Repeater Hack - How To Get Repeater Tones, aka Repeater Tone Scanning Made Easy - GMRS Or Ham

[@thefacthunter6539]

Having a picture of David Koresh over your shoulder while making this video…. You get it man

[@Anamericanhomestead]

I'm just here for the Roger beeps. 👍

[@patalicat]

F J B radio name haha! Bravo on video again!

[@vitogriffin8902]

Turn your volume all the way up, hold the speaker right next to your ear, and when someone nearby transmits into the repeater you'll be able to hear the tone. It may take some experience to distinguish the sounds of the tones, so practice often until you get them all memorized.

[@texican84american]

😂

[@SystemDeviceLCL]

😂

[@elfenmagix8173]

HA HA! Great Video Randy... As a Ham with a few "expensive" Radios, I can tell you that a lot of such Ham Radios does not allow for scanning of repeater tones. The same with a lot of "Bubble Pack" GMRS/FRS Walmart Radios. Only radios like the Baofengs and its many clones (B-Tech, Radioddity, etc), Quansheng and a few others would allow Tone scanning. I can tell you that none of my Yaesus, Icoms and Kenwood radios does not do Tone Scanning. Its great being a Sad Ham! Also, I do not know about GRMS Repeaters but when I got my Ham license so long ago, anyone making a repeater must register that repeater with the FCC. I do not know if it is still true today but 20,, 30 years ago, it was so. Between the FCC and the ARRL they took that information and sold a Repeater Directory, and every registered repeater was on that book with input/output, Offset, and Tone specifications to get on any Ham repeater in the USA. Now you can find that information online, I think it is RepeaterDirectory.com/org/net or something like that. And hey include some GRMS Repeaters as well. Thumbs up to you.

[@ChrisMeade18]

The first and hardest step for sad ham recovery is admitting you are a sad ham. Therefore, sir, you are well on your way and I applaud that. Here are your next steps: 1. Any comment with "as a Ham" in it is a sad ham comment - try to avoid 2. A humble brag about the cost of your equipment is a sad ham thing - try to avoid 3. An additional mention of your ham license and when you got it is a VERY sad ham thing - definitely avoid 4. Any "back in the day" comment is about as sad ham as it gets, especially if things have changed since then - take this stuff to a ham forum Keep working on it and someday you wake up and won't be a sad ham anymore!

[@TSGEnt]

Now living in Waco, I recognize the guy in the image behind you. Before Chip and Joanna, he put Waco on the map.

[@pureblood2020]

Best $20 I have spent since last time I was in Mexico.

[@FrBlues-xh9rk]

Excellent tutorial Randy. Thank you for information and instruction. I totally lost it when you said be sure to turn on the roger beep.🤣🤣🤣

[@Theemersonday]

I have no idea what im doing but watched a youtube videos on how to unlock my radio and now this video. Im excited to talk to people. 73 Or what ever people say when they are done talking

[@bendeleted9155]

In GMRS, we say 69.

[@turbochardged]

73 is the old term sad hams use, I use the newer 69.

[@kidvision564]

😂same here

[@kidvision564]

@@bendeleted9155😂

[@swilliams2229]

I wonder why NOR doesnt use the term "Sad Ham" anymore ? In fact I dont think he has used it for at least a year. I could make a guess, but i wont.

[@bobstein2153]

Randy you hand illustrations are what really bring these videos together for me. I really wouldn't know how to handle my input and output frequencies without these essential visual aids.

[@Mr.Smith101]

👉👌

[@yoshi10152010]

I live in Victemville (lol) and I love your videos. I just found you on youtube and look forward to learn this hobby!

[@yurionabike99]

Turn on ch 16 (462.575) the Spanish chatter is back!

[@MDWackerman]

Randy, I certainly wish you were around in the 80’s when we were all trying to figure out how to program our VCR.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

I was! here is one of my old videos from the '80s showing how to meet people on AIM (AOL chat)! -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5e2dHSnltd2jdEsi=z14flEoY0nDzNBJR

[@MDWackerman]

@@TheNotaRubicon Ahhh, the good old days……………….

[@bendeleted9155]

​@@TheNotaRubicon that was hysterical. He had me for a minute there. Can't believe it was from just a month ago.

[@rongeissr]

This is pretty awesome! Thanks for enlightening us newbie radio dorks out here.

