Scanning GMRS Channels - What Can You Hear On GMRS? I Scan All GMRS Frequencies - CB Radio VS GMRS

[@mrboom4570]

I live in the middle of nowhere and nobody is on GMRS. Got every channel all to myself.

[@richardmillican7733]

It's the best way to have intellectual conversations

[@Fobes]

I can drive around town and almost never hear anything. Ham is fairly active where I am though.

[@TheRealRenn]

Interesting it is like that where you live. We are 2-1/2 hrs away from a city out in the middle of the high desert at 4600' ft and in out community we have approx 40 people in our GMRS club and we are in the process of installing a big repeater on one of the hills out here. We've done a lot of testing with mobile and hand held GMRS radios and found them to work significantly better than expected. Main reason is we have Cell phone dead areas and the GMRS allows us to comm in case of an emergency.

[@ErikS308]

Same. Dead air Dave is on all the freqs

[@escomag]

I don't here much at home, just the local hardware store. But iI do when I adventure

[@OverlandOne]

The chicks really dig GMRS radio. If you use a roger beep, you attract twice as many.

[@frank4fun64]

2 X 0 = 0

[@RisingTidesAC]

From now on we should refer to them as dames. Sounds cooler like Dean Martin!

[@mrkevin6354]

Beep

[@DMS20231]

@@RisingTidesACDon’t be sexist. The broads don’t like it!

[@OverlandOne]

@@frank4fun64 You made an error, 2x20=40. There, I fixed it for you.

[@RisingTidesAC]

Remember when cell phones were analog and you could open up a scanner and snip a diode and open up the cell band? Listening to those conversations was very interesting and quite funny!

[@TheNotaRubicon]

I remember when you could drive-around the neighborhood with one of the newfangled 'cordless' phones and listen to people's conversations ... or, make long distances calls from their phones... or... call 911 from their phones and report a crime in progress, scream, and then hang up..

[@RisingTidesAC]

@@TheNotaRubicon Randy, that reminds me of the time in the early 90's when I had 49 MHz cordless phone that was charged but not connected to the phone line because I had bought a newer cordless phone. The old phone rang without it being connected to the telephone line because it had connected to a base at a neighbor's house. I jumped out of my chair believing that ghosts were responsible. 😂😂

[@mackspubliclandhuntingoutd6715]

@@TheNotaRubicon my scanner would pick up my neighbors conversations. very interesting

[@seanliming212]

@thenotarubicon can you please help me. I was testing my gmrs radio with my wife while I was at home on the couch and she was at work. I enabled the Roger beep and she was not impressed. Can I fix this or should I replace the wife. Problem with wife replacement is current wife cooks and complains very little about buying radios or 3d printers. Am I being to greedy.

[@lgroschiensalle]

@@seanliming212 Roger beeps are for libtards and communists, better disable that immediately, your wife obviously knows a thing or two about radios. I'd check whether she has a HAM license, wouldn't be surprised if she did. She can show you how to turn that thing off. Not all HAMs are "sad" HAMs you know... 73 :-)

[@numbersix7193]

Thanks for sharing. Now I am convinced I am not missing anything by not having a gmrs radio.

[@TheRealRenn]

Most SadHamns have come to the same conclusion

[@dennisludwig5542]

Its for people that actually do things other than sit in their house and talk to strange men around the country. Of course you have no need for it

[@xSikks]

I live in the Missouri Bootheel in a town of 2,000 people. Got a nurse practitioner office on 2, farmers use 1,3,6, and 12. Kids play on some channels. Some cb'ers talk on 16 daily. Repeaters on 23, 25, and 27. Local hams talk on 19 here and there. Near by towns use them for schools too. There are tons of people getting into GMRS.

[@escomag]

Now I am curious, where are you?. I was in Poplar Bluff for the eclipse in April.

[@davidturknett4447]

Do you think some might be on frs?

[@OGamputee]

Driving across country as we speak. Using Gmrs / ham. Scanning all day..and nothing. But…noticing dozens and dozens of CB antennas on cars/ trucks the further we get South. I believe Cb is alive and well in many places. Or many folks just like those CB Whips for decoration?! Lol

[@maxwellhowell]

Down south they use them a lot in rural areas.

