, simply watch some youtube on pertinent topics. Learned the "hiss" and channel-40 from you! Much appreciated. 😄 PS: Baofeng really need to disable fields (like Offset) for below-40 channels if offsets/etc. don't have working effects, instead of letting users do all these "wild goose chase" experiments for hours.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

i made an entire video explaining why the radios can't talk to each other and how to fix it.. you can watch that video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYGtgZukfs5pkNUsi=q1oWTTUU9FW8yXLu

[@KamauNwabudike]

I'm submitting this video to organizations that help couples trying to have a child.

[@jj-zy6gc]

I’ll say it first. This is for basic GMRS radios. Not for SAD HAM type of “advanced” radios where you have to enter offsets.

[@garycook5125]

RT Systems software enters it automatically on my radios. It can be entered manually or altered, though.

[@souniert]

Dude….keep it up! lol!!

[@paulleavitt8416]

Can you do one on DIY channels? i have no idea what those are

[@DrPosion]

I vehemently disagree with this video. 2+2 does not equal 5, it's 3. Seriously though, good explanation

[@jj-zy6gc]

2+2 equals trans. Duh.

[@NEW_GOO]

@@jj-zy6gc 4 or 5 speed trans?

[@jj-zy6gc]

@@NEW_GOO trick question. 3on the trans. I mean tree

[@rustyhaddock7954]

Honestly, it depends. 2+2=5 for sufficiently low values of 5. OTOH, 2+2=3 for sufficiently HIGH values of 3.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

If the media and the government says that 2+2=5, then it equals 5.. if you disagree, you're a conspiracy theorist or terrorist..

[@jamesslick4790]

"Confuckelment" and "confuckulation" are great new words. I will be using them! 👍👍

[@radiohobbyist13]

How many socks does it take to make a repeater?

[@BreakingPintMedia]

Cucumbers and socks: Because only sad ham children learn of birds and bees

[@RevGunn-jq3cq]

You had me rolling!!!

[@caroleemoreno8086]

Can anyone tell me what this “last active area” flashing on my radio means on a repeater channel?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Thats where the last signal was received.

[@caroleemoreno8086]

@@TheNotaRubicon Thank you. The icon looks like the state of New Jersey 😀