[@Thorstende]

I've watched over 300 videos from Randy in the last few weeks. That was over 50 hours of the finest content about radio technology. I gave every video a thumbs up. Everyone can learn something here. Thank you Randy. Many greetings from Germany. Keep it up. Thank you.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

You sir, very clearly, are a man of very high intelligence and taste.

[@Thorstende]

@@TheNotaRubicon Out of personal interest: can you see which videos I've watched and where I've left thumbs up? in your KZbin statistics perhaps?

[@IndraYule]

🇺🇲🤜🤛🇩🇪

[@bendeleted9155]

You're not alone Sir. Been rewatching many older vids lately (buying more radios). We have made it the number one ham channel. 😂👍

[@chazcampton7523]

Quickly became a KZbin channel I look forward to. Love the content, and I notice the Easter eggs in the video. Very witty! Love it! Thanks for keeping it simple!!

[@pr0buzzard]

Surprisingly no haters yet😊, love your vids and how u break it down

[@RisingTidesAC]

There is nothing to hate.

[@OGamputee]

@@RisingTidesACSad hams ALWAYS have a complaint

[@NMunzRailfan]

Randy finally found a new hair person!!! I love your hair!

[@philliptoone]

I didn't know these older radios had this feature. I thought it was only available on newer radios like the TD-H3. Thank you for sharing.

[@terrelbrady8035]

Hey Randy, Love your content. Recently got my GMRS license and upgraded from a uv-5r to a Tid h8 and i've got a mobile radio in transit. I just recently found your channel and soon discovered that I'm within range of your repeater. I would really like to join a group jeep adventure. I don't see any sign up on your website or any upcoming events. I would like to know if you've got anything planned. My buddy and I did mojave road awhile back and we are planning a trip up pioneer town trail in the near future. Thanks for the laughs.

[@jmiskinis]

(TYPO) Hello, I just noticed that in the video description, you appear to have neglected to include the word "how", after the word "explain", in the first sentence. Thank You for an informative video on a very interesting topic, in this video, and other recent ones as well. Recently, I have only been tinkering a tiny bit with CB radio. Although I have acquired a very inexpensive R/S HAM that was previously used, that appears to operate adequately, with only minor display LCD bleeding, I was derailed from my plan to go to Boston to obtain my HAM license, so I do not transmit on that band. I found some of your recent "funny" comments regarding the philosophy of HAM radio and it's "users" to be quite humorous. _John_ (-,-)

[@mikemcdonald5147]

when the baofeng starts up it says FJB luv it.

[@Kq4hcuDan]

Reminds me of my teens, going to payphones and using a whistle for a certain tone to get free phone calls or doing some things with dail up american online stuff.

[@Boris_Chang]

I remember the ole “Captain Crunch” boxes.

[@jonathanmcbride1504]

If anyone didnt know, the Quansheng UVK6 will capture ctcss or dtcs instantaneously with its tone scan. With a firmware mod it can be left to scan indefinitely until it finds one.

[@KC-pf4tj]

Loved the FJB on powerup. 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@parker701chief9]

You are the Baofeng YODA! A Jedi Uses The Force For Knowledge And Defense, Never For Attack 🙂

[@jeffworkman1982]

I actually just learned this recently never knew the good ol uv5rs could scan for tones and had one for years

[@kevindavis1219]

New subscriber here. Just purchased a couple above NG GT-5RM GMRS radios. So far I like them, but I wish there was a way to be able to “unlock” it so in case of an emergency I could communicate to get help. Love the videos!

[@scroopynooperz9051]

lol EF jb on startup? Randy is one of the real ones folks xD

[@allenpamscofield]

LOL, LOVE the power on message of your Boofwhang!

[@ranchosinnombreannjimmy8427]

Best hands award.

[@W5KJD]

I found a GMRS CTCSS tone the hard way (yet not so hard) I just started at 100 and tried 103 and that was it I got lucky on that one. I haven’t yet asked for permission to use the repeater nor have tried to use it yet as permission is required for that repeater. The CTCSS scan kept stopping on different tones I was thinking it was because I was about 20 miles away not really sure if that was the problem or not.

[@jrob8931]

Hey Randy, just wanted to let you know that you almost showed an emotional reaction when you raised your left eyebrow in this video. I am hoping that this was just some sort of muscle spasm and nothing that actually indicates that you have feelings of any kind, or even worse, a signal to us that you are being held hostage by a SAD HAM in the dungeon of his Mom's Basement. Keep up the great work, and I hope you are OK.