[@JohnMackay-kn3rl]

My AT 6666 PRO CB radio gives me 2000 miles of fars on channels 37 and 38 LSB

[@obxjeepguy]

You may be confusing CB antennas for the hicks that use 5/8 wave VHF antennas with Marine radios for hunting. Illegal as all getout, but there is never any enforcement.

[@OGamputee]

@@obxjeepguyunderstand. But they are in fact CB whips.

[@iwrite61]

Been enjoying your channel for several months. I decided to scan GMRS here in south central CT. I have a good scanner and outdoor antenna. Been scanning daily for 2 weeks and have not heard anything.

[@JimJimmington-e8i]

There are lots of repeaters in CT if you want to listen or if you are licensed and want to talk. I know this is a video about simplex channels but if you just want to see if your investment is worth it, why not? I hear lots of traffic on simplex here north of you in New England and this state is known for massholes and taxes on everything which includes breathing. If you get me. MyGMRS can help you find those repeaters as well.

[@blackmaxima]

From Bristol and South Windsor myself.

[@anarchytelevision8445]

I'm very offended about what you said about CB radio💪🏼🤨, everybody knows CB radio is the original social network and gmrs is just a fad

[@stlouisx50]

Exactly. No fm, ssb, echo mics.

[@mackspubliclandhuntingoutd6715]

@@stlouisx50 BOOM. Correct

[@travislyon7046]

@@stlouisx50that’s the point though. Everyone has to get in line and listen to everyone’s shit. Unless you run tones, but that’s no fun.

[@cariboooutlaw4852]

Well then, we need SSB, echo mics and chaos and mayhem on GMRS so that it sounds just like good ol' fashioned CB radio. LOL

[@johnlynch7834]

Europe is coming in lately on ssb on channels 35 to 40 on cb .It's far from dead.Very few people on gmrs in Baltimore

[@scottag0]

Sounds like an absolute hellscape to me!

[@H3STROU8LE]

My goodness, that was the most excited I have ever been. My wife doesn't even excite me the way GMRS does. WHOA!

[@wser682]

Wow a bunch of FRS stations talking on top of each other very impressive

[@REXOB9]

Randy, you never disappoint. Going to the other room, because that's where the radio is...

[@bendeleted9155]

I am proud of you sir. This is what I was talking about. For anyone here who wants more radios, imagine the traffic you might hear doing this during an emergency such as in NC. MURS freqs (vhf) can also be fairly active in urban and suburban areas. If you can see the value of this capability, also put in Marine vhf channel 16 and a few working channels such as 68, 69, 71 & 72. Congrats! you are now your local EMMCOM for non radio dorks who picked up a radio in desperation during an emergency. 👍 CB would be good to monitor in an emergency too. You never know who might need help and what radio they might have laying around. If you're also a ham, consider adding this capability to take the lead on uniting the radio services and illustrating the usefulness of ham radio to all the "normal people". 😉

[@troy3456789]

Cb dips down into hf at 27Mhz. Need to have that much longer antenna to switch to.

[@NavyVet2243]

Love his Shirt😂😂

[@rbmwiv]

Only ones active here in western NC are on the repeters. Occasionally ill pick up kids on FRS but that's about it. The repeter is very active. All 4 I can hit are always good. Everyone is nice.

[@jameskelly1680]

Now THIS is the quality content we come to this channel for.

[@Smith.Wesson.432UC]

Us old CBers are watching this thinking BORING.

[@JimJimmington-e8i]

As an old CBer myself, I find this video mostly accurate. CB is more dying than dead, but is well on its way out. The idiots who currently occupy the 11 meter band are just rude, vulgar and ridiculous types compared to 30+ or even 15+ years ago. It's not the same animal anymore, at least not in my neck of the New England woods. These people swear worse than cabbies and truckers on the air, they threaten death when they dislike someone and they even stalk people all while dropping hours long musical carriers. It's just an untamed jungle now and it's ugly.

[@seanwieland9763]

11 meters goes way further than 70cm. That’s just a fact of nature.

[@wm005]

I was considering buying GMRS, but I must say, I'm not impressed by this video to make a purchase at this point.

[@hooXpoo]

I love it. Much more entertaining than c nn.

[@cmdrx5099]

I hear people on regular CBs all the time and GMRs too, plus the Hams on their repeaters too. Problem with GMRs is its distance. GMRs can't do skip. While Ham is too rigid to talk too. I talk to Hawaii, Tennessee, & Kommifornia on CB all the time. Lots of truckers & Spanish speakers talking on CBs all the time here in Nevada. I also have GMRs & a GMRs repeater too. I say, use what communications that will reach the other person, can always switch every time.

[@mackspubliclandhuntingoutd6715]

^ This.

[@troy3456789]

Put that GMRS repeater a couple thousand feet up just for fun.

[@Ubergamer256]

Man that GMRS range reaches into Mexico by the sounds of it! 😂

[@javabeanz8549]

Northern Mexico, aka California.

[@BlakeLindsey-m3e]

Yeah, pretty much. My daily commute takes me 70 miles round trip through the western San Joaquin Valley, and the majority of traffic on GMRS is either farm/farm truck operations, or in Spanish--usually both. For me, the main use of my GMRS rig is to simplex with my wife while driving; if I want to talk to *other* radio geeks, I switch to my dual-band Amateur rig.

[@DeathValleyDays]

So many interesting and anonymous men to talk to.

[@johnk23705]

Wow ! That was exciting 🥱.

[@dan0711123]

Got my new Galaxy DX-2547 ready for the apocalypse

[@bigjack428]

It might be fun to do a similar test on the 40 CB channels. Including AM, side band and FM modes.

[@egalva1]

I got a Boofwang like you said and all I hear near me are businesses and the occasional child. Then the local repeater with the check-ins and “what kind of equipment you got?” conversation 🙄 Also got a CB 29 Cobra and hands down, people are much more fun to hear on it 😂 I frequent the Bay Area and Central Valley, CA ✌️

[@SteelheadTed]

If you are cruising the forest service roads in the PNW I can assure you CB is not dead. In fact, as I’ve driven around up there I’ve had more than one logger tell me to “get a f**kin CB radio”.

[@grigorirasputin5020]

How cool would it be to give some Squatches CB radios to keep in touch with? 😄

[@houseofcluck]

SSB cb radios are where everyone is hanging out anyways. channel 36 lower sideband has dxing all day and locals chatting all night.

[@josesnyder840]

You ALMOST said; "Ladies and Gentle Mans" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ArturBerkut]

bought my gmrs license and bought 4 $25 radios for all my family

[@QbutNotTheQ]

Fantastic thumbnail!

[@joem5110]

Love the shirt!

[@single_cam9199]

Only two words MORE POWAH

[@Smokie082]

Boston you’ll hear all sorts of stuff

[@W5KJD]

I wish it was like that here, GMRS is dead here except when the 3 repeats identify, CB during the day is somewhat busy but in the evenings local CB groups are active until midnight sometimes even later. Even when I travel GMRS is dead. I guess it depends on what part of the country you’re at. I like that radio you have. 👍

[@GratefulBamboo]

GMRS is great! Its like CB radio with only half as many channels.

[@Kq4hcuDan]

Im still going to put a cb radio, GMRS, police scanner with a VHF/UHF and HF Transceiver in my truck.

[@GWGMJ]

CB was, and still fun.

[@ajtaylor560]

I live in Canada with a population only recently surpassing California. I actually left my radio scanning until the battery died (3800mah) and never had a burp on it. Canadian first responders have all changed to digital radio for compatibility reasons. There is nobody out there. Cell phones have driven younger folks in other directions. Hey have you looked at Zello hand holds? You have way better cell service down there as well.

[@Thwarptide]

I think ham is pretty much dead around here anymore despite the fact that I’m surrounded by current license holders, most are technicians. I’ve seen a few home station towers around, there’s also a repeater I’m hooked up to 4 miles up the road. You can monitor that for days and not pick up anything, though it’s still online.