[@stonemountainbowstrings]

Love to see the TD-H3 get some love.

[@ImaginetMedia]

The third half of this video! 🙂

[@MrRobertSpearsJr]

I guess HAM’s won’t be complaining about how quiet their repeaters are anymore. LOL

[@Sinkhole100]

Waiting for the review of the Boofwang GM21 GMRS Radidio

[@ThePugdaddy21]

Randito best video ever. Nice picture of that family man from Waco Texas in the background

[@jamesd4013]

Still having a bit of trouble understanding input and output tones. I am a VISUAL leaner.....is there anything you can do to help me get it straight??

[@rongeissr]

Did you not see his hand signals showing the finger on one hand almost (but not) entering the hole on his other hand? It's so easy to understand and yet somehow stimulating.

[@electromech7335]

All gmrs repeater users love when you use the roger "BEEP"...😊

[@randykitchleburger2780]

Good idea

[@greasemonkey7744]

the hand work 🤣👌

[@REXOB9]

Thanks for the video. Praise be to Xenu.

[@khanmac9223]

Excellent content, thank you!

[@mikeg3754]

Reminder to program a power on message. Thanks.

[@randykitchleburger2780]

3AT MY NUTZ KO6 nah nevermind that's fucked up hahah

[@2023Red]

I have the gmrs license and radio in its box. Now I am asking for a tutorial on how to talk and hear . Basically I need help getting started. Can you do a tutorial at a child’s level of teaching? Not at dork’s level, Thank you!

[@Codyjrt]

The repeater ID usually broadcasts the tone frequency.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

I you are referring to it transmitting the input tone, no, it does not. Never.

[@robertgamble0]

Thank you Sir !

[@toddgeer1964]

It’s really difficult to pay attention to the details when I’m laughing so hard 😂

[@MourningConstitution]

Thanks!

[@ddjslhomebase243]

Was David Koresh a radio enthusiast?

[@johnsmith7676]

Perhaps. Maybe even likely. Regardless, what he was absolutely best at, was acting.

[@Gumby1978]

I don’t speak new math so I can’t even figure out my own age much less a tone.

[@IEraiderfan]

Thank you

[@gadsdenconsulting7126]

I wish Sawn Ryan would interview you.

[@rcfreeman]

There are hearts breaking wide open all over the world tonight.

[@vicrod74]

Mr “Boof Wang” ambassador. 😂😂😂

[@DarkShadowCustoms]

I glad you mentioned the part about private repeaters. I recently got into an argument with a guy who firmly believes that because he has a GMRS license it gives him permission to access all GMRS repeaters whether they are open to the public or closed private repeaters. Even after showing him the exact FCC rule that states GMRS repeater owners can limit who can access a repeater he continued to say anyone can access a GMRS repeater. His exact words were "I guess you are interpreting the rules different that I am." There is no interpretation since the rules state a GMRS repeater owner can either allow the repeater to be a public use or that a repeater owner can limit who uses it. I stopped talking to him since he clearly is going to believe what he wants.

[@RisingTidesAC]

Randy, PLEASE email me the number of your hairstylist! Great video as always!

[@jefffoster3557]

I suspect it is the same stylist that is in charge of Art Garfunkels head.

[@yinglyca1]

That pencil, NEEDS a "wristy" strap.

[@deltaleader71]

Better to just get a scanner which will almost instantaneously pick up tones in close call mode or search mode. Much easier than using a GMRS radio which takes forever to find the tones.

[@bendeleted9155]

Definitely everyone's radio shack should have a scanner anyway. Very useful

[@TLW896]

My red light comes on but I am not transmitting. Does anyone know why? Thank you.

[@bendeleted9155]

Is this a brothel joke?

[@kidvision564]

Is there another radio on the same frequency “on” with volume high, within range, and not receiving your signal?

[@jmiskinis]

I believe that the days of thin air may be gone... _John_ (-,-)

[@PowderMill]

I have heard about a cheap-ass ham dude (aren't they ALL cheap bastages?) over in New England that owns a bunch of linked GMRS repeaters and charges a monthly “access” fee to play. My buddy was a paying member for a bit and sent me an older copy of the monthly access authorization email he received each month from the clever owner. The guy required you buy a specific brand /model of radio that allows the user to ENTER their own non-standard PL frequency via CPS. He then provides that unique frequency on the “access card” emailed out monthly. Think that’s nuts? You can also forget the the +5 GigoloHurts repeater offset for the input. The dude uses a monthly FRS (non-GMRS) frequency that makes it more difficult to do the Bao- Fag tone scanning guesswork to gain access.

[@mariarogers9964]

Let tell you a little story bout a man named jed poor mountaineer barely keep his family fed, oh sorry i had a flashback, sorry MrNota

[@Sonny_V]

I lost you at the Bakery...

[@GaRbAllZ]

Still trying to figure out where the T TP button is...

[@kidvision564]

😂

[@Boris_Chang]

Have you ever considered becoming a hand model?

[@craigdavidson2977]

Dang.... I'm falling behind.... I'm failing to keep up.... I don't recognize the people on the monitor behind you.

[@halfabapandmusket]

Nice.

[@randykitchleburger2780]

Step 1: throw up big ass yagi Step 2: win

[@bigjack428]

Randy the Notarubicon radio dork. Had a horrible roger beeb. And if he didn't use it. You'd think he was a geek.

[@denniswofford]

Did anyone ever tell you that you talk with your hands?

[@johnsmith7676]

Without them, I believe he would be mute.

[@rongeissr]

He must be Italian

[@jrob8931]

When you said "Him, or her," I have to ask, has there ever been a woman who operates a repeater? I am not implying that it's not possible, but...

[@jwm6314]

Jrob from Cairo?

[@adubs.]

I didnt even realize how high quality the japanese boofwhang was that it was capable of such a feat. Here I am being a big nerd using a laptop and SDR. This is why you get the chicks and I dont.

[@k6usy]

Brute force, just try every tone, you got the time.

[@ama168william]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@2000gecs]

hello mr notarubicon

[@D3viceX]

Ah yes... "input frequencies." 👉👌

[@gary1559]

Why doesn't CB radio have repeaters?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Because the FCC says so.

[@jimf1964]

But if I’m not interested in talking to strange men in their basements, then why would I?

[@paulandrews171]

Let’s not kid ourselves. Women would not own a repeater.

[@bendeleted9155]

No, but is there a device that finishes your sentences incorrectly?

[@SBPepperminion]

​@@bendeleted9155, they probably used it for that sentence.

[@hslhrd707]

​@@SBPepperminion😅😂

[@k6usy]

My wife owns 51% of my repeater…

[@PowderMill]

My wife *IS* a repeater! She remembers everything I say and repeats it back when I least desire it.

[@bendeleted9155]

Randy, are you okay brother? Fires, earthquakes... what's next?

[@sammas7440]

Even with the correct "tone", most GMRS and Ham repeaters will not activate without the "Roger Beep" tone.

[@MrProPics]

Could you pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaase review a garmin rino? pleeereeeeeease pleasssseeeee

[@jeffh8112]

Don't you have a Battlestar Galactica fan-fest to attend?

[@RichDoh64]

Is there a kindergarten version of this video?😮‍💨

[@martinklaus2203]

I hope the fires don't have you on the brink of evacuation.

[@bendeleted9155]

Yesterday, it looked like an erupting volcano in Randy's back yard, replete with thunderstorms shooting up the center. Very impressive. Today it looked contained. Lots of very good air attack around the burn patches, as viewed from the plane home. There was another fire to the south near Riverside, and on to the east, looked like up near Big Bear, I'm guessing.

[@bendeleted9155]

Sorry, not Riverside. Closer to Lake Elsinore.

[@Sommyie]

Ib4 sad hams

[@GettinAuld]

Bummer you finally cut your hair eh Still a handsome devil but ... what was I saying?

[@SheFlungDung]

LOL, "make sure you enable your Roger beep", you are Satan!

[@defmoon900]

Not lying, but how complicated these are harder then a college English course. People would be paying for a course like this, hint hint. Do a trial run

[@glynnetolar4423]

No, I'd rather complain about your pronounciations.😂

[@kb7tse]

repeater "hacking" what a joke. Congratulations on figuring out something that people have been doing for more than 30 years.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

You mean, kinda like i said in the video?

[@jwm6314]

Do you get done with these videos and accidentally slip into character when it's inconvenient? I wouldn't be able to stop.

[@ranchosinnombreannjimmy8427]

Roger Roger WSJT-X