[@EagerBeagle]

Four antennas on my vehicle. CB is when you want to hear people who think they're supposed to howl when they speak. Lots of noise. GMRS is OK, except when driving by a hardware or grocery store where they're telling people to unload trucks. Amateur radio is good for monitoring hurricane victim chatter.

[@briangarcia1507]

South dade gmrs club 462.700 repeater in Miami is always active. We have over 1k members.

[@AndrewAbraham83]

462.625 in Vegas is where it's at. If you dont hear anything put a call out. Somebody will almost certainly come back. Covere the entire valley from a 8,500 ft mountain.

[@itsapittie]

A couple of weeks ago, I drove from Oklahoma City OK to San Antonio TX scanning GMRS all the way. All I picked up was a couple of people trying to find some address in Austin and an occasional short transmission as I drove past a big store. In Oklahoma City, there's a repeater that gets some action pretty regularly, apparently people using it for a business, but otherwise, you won't hear much in central OK. As much as I dislike the shitshow of CB, it's still the only way to get information about road conditions in most of the country. Unsurprisingly, things are different in the more heavily-populated parts of the country.

[@carlbittner9691]

CB channel 17 used to be a trucker's friend when stopping for the night. So what GMRS channel do Lot Lizards use now and do they have a special dedicated tone? Asking for a friend. 😊

[@reno145]

I keep a CB in the truck. It mostly gives me NOAA weather reports. Not a lot of GMRS activity in my tiny area of Iowa. But to be fair I haven’t looked for it either………..

[@fredc3543]

San Diego is alive with ~8 repeaters active. There's a couple groups at 6pm and midnight chewing the fat. Several businesses and private schools use the frequencies. LOL, there's a Chinese fast food place taking orders. If you turn up the squelch a little, the frequencies sound much cleaner. GMRS is way better than CB ever was; easily talk 55 miles and more.

[@richardlevari9470]

CB ssb is where it is at today. Sun rise till sun set.

[@ChaseSpradlin-v9d]

It really just depends on where you live. In northeast Arkansas it’s not dead but nothing like some bigger cities.

[@enigma51ted]

CB is best if you have a 12ft tall antenna - GMRS is great for hand-helds due to need for much shorten antenna. I am a HAM who Prefers GMRS since its easier to share amongst all my friends/family

[@sire24657]

Nice shirt!

[@stlouisx50]

Dead here in the hollar of the Ozarks. The gravel company behind me uses .675. Other than that things are hard to pick up down here.

[@TheNotaRubicon]

Ever since I watched the TV Show "Justified", I never really understood what a "hollar" was...

[@frank4fun64]

your sister is pretty easy to pick up :)

[@rebelsuiter9306]

@@TheNotaRubiconessentially a drainage

[@craigdavidson2977]

@@TheNotaRubicon OMG. Justified. Raylan Givens is my hero.

[@mackspubliclandhuntingoutd6715]

@@TheNotaRubicon its a Bottom or a small valley.

[@666Trooper]

GMRS being UHF is almost entirely location dependent. CB is HF and there are so many more variables to how dead it is or isn't.

[@Kq4hcuDan]

Not only yas GMRS queen is cool af hes also the Chris Costa of GMRS

[@william_k4arx]

This is scanning? My Motorola Radius CM 300 needs no thumb. It scans all by itself. Our city is busy, too. Mostly, schools, their kids, crane ops and taco trucks. Sometimes the local bar or passersby. Busier than CB and just as interesting. I am next to a major interstate. Happy monitoring.

[@timmyflew]

GMS is pretty dead in my area. When you do hear something, it's either a road construction crew or some business using them a lot of hotel housekeepers and restaurants. We do have one repeater but most people use it like a ham radio repeater and call out their call, sign, and say monitoring lol. I don't have a CB but whenever I scan those frequencies I hear a bunch of garbage. I am a flatlander so with my base antenna I only get about about 10 miles out as far as GMRS traffic.

[@ChrisCurran-o7d]

There’s a channel over here in Pennsylvania they want $200 a year for membership and I think that’s fucking ridiculous. They are a bunch of retired cops and the only reason I was able to find them because have a scanner and they keep hounding me what a pain in the ass

[@RisingTidesAC]

Are you referring to the LEARN GMRS repeater?

[@ChrisCurran-o7d]

It could be, but I’m not sure very weird rules. I don’t like that and I’m trying to copy the message that they sent me. I are retarded and we’ll see what happens.

[@ChrisCurran-o7d]

Yeah, I think that’s it

[@BillO964]

Well... that was about as exciting as listening to, ummm, HAM radio . 😢 CQ, CQ, CQ.....

[@bendeleted9155]

3:07 how do you say, "Hey, your Rogelio beep is on!" in Spanish? 😂

[@badluckbart3424]

The area of Florida that I am in is within the signal range of an excellent repeater in The Villages. For the most part, there are many individuals listening (monitoring), but few who are seeking to "converse with strange men" (as some would say) Over time, people responded to my requests for radio checks, conversations began and some who were monitoring joined in. Today, there are 8 of us who regularly use The Villages repeater to converse of happenings in our areas. It's totally unlike the CB radio of yesteryear where imbeciles and jerks crowded the airwaves. Instead, there are people who don't want that "in your face" "10-4" bullshit and seek out intelligent conversations instead.

[@monte4891]

CB is not dead your absolutely wrong about that. GMRS has it's place but won't beat CB on many levels.

[@dennisludwig5542]

CB is dead in Florida for sure. Drove the whole State. Not a peep. Used to be constant . Now? Nothing for an 8 hour drive

[@houseofcluck]

@@dennisludwig5542 check your setup. were at a solar maximum right now and you should be picking up skip from around the world.

[@radioman2602]

​@dennisludwig5542 that's strange, I hear lots of people from FL? Do you have a crappy antenna/radio or something?

[@ds9268]

First!!!!!!!!! I Love your channel!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bombassbeefjerky9708]

Was it one of your videos I saw that showed CB radio signal has entered into a longer range because of the sun cycle?

[@pascalbruyere7108]

So what have we just heard? I am not sure I captured the point of this demonstration… that it sounds like CB some years ago? I have not used CB in 30 years but mostly by lack of need, I don’t know how alive or dead it is now. I used CB in my first car just out of curiosity (in France): mostly truckers’ chatter, I never found an interest, but it was cool to have that in my Renault 4L 😁

[@bobbyc961]

When I travel and stay in hotels I’ll have my radio scanning and usually pick up different hotels staff in the area barking instructions

[@captdaveclearedtoland8876]

Governor Newsom is probably going to try and find a way to tax the airwaves. “A fars tax”😂

[@pureblood2020]

I want my 6 minutes back.

[@mlr06121974]

Dead here in nowhere Arkansas. Even the statewide linked repeater system

[@SanshokuCustoms]

Love the background video MAGA

[@johnnorman7708]

I think to some degree, the dead or alive pronouncement accuracy depends on the general region where you live. CB radio is very alive among a subculture of operators as is 2m ham and of course your GMRS as well. It just doesn't seem that all radio service is popular as a hobby interest in all places. A few years ago there was a major trend for hams to be very active on 2m local, but that has waned a bit with many like myself being radio inactive and others going HF for world 🌎 wide capability. Personally I would be more active if it didn't require more investment in radio gear and license to explore the other services and to get my 2m set up as a base unit. Maybe GMRS is in my future since it would cover all my simplex needs while license requirements cover an entire family simultaneously.

[@SladeMcCuiston]

Loving the MAGA screen!

[@ShoMoto-ko1ix]

I live in a little gravel town 400' above sea level. The quarries are way above that. No Gmrs . No Cb. I drive 10 miles to the interstate. No Gmrs. No CB. Either everyone is anti social or my equipment is bad. I've checked my equipment over and over. It works fine. I just something would work as I have no means for emergency communication.

[@yogidemis8513]

I scan GMRS channels and the only people I hear are tow truck drivers yapping back and forth. I don't think I ever heard a conversation with any "regular" people. CB is somewhat alive in my area still but impossible to talk unless you have power watts running thru the veins of the antenna. I hear jack squat on HAM except one channel, if I'm lucky I can get the city when power is out but I think they went digital.

[@Edb007th]

Shake it twice for Xenu

[@Sommyie]

Papi has legs!!!!

[@dennygee5323]

What would be very cool? Android based CHIRP, usb c to kenwood.

[@javabeanz8549]

I noticed that the low power HT only channels were mostly quiet there.

[@JohnMackay-kn3rl]

My AT 6666 PRO provides 2000 miles of fars consistently on LSB. 11 METERS CB channels 37 and 38.

[@TSGEnt]

It's funny. I'm in the Waco, TX area. All is quiet on GMRS except for 1 repeater in Troy, TX about 40 miles away. that has some knuckleheads on at about 3:30pm almost everyday. They just talk nonsense. It's so flat out here, I can hit that repeater from my house.

[@stevethorn9221]

sounds like cb from the 70's

[@fukugoogle8639]

Do you know if the uv-5rm pro is locked or unlocked?

[@robbyarng]

Killroy was here.

[@JohnMackay-kn3rl]

GMRS is good for as far as you can see.

[@Khuros]

Was that aerobatic flying practice?

[@TheNotaRubicon]

I think so.. There are two small airports within 10 miles or so of me that both have aerobatic teams based in them.

[@LookJohnItsaRubicon]

Most of the GMRS audio sounds about as good as a cheap Cb, with a bad antenna, with the signal and voice fading in and out. Too much noise comes through in the transmission for my sensitive old ears;). Sometimes It's like trying to listen in on a conversation happening behind closed doors. Pump up the audio folks ! Give me some good old overdriven Amplitude Modulation.... 280 said it, and I'm back quiet....:)

[@DemocracyManifest-vc5jn]

Hahaha. “The other room”

[@JohnMackay-kn3rl]

CB offers more fars especially CB SIDE BANDS

[@lawdogdaddyusa1255]

How long before GMRS gets taken over like CB did. It is even taking over ham radio.

[@MrJohndeere3720]

theres only one place here that uses GMRS & thats a small private school.. i have a CB in the house & im hearing tons of skip. but its just people fighting & playing noises.. people cant just talk on it :( we use CB on our farm but one day i'll upgrade to GMRS..

[@iainsinclair3878]

Dead in Wisconsin

[@sorryociffer]

Well… it IS Wisconsin…

[@xavmiz3070]

Dead just south of you in Northern Illinois for the most part.

[@uberdang830]

I was thinking of putting up a repeater. There are none on the west side.

[@pankr003]

2 meters is about dead where I am at in NW WI too. But that means fewer people so is good.

[@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt]

Have the majority of truckers moved to GMRS or is 27Mhz still the highway norm? Here in Au 27Mhz CB is all but extinct now.

[@alltheruss]

Truckers that still have a radio will still use 27Mhz. Many new drivers won't install a CB due to the garbage the band is nowdays.

[@creekrunner2078]

I guess it depends where you are located because cb is booming here in Arkansas and gmrs is all but dead except for the occasional travelers passing through 1 or 2 per week while cb is all day every day

[@truckerlarry7345]

I guess your Motorola didn’t come with a translator.😂

[@slateman74]

Wow, 11 meter is ripping right now. SSB of course GMRS is pretty dead to me, I travel the US and I get just a little traffic.

[@TheHillsHaveFPV]

can we get custom roger tones? chinese manufacturers are much quicker with adoption of new standards in this regard, hopefully one of them will open up custom roger tones

[@Redneck45TRP]

What? No one's using their gmrs call signs? 😅 All is mostly quiet in SE MI.

[@seller559]

Fork lifts and road paving crews…

[@__Dallas]

I have ear holes! I can do this! Just kidding. I'm in Canada.

[@jtwrightjr]

No one identified themselves with their official FCC call sign or used the phonetic alphabet. I’m afraid I have to report this to our overlords, but I gave you fair warning. They are cracking down on this kind of thing. I know, because I have an amateur radio license, which has given me great knowledge and expertise. You better pray to Xenu they don’t show up at your house or send you a STRONGLY worded letter. I bet you’re causing spurious emissions as we speak.

[@randyjones7632]

Can you hook power to the GMRS